Bonner Springs, Kansas Bonner Springs, Kansas Bonner Springs Location inside Wyandotte County and Kansas Location inside Wyandotte County and Kansas State Kansas Bonner Springs is a town/city in Johnson, Leavenworth, and Wyandotte counties in the State of Kansas, and part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 7,314. Bonner Springs is assumed to be the first commercial center and permanent settlement in Kansas in the year 1812. Bonner Springs was incorporated as a City on November 10, 1898. Bonner Springs is home to a several national and county-wide attractions including the Providence Medical Center Amphitheather, the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, and the annual Kansas City Renaissance Festival.
1.3 Mineral springs 5.3 Kansas City Renaissance Festival Spanish explorer Francisco Vazquez de Coronado spent the winter of 1541-1542 at what is now Bonner Springs.
The explorers traveled downstream to the mouth of another great river, the Kansas, and preceded upstream 16 leagues to camp in what is now Bonner Springs before returning to Mexico.
Due to the mineral springs, this legend gave the region its first recorded name, Coronado Springs. The Kanza tribe had settled the region because of the mineral springs and abundant fish and game when, in 1812, two French fur traders, the Chouteau brothers, made their way from St.
Louis Missouri and settled in the region that would turn into Bonner Springs, starting a trading post titled Four Houses.
This makes the site of Bonner Springs the first settlement in what would turn into the State of Kansas. The locale allowed easy access to trade items, and ferry to cross the Kansas River was added.
The locale became known as Tiblow Settlement, and the ferry continued working for years. John Mc - Danield, or "Red John" due to hair color, is known as the founder of Bonner Springs - as we know it today.
As the owner of a vast majority of territory that is now Bonner Springs, Mc - Daniel titled the town Tiblow, after his friend Henry. Several of the springs in the region were analysed for their mineral content, and the results pointed out benefits that would attract visitors.
The Bonner Springs Improvement Club, in 1907, created a promotional brochure touting the town/city as the "Kansas Karlsbad" and listing the contents of five springs near Lake of the Woods: Big Chief, Little Chief, Papoose, Old Squaw and Minnehaha.
Old Squaw was reportedly so titled because "the old women of Indian tribes once living in Kansas found relief from their intense dyspepsia caused by their heavy meat diet and little or no exercise." To promote the springs, a special train brought investors to the region and cited its adjacency to Kansas City, the springs themselves, the fine parks and native trees, the site of a racetrack, and the beautiful residentiary sites as advantages that would assure the success of the mineral spring venture.
In 1885, Philo Clark purchased 300 acres from Mc - Danield, this plans to capitalize on the mineral springs, then he changed the name of the town to Bonner Springs. The latter portion of the name comes from a mineral spring in the region said to have medicinal qualities. The town was also titled after Robert E.
Bonner Springs continued to be prosperous, with a burgeoning population and new businesses.
In 1908, a fire caused over $70,000 - over $350,000 in today's dollars - worth of damage and finished between 19 and 21 small-town businesses. There were no water mains at the time, even though the town/city council had debated the copy for some time.
Many locals came to the rescue, forming a water bucket chain to help put out the fire, while they waited for a fire truck from Kansas City to arrive. An investigation pointed out that materials behind Kelly & Pettit's Drug Store had caught on fire, and the winds carried the flames, making the fire difficult to control. Residents of Bonner Springs undertook thousands of dollars worth of repairs. The Mayor is propel at large, and together with the Council, select and appoint a experienced town/city manager to operate the city.
Operating as the legislative branch of the City, the Council provides policy direction to the City Manager.
The vast majority of Bonner Springs lies in Wyandotte County.
Bonner Springs acts as an incorporated town/city - retaining its own government and autonomy - while also being part of the merged city-county government known as the "Unified Government." The UG consolidates the governmental functions of both Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas under one entity, while also performing typical county government functions for the incorporated metros/cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville.
Bonner Springs is home to Unified School District 204 which includes Bonner Springs High School, Robert E.
Bonner Springs is positioned at 39 03 35 N 94 53 01 W (39.0597260, -94.8835754), along both banks of the Kansas River.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 16.09 square miles (41.67 km2), of which, 15.73 square miles (40.74 km2) is territory and 0.36 square miles (0.93 km2) is water. Bonner Springs lies in the transition zone between North America's humid subtropical climate and humid continental climate zones, typically experiencing hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters. Climate data for Bonner Springs, Kansas As of the census of 2010, there were 7,314 citizens , 2,810 homeholds, and 1,917 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 84.8% White, 5.4% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 5.0% from other competitions, and 3.3% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,810 homeholds of which 35.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 31.8% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 35.7 years.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,768 citizens , 2,592 homeholds, and 1,824 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 90.2% White, 4.1% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 2.7% from other competitions, and 1.7% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
As of 2000 the median income for a homehold in the town/city was $43,234, and the median income for a family was $50,476.
Bonner Springs is home to the Providence Medical Center Amphitheater, first opened in 1984 as the Sandstone Amphitheater.
Bonner Springs is home to the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, a privately funded charitable institution chartered by the U.S.
Kansas City Renaissance Festival The town/city is host of the annual Kansas City Renaissance Festival. The fair begins on Labor Day weekend and continues for seven weekends, open on Saturdays and Sundays as well as Labor Day and Columbus Day.
The fair began in 1977 as a benefit for the Kansas City Art Institute, and became a stand-alone event in the late 1990s.
The Park is home to various attractions, including the Wyandotte County Museum and Historical Society, Trowbridge Archival Library, and the George Meyn Community Center.
Sunflower Hills is home to the Wyandotte County Open, the longest running tournament of its kind in the Greater Kansas City area.
Each year, amid the last weekend of August, the town/city hosts Tiblow Days, a tradition festival with respect to early settler Henry Tiblow, and former name of the community. River transit was meaningful to early Bonner Springs, Kansas, as its directly positioned on the Kansas River afforded easy access to trade.
Bonner Springs is positioned directly on or near a several transportation corridors including roadways, rail, and river access.
Bonner Springs is served directly by two interstate highways, three nationwide highways, three state highways and many influential Kansas City Metro roads: Bonner Springs is served with direct routes to one interstate highway, two state highways and one nationwide highway: Notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Bonner Springs include: a b c d e f Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Bonner Springs, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
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