Fort Scott, Kansas Fort Scott, Kansas Downtown Fort Scott (2006) Downtown Fort Scott (2006) Location inside Bourbon County and Kansas Location inside Bourbon County and Kansas State Kansas Fort Scott is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Bourbon County, Kansas, 88 miles (142 km) south of Kansas City, on the Marmaton River.
As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 8,087. It is the home of the Fort Scott National Historic Site and the Fort Scott National Cemetery.
Fort Scott is titled for Gen.
Army from 1842 1853, soldiers at Fort Scott assisted with the protection of the Permanent Indian Frontier.
After the army abandoned the fort in 1853, the buildings were purchased by small-town pioneer at a government auction in 1855.
Fort Scott was laid out as a town in 1857. Between 1855 and 1861, the people of Fort Scott experienced the violent unrest that preceded the American Civil War on the Kansas and Missouri border.
On January 29, 1861, Kansas entered the union as a no-charge state, but the turmoil of "Bleeding Kansas" continued throughout the Civil War. During the Civil War, Fort Scott was a U.S Army precinct Headquarters, quartermaster supply depot, training center, and recruitment station.
A battle over the fort occurred in August 1861 just athwart the Missouri line in the Battle of Dry Wood Creek.
Price did not hold the fort and instead continued a northern push into Missouri in an attempt to recapture the state.
Lane (Senator) was to launch a Jayhawker offensive behind Price from Fort Scott that led to the Sacking of Osceola.
After the Civil War, Fort Scott was a premier town/city of the frontier, one of the biggest cities in easterly Kansas.
On three different occasions, between 1870 and 1900, Fort Scott was in competition with Kansas City to turn into the biggest barns center west of the Mississippi. During the first half of the 20th century, Fort Scott became an agricultural and small industrialized center which it continues to be today. Downtown Fort Scott fire (2005) On March 11, 2005, a fire finished a several historic buildings in Fort Scott's downtown.
Fort Scott is positioned at 37 50 7 N 94 42 7 W (37.835180, -94.702015) at an altitude of 846 feet (258 m). It lies on the Osage Plains on the south side of the Marmaton River.
Routes 54 and 69 in southeast Kansas, Fort Scott is approximately 54 miles (87 km) north of Joplin, Missouri, 92 miles (148 km) south of Kansas City, and 143 miles (230 km) east of Wichita. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.59 square miles (14.48 km2), of which 5.55 square miles (14.37 km2) is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water. Fort Scott has a humid subtropical climate (Koppen Cfa) with hot, humid summers and cool winters.
The average temperature in Fort Scott is 57 F or 13.9 C with temperatures exceeding 90 F or 32.2 C on an average of 81 afternoons a year and dropping below 32 F or 0 C amid an average of 97 mornings per year.
On average, Fort Scott experiences 69.5 rainy days a year.
Annual snow flurry averages 16.7 inches or 0.42 metres. Precipitation averages 44.1 inches or 1,120 millimetres) per year.
The hottest temperature recorded in Fort Scott was 120 F (48.9 C) in 1954, the coldest being 18 F ( 27.8 C) in 1989. Climate data for Fort Scott, Kansas The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 90.3% White, 4.7% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.7% from other competitions, and 2.9% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,285 homeholds of which 31.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 40.9% were non-families.
The average homehold size was 2.34 and the average family size was 3.02.
25.5% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 12.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.6% were from 25 to 44; 22.5% were from 45 to 64; and 18.1% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,297 citizens , 3,481 homeholds, and 2,081 families residing in the city.
The average homehold size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
Fort Scott Community College, established in 1919, is the earliest improve college in the state of Kansas.
The Fort Scott Public Schools USD 234 includes two enhance elementary schools (Eugene Ware Elementary and Winfield Scott Elementary), one enhance middle school (Fort Scott Middle School) and one high school (Fort Scott High School).
There is also a Catholic school for grades K-5, Fort Scott Christian Heights for K-12 and a several other small private schools for students from grades K-12.
Fort Scott Tribune, daily newspaper, established in 1884.
KOMB 103.9 FM- Fort Scott Broadcasting.
Airs Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, Fort Scott Greyhounds and Fort Scott High School sports.
Fort Scott TV - Features improve college and high school sporting affairs, as well as streaming of KOMB & KMDO See also: List of Fort Scott Community College citizens Bob Marshall, Kansas state senator Mc - Donald (governor) - first Governor of the State of New Mexico; resident of Fort Scott. a b "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status".
Kansas State Historical Society (1916).
Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society.
Kansas State Printing Plant.
Fire destroys downtown Fort Scott buildings a b "Historical Weather for Fort Scott, Kansas, United States of America".
"Average weather for Fort Scott, KS".
See also: List of books about Bourbon County, Kansas "Fort Scott, Kan.", Logan's Railway Business Directory from Saint Louis to Galveston, St.
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Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclop dia Britannica article Fort Scott.
Fort Scott - Directory of Public Officials Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce The Fort Scott Tribune Fort Scott National Cemetery photo tour Fort Scott City Map, KDOT Municipalities and communities of Bourbon County, Kansas, United States County seat: Fort Scott Bronson Fort Scott Fulton Mapleton Redfield Uniontown Map of Kansas highlighting Bourbon County
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