Asherville, Kansas
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Asherville, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 39°24′27″N 97°58′24″W / 39.40750°N 97.97333°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Mitchell |
Founded | 1866 |
Elevation | 1,345 ft (410 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 19 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-02600 |
GNIS ID | 2583497[1] |
Asherville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 19.[2]
History
[edit]The first settlement at Asherville was made in 1866 at the Asher Creek, from which the community takes its name.[3] By 1910, Asherville had about 125 inhabitants.[4]
Asherville had the oldest post office in Mitchell County.[4] It opened in 1869, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1980.[5]
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 19 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
Education
[edit]The community is served by Beloit USD 273 public school district.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Asherville, Kansas
- ^ a b "Profile of Asherville, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ "Origin of Town Names" (PDF). Solomon Valley Highway 24 Heritage Alliance. p. 2. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ a b Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 106.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
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