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Clinton, Kansas
Clinton, Kansas
Unincorporated community
	Clinton, Kansas Location within the state of Kansas
	Coordinates: 38°54′18″N 95°24′20″W / 38.90500°N 95.40556°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Douglas
Area
• Total	40.6 sq mi (105.2 km2)
• Land	30.7 sq mi (79.5 km2)
• Water	9.9 sq mi (25.7 km2)
Elevation	935 ft (285 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	531
• Density	17.3/sq mi (6.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	20-14325
GNIS feature ID	0479495

Clinton is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. It is on a peninsula in Clinton Lake.

History[change | change source]

Clinton was created in 1854. At that time, the town's name was Bloomington. In less than 8 months, there were 530 people living in the town. The people in Bloomington were very anti-slavery. They helped slaves run away using the Underground Railroad.

In 1857, half of the town moved. The half that was left changed their name to Winchester. The town became incorporated on February 20, 1857, and they changed their name to Clinton. It is named after Clinton, Illinois.^[3]

The post office in Clinton closed in 1927.^[4]

References[change | change source]

↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ Carpenter, Tim (November 28, 1997). "What's in a name? Key elements of area history". Lawrence Journal-World. pp. 3B. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on March 10, 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

Other websites[change | change source]

History of Clinton

38°54′42″N 95°23′26″W / 38.91167°N 95.39056°W / 38.91167; -95.39056

[GR2-1] "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[GR3-2] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[3] Carpenter, Tim (November 28, 1997). "What's in a name? Key elements of area history". Lawrence Journal-World. pp. 3B. Retrieved 28 April 2015.

[4] "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on March 10, 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Douglas County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Lawrence
Cities	Baldwin City Eudora Lawrence Lecompton	Map of Kansas highlighting Douglas County
Unincorporated communities	Black Jack Clearfield Clinton Grover Hesper Kanwaka Lake View Lone Star Midland Sibleyville Stull Weaver Worden
Ghost towns	Belvoir Lapeer Louisiana Media

Clinton, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Clinton, Kansas Location within the state of Kansas
Coordinates: 38°54′18″N 95°24′20″W / 38.90500°N 95.40556°W / 38.90500; -95.40556
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Douglas
Area
• Total	40.6 sq mi (105.2 km²)
• Land	30.7 sq mi (79.5 km²)
• Water	9.9 sq mi (25.7 km²)
Elevation	935 ft (285 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	531
• Density	17.3/sq mi (6.7/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	20-14325^[1]
GNIS feature ID	0479495^[2]