Inman, Kansas

Inman, Kansas
City
Main Street in Inman (2012)
Location within McPherson County and Kansas
KDOT map of McPherson County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°13′49″N 97°46′22″W / 38.23028°N 97.77278°W / 38.23028; -97.77278Coordinates: 38°13′49″N 97°46′22″W / 38.23028°N 97.77278°W / 38.23028; -97.77278
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	McPherson
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
Area
• Total	0.59 sq mi (1.53 km2)
• Land	0.59 sq mi (1.53 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	1,522 ft (464 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,377
• Estimate (2015)	1,361
• Density	2,300/sq mi (900/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	67546
Area code(s)	620
FIPS code	20-34275
GNIS feature ID	0477722
Website	InmanKS.org

Inman is a city in McPherson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,377.

For millennia, the land now known as Kansas was inhabited by Native Americans. In 1803, most of modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, McPherson County was founded.

It was founded in 1887 as Aiken. It was renamed Inman, in 1889, after Lake Inman, which is located approximately 4 miles (6 km) east of the town. The lake was named after its initial surveyor, Major Henry Inman.

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a main line from Herington through Inman to Pratt. In 1888, this line was extended to Liberal. Later, it was extended to Tucumcari, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. It foreclosed in 1891 and taken over by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, which shut down in 1980 and reorganized as Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad, merged in 1988 with Missouri Pacific Railroad, merged in 1997 with Union Pacific Railroad. Most locals still refer to this railroad as the "Rock Island".