Ulysses, Kansas
| Ulysses, Kansas | |
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| City | |
Grant County courthouse (2015)
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 Location within Grant County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Grant County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 37°34′48″N 101°21′27″W / 37.58000°N 101.35750°WCoordinates: 37°34′48″N 101°21′27″W / 37.58000°N 101.35750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Grant |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.26 sq mi (8.44 km2) |
| • Land | 3.18 sq mi (8.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,051 ft (930 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,161 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 6,097 |
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (730/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 67880 |
| Area code(s) | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-71975 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0471718 |
| Website | CityOfUlysses.com |
Ulysses (pronounced /juːˈlɪsɪs/) is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, Kansas, United States. It is named after Ulysses S Grant, the 18th President of the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,161.
In 1831, south of the future site of Ulysses, Kansas, then a part of Northern Mexico Territory, mountain man and explorer, Jedediah Smith, was killed by Commanche warriors, on May 27, 1831. The first Ulysses, town, founded in June 1885, was located approximately two miles east of present-day Ulysses. Approximately six weeks later Ulysses' first newspaper, The Grant County Register, began publication.
From February 1892 through August 1893, Ulysses had two weekly newspapers, The Ulysses Tribune and The Grant County Republican; both papers were political in nature. The Grant County Republican represented the Republican Party, and The Ulysses Tribune represented the Alliance Party. The Grant County Republican constitutes the predecessor of the current day The Ulysses News, which claims to be Grant County, Kansas oldest surviving business, although it has operated under numerous names, editor/publishers, and management.
In The Grant County Register, Volume 1, #1, dated July 21, 1885, the following story was published:
"Ulysses, everything is newness and bustle, when a month ago on the 7th of June six thousand head of cattle were rounded up on a gentle western slope near a beautiful lake. Now there is a bustling, prosperous young city, and all the country is dotted with settlements. The town company offers fine inducements to all wanting to embark in business, no better location can be found. We have several buildings already up, and a good hotel with 16 rooms."
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