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St. Joseph, Kansas
KDOT map of Cloud County (legend)
St. Joseph is located in Kansas
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St. Joseph is located in the United States
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Coordinates: 39°30′35″N 97°24′22″W / 39.50972°N 97.40611°W / 39.50972; -97.40611[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyCloud
Founded1874
Elevation1,375 ft (419 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-62325 [1]
GNIS ID473344 [1]

St. Joseph is an unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

St. Joseph was founded after 1874 by its first Catholic pastor, Father Louis-Marie Mollier.[2] Its inhabitants were originally predominantly Roman Catholics of French American heritage.[3]

St. Joseph had a post office between 1878 and 1901.[4]

Education

The community is served by Clifton-Clyde USD 224 public school district, which has three schools:

  • Clifton-Clyde Senior High School, located in Clyde.
  • Clifton-Clyde Middle School, located in Clifton.
  • Clifton-Clyde Grade School, located in Clifton.

Notable people

  • Louis Mollier (1846-1911), Roman Catholic priest from 1874 to 1911.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "St. Joseph, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative ... - E. F. Hollibaugh - Google Books. Books.google.com. 1934-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  3. ^ Robley, T. F. (1894). History of Bourbon County, Kansas: To the Close of 1865. Press of the Monitor book & printing Company. p. 71.
  4. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

Further reading