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]
History
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]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 30 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined this community as a census-designated place (CDP).
References
- ^ a b c d e "Urbana, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ a b "Profile of Urbana, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 839.
- ^ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 841.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
- ^ Robert S. Fogarty (2003). All Things New: American Communes and Utopian Movements, 1860-1914. Lexington Books. pp. 104–105. ISBN 978-0-7391-0520-7.
- ^ W. W. Graves, ed., Annals of Osage Mission (St. Paul, Kansas: Graves Library, 1987), 243
- ^ “To Correspondents and Visitors” Star of Hope, 1, No. 3 (March 1878) p. 4, cols. 2-3
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Municipalities and communities of Neosho County, Kansas, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | †This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |