St. Benedict, Kansas Explained

St. Benedict, Kansas
Settlement Type:CDP
Image Map1:Map of Nemaha Co, Ks, USA.png
Map Caption1:KDOT map of Nemaha County (legend)
Pushpin Map:Kansas#USA
Pushpin Label:St. Benedict
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:39.8928°N -96.1031°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Nemaha
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Platted
Named For:St. Benedict
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:1139
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:50
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:785
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:2804517

St. Benedict is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nemaha County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50.[1] It is located 3 miles north of the west edge of Seneca.

History

A post office was opened in Saint Benedict in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[2]

The community currently consists of over a dozen homes near the tall St. Mary's Church, which was built in 1893.[3] [4]

Demographics

Education

The community is served by Nemaha Central USD 115 public school district.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile of St. Benedict, Kansas (CDP) in 2020 . United States Census Bureau . June 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220610002128/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2062075 . June 10, 2022 . live.
  2. Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) . Kansas Historical Society . 18 June 2014 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20131009123417/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:NM . October 9, 2013 .
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80001470}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Mary's Church ]. National Park Service. Julie A. Wortman . Dale Nimz . October 1, 1980 . December 5, 2017. With .
  4. Web site: Parish History . St. Mary's Church . December 6, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181206184919/http://www.stmarystbenedict.org/about/history.shtml . December 6, 2018.