Mc - Pherson, Kansas Mc - Pherson, Kansas Mc - Pherson (2004) Location inside Mc - Pherson County and Kansas Location inside Mc - Pherson County and Kansas KDOT map of Mc - Pherson County (legend) KDOT map of Mc - Pherson County (legend) County Mc - Pherson Mc - Pherson (pronunciation: /m k f rs n/) is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Mc - Pherson County, Kansas, United States, in the central part of the state.
As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 13,155. The town/city is titled after Union General James Birdseye Mc - Pherson, a Civil War general. It is home to Mc - Pherson College and Central Christian College.
1915 Railroad Map of Mc - Pherson County In 1803, most of undivided Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S.
In 1867, Mc - Pherson County was founded.
Mc - Pherson was established in 1872 by the twelve members of the Mc - Pherson Town Company. In 1887, town/city officials began a floundered attempt to have the improve titled the state capital.
The first postal service in Mc - Pherson was established in 1873. Mc - Pherson was incorporated as a town/city in 1874. In 1878, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and parties from Marion County and Mc - Pherson County chartered the Marion and Mc - Pherson Railway Company. In 1879, a branch line was assembled from Florence to Mc - Pherson, in 1880 it was extended to Lyons, in 1881 it was extended to Ellinwood. The line was leased and directed by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
The line from Florence to Marion, was abandoned in 1968. In 1992, the line from Marion to Mc - Pherson was sold to Central Kansas Railway.
In 1993, after heavy flood damage, the line from Marion to Mc - Pherson was abandoned.
The initial branch line connected Florence, Marion, Canada, Hillsboro, Lehigh, Canton, Galva, Mc - Pherson, Conway, Windom, Little River, Mitchell, Lyons, Chase, Ellinwood.
In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway assembled a chief line from Herington through Mc - Pherson to Pratt. In 1888, this line was extended to Liberal.
The National Old Trails Road, also known as the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway, was established in 1912, and was routed through Windom, Conway and Mc - Pherson.
In the 1930s, the small-town refinery sponsored the Mc - Pherson Globe Refiners basketball team (AAU).
The Refiners' home court is now the Mc - Pherson Community Building at 121 East Marlin and can be toured by contacting the small-town Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Mc - Pherson is positioned at 38 22 19 N 97 39 44 W (38.371923, 97.662177). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.23 square miles (18.73 km2), of which 7.18 square miles (18.60 km2) is territory and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water. South and west of town are four units of the reclaimed Mc - Pherson Valley Wetlands, acquired and managed by Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Ducks Unlimited, and the U.S.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Mc - Pherson has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
Mc - Pherson College and Central Christian College is positioned in Mc - Pherson.
Mc - Pherson is part of Unified School District 418. Mc - Pherson was positioned on the National Old Trails Road, also known as the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway, that was established in 1912.
Mc - Pherson has a daily newspaper, The Mc - Pherson Sentinel. and a weekly newspaper, The Mc - Pherson Weekly News, See also: List of Mc - Pherson College notable citizens Anna Larkin, folk sculptor, lived in Mc - Pherson for many years until her death. Justin Smith, sheriff of Larimer County, Colorado, since 2011; graduated from Mc - Pherson High School in 1985. Brad Underwood, basketball coach at University of Illinois, Mc - Pherson native.
List of citizens from Mc - Pherson County, Kansas National Register of Historic Places listings in Harvey County, Kansas See also: List of books about Mc - Pherson County, Kansas Mc - Pherson, Kansas: Past and Present, Progress and Prosperity; Freeman Publishing Co.
Mc - Pherson at Fifty - A Kansas Community in 1920s; Raymond L.
Flory; Mc - Pherson College; 1970.
Diamond Jubilee Mc - Pherson, 1872-1947: Pioneer Days in Mc - Pherson; Jessie Hill Rowland; 1947.
A History of the Church of the Brethren in Kansas (includes Mc - Pherson College history); Elmer Le - Roy Craik; Mc - Pherson Daily; Republican Press; 397 pages; 1922.
Our Railroad; Mc - Pherson Independent; September 25, 1879.
Kansas State Historical Society (1916).
"First Biennial Report of the State Board of Agriculture to the Legislature of the State of Kansas, for the Years 1877-8".
Marion County Kansas : Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House; LCCN 72-92041; 344 pages; 1972.
Fourth Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners for the Year Ending December 1, 1886 in State of Kansas; Kansas Publishing House; 1886.
Globe Refiners mural dedicated - The Mc - Pherson Sentinel - November 16, 2010 Climate Summary for Mc - Pherson, Kansas Kansas School District Boundary Map "About this Newspaper: The Mc - Pherson sentinel".
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mc - Pherson, Kansas.
City of Mc - Pherson Historic Images of Mc - Pherson, Special Photo Collections at Wichita State University Library All Schools Day - A Mc - Pherson Tradition on You - Tube, from Hatteberg's People on KAKE TV news Mc - Pherson City Map, KDOT Municipalities and communities of Mc - Pherson County, Kansas, United States County seat: Mc - Pherson Canton Galva Inman Lindsborg Marquette Mc - Pherson Moundridge Windom Map of Kansas highlighting Mc - Pherson County Battle Hill Bonaville Canton Castle Delmore Empire Groveland Gypsum Creek Harper Hayes Jackson King City Little Valley Lone Tree Marquette Mc - Pherson Meridian Mound New Gottland Smoky Hill South Sharps Creek Spring Valley Superior Turkey Creek Union
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