| Piqua, Kansas | |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Image Map1: | Map of Woodson Co, Ks, USA.png |
| Map Caption1: | KDOT map of Woodson County (legend) |
| Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Piqua |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Coordinates: | 37.9219°N -95.5375°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Woodson |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1882 |
| Established Title1: | Platted |
| Named For: | Piqua, Ohio |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.007 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.968 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.039 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Elevation Ft: | 1034 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 90 |
| 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 |
| Area Code: | 620 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2629168 |
Piqua is a census-designated place (CDP) in Woodson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 90.[2]
Piqua had its start in the year 1882 by the building of the railroads through the territory, and is situated at the junction of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad.[3] It was named after the city of Piqua, Ohio.[4] The first post office in Piqua was established in March 1882.[5]
Piqua is located on U.S. Route 54 and is east of U.S. Route 75.[6] Piqua is located between the cities of Yates Center and Iola.
The 2020 United States census counted 90 people, 41 households, and 19 families in Piqua.[7] The population density was 22.7 per square mile (8.8/km). There were 43 housing units at an average density of 10.8 per square mile (4.2/km).[8] [9] The racial makeup was 91.11% (82) white or European American (90.0% non-Hispanic white), 0.0% (0) black or African-American, 0.0% (0) Native American or Alaska Native, 0.0% (0) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 0.0% (0) from other races, and 8.89% (8) from two or more races.[10] Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.56% (5) of the population.[11]
Of the 41 households, 14.6% had children under the age of 18; 31.7% were married couples living together; 34.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 46.3% of households consisted of individuals and 24.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.5 and the average family size was 4.5.[12] The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 15.6% of the population.[13]
21.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 17.8% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 32.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 97.2 males.
The community is served by Woodson USD 366 public school district.