Kelly, Kansas
KDOT map of Nemaha County (legend)
KDOT map of Nemaha County (legend)
Kelly is located in Kansas
Kelly
Kelly
Kelly is located in the United States
Kelly
Kelly
Coordinates: 39°44′12″N 96°00′02″W / 39.73667°N 96.00056°W / 39.73667; -96.00056[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyNemaha
Elevation1,243 ft (379 m)
Population
  Total27
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-36375
GNIS ID2804516[1]

Kelly is an unincorporated community in Nemaha County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 27.[2]

History

Kelly had its start by the building of the Kansas City, Wichita and Northwestern Railway through that territory.[3][4]

A post office was opened in Kelly in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1988.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202027
U.S. Decennial Census

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined this community as a census-designated place (CDP).

Education

The community is served by Nemaha Central USD 115 public school district.

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kelly, Kansas
  2. 1 2 "Profile of Kelly, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1898). A Gazetteer of Kansas. Govt. Print. Off. p. 122.
  4. Tennal, Ralph (1916). History of Nemaha County, Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 135.
  5. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2014.

Further reading


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