Wellsville, Kansas
| Wellsville, Kansas | |
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| City | |
 Location within Franklin County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Franklin County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 38°43′11″N 95°4′53″W / 38.71972°N 95.08139°WCoordinates: 38°43′11″N 95°4′53″W / 38.71972°N 95.08139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Franklin |
| Platted | 1872 |
| Incorporated | 1884 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Bill Lytle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.40 sq mi (3.63 km2) |
| • Land | 1.39 sq mi (3.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,040 ft (317 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,857 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 1,818 |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (510/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 66092 |
| Area code(s) | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-76625 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0479383 |
| Website | CityOfWellsvilleKS.org |
Wellsville is a city in Franklin County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,857.
Wellsville was platted in 1870. The town was named after D.L. Wells, a railroad construction engineer.
The first post office in Wellsville was established in October 1870.
In 1893, baseball star Charlie Bennett went hunting with pitcher John Clarkson. Bennett got off the train in Wellsville to speak to an acquaintance; when he tried to reboard, he slipped and fell under the train's wheels. Bennett lost both legs in the accident. He was fitted with artificial limbs but his baseball career was over; he lived until 1927.
Wellsville is located at 38°43′11″N 95°4′53″W / 38.71972°N 95.08139°W (38.719694, -95.081358). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.40 square miles (3.63 km2), of which 1.39 square miles (3.60 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,857 people, 722 households, and 500 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,336.0 inhabitants per square mile (515.8/km2). There were 780 housing units at an average density of 561.2 per square mile (216.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.6% White, 0.7% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.2% of the population.
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