Cairo, Kansas | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Image Map1: | Map of Pratt Co, Ks, USA.png |
Map Caption1: | KDOT map of Pratt County (legend) |
Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Cairo |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 37.65°N -98.5544°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Pratt |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Title1: | Platted |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
Cairo is an unincorporated community in Pratt County, Kansas, United States. It is located between the cities of Pratt and Cunningham, roughly 11 miles east of Pratt.
Cairo had a post office from 1887 until 1922.[1] In 1910, the town's population was 30, and it had a station on the Wichita & Pratt division of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad.[2] The town functioned as a shipment point for the surrounding countryside.
The community is served by Pratt USD 382 public school district.