Windom, Kansas

Windom, Kansas
City
Windom in the early 20th century
Location within McPherson County and Kansas
KDOT map of McPherson County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°22′59″N 97°54′34″W / 38.38306°N 97.90944°W / 38.38306; -97.90944Coordinates: 38°22′59″N 97°54′34″W / 38.38306°N 97.90944°W / 38.38306; -97.90944
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	McPherson
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
Area
• Total	0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2)
• Land	0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	1,650 ft (503 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	130
• Estimate (2015)	127
• Density	520/sq mi (200/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	67491
Area code(s)	620
FIPS code	20-79850
GNIS feature ID	0475691
Website	City website

Windom is a city in McPherson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 130.

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.

In 1878, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and parties from Marion County and McPherson County chartered the Marion and McPherson Railway Company. In 1879, a branch line was built from Florence to McPherson, in 1880 it was extended to Lyons, in 1881 it was extended to Ellinwood. The line was leased and operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The line from Florence to Marion, was abandoned in 1968. In 1992, the line from Marion to McPherson was sold to Central Kansas Railway. In 1993, after heavy flood damage, the line from Marion to McPherson was abandoned. The original branch line connected Florence, Marion, Canada, Hillsboro, Lehigh, Canton, Galva, McPherson, Conway, Windom, Little River, Mitchell, Lyons, Chase, Ellinwood.