Zeandale,_Kansas
Zeandale, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Riley County, Kansas
Zeandale is an unincorporated community in Riley County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 62.[2] It is located about 6.8 miles (10.9 km) east of Manhattan at the intersection of Tabor Valley Rd and K-18 highway (aka Zeandale Rd).
Zeandale was named by J.H. Pillsbury who settled the township in 1855.[3] The name is said to have been taken from the Greek, zea meaning "corn" and the English, dale.[4] Zeandale had a post office between 1857 and 1944.[5]
It is also home to Zeandale Community Church, established in 1896. The church was originally associated with the Stone-Campbell Restoration movement (Christian Church), but was re-established in the 1950s as a non-denominational community church.
The community has a rural, volunteer fire department, updated in 2002 with a new building.
Zeandale almost grew by a factor of four in 2005, when a Manhattan developer cited land for sale surrounding Zeandale as prime real-estate for the growing Manhattan market. However, Riley County zoning regulations prevented the subdivision, and inevitable incorporation.
The elevation of the community is 1,011 feet (308 m) above sea level.[1]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 62 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Zeandale as a census-designated place (CDP).
Zeandale is part of the Manhattan Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The community is served by Wamego USD 320 public school district.
- "Profile of Zeandale, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 954.
- Kansas Place-Names, John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, p. 209 ISBN 0-8061-0994-7
- "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
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