Urbana, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 37°33′29″N 95°23′58″W / 37.55806°N 95.39944°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Neosho |
Elevation | 955 ft (291 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 30 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 620 |
FIPS code | 20-72600 [1] |
GNIS ID | 475106 [1] |
Urbana is an unincorporated community in Neosho County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 30.[2]
Urbana was platted in 1870.[3] It was located on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.[4]
A post office was opened in Urbana in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1957.[5]
From 1877 to 1878 it was the sight of the short-lived "Esperanza Community", which was described as "a colony of communists."[6] They bought a hotel[7] and ran a newspaper called The Star of Hope.[8]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 30 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined this community as a census-designated place (CDP).