Cedar Point, Kansas | |
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City | |
North side of 1875 Cedar Point Mill next to Cottonwood River (2012)
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![]() Location within Chase County and Kansas |
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![]() KDOT map of Chase County (legend) |
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Coordinates: 38°15′36″N 96°49′11″W / 38.26000°N 96.81972°WCoordinates: 38°15′36″N 96°49′11″W / 38.26000°N 96.81972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Chase |
Township | Cottonwood |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Mayor | Christine Soyez |
• City Clerk | Sharon Dawson |
Area | |
• Total | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) |
• Land | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,247 ft (380 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 28 |
• Estimate (2016) | 27 |
• Density | 350/sq mi (130/km2) |
Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 66843 |
Area code | 620 |
FIPS code | 20-11425 |
GNIS ID | 477384 |
Cedar Point is a city in Chase County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 28.
For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.
In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.
In 1806, Zebulon Pike led the Pike expedition westward from St Louis, Missouri, of which part of their journey followed the Cottonwood River through Chase County near the current city of Cedar Point.
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1855, Marion County was established within the Kansas Territory, which included the land for modern day Cedar Point.