| Dubuque, Kansas | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Image Map1: | Map of Russell Co, Ks, USA.png |
| Map Caption1: | KDOT map of Russell County (legend) |
| Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Dubuque |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 38.6958°N -98.6089°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Barton, Russell |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Platted |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Elevation Ft: | 1887 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 67634 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 785 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 20-18775 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 484734 |
Dubuque is an unincorporated community in Barton and Russell Counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is approximately 10miles south of Dorrance.
Polish immigrants from Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin first settled the area after the American Civil War. They were soon followed by Volga Germans from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Dubuque, Iowa. A rural post office named Dubuque opened in 1879, and the village was formally established in 1887. Devout Catholics, the local townsfolk built their first church in the early 1870s. They replaced it in 1901 with St. Catherine Catholic Church which still stands.[1] The post office closed in 1909.[2] By the 1920s, Dubuque had begun to lose its population and its business community. Today, all that remains is the Catholic church and a cemetery.[1]
Dubuque lies 7miles south of the Smoky Hill River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains. Located on the Barton County-Russell County line, Dubuque is roughly 18miles southeast of Russell and 24miles north-northeast of Great Bend. It is approximately 11miles south of Interstate 70 and 13miles east of U.S. Route 281.
The community is served by Central Plains USD 112 public school district.