Canada, Kansas

Canada is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is named for many Canadian immigrants coming to the area.[2]

Canada, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Marion County (legend)
KDOT map of Marion County (legend)
Canada is located in Kansas
Canada
Canada
Canada is located in the United States
Canada
Canada
Coordinates: 38°21′15″N 97°6′46″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyMarion
TownshipGale
Platted1883
Elevation
[1]
1,362 ft (415 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-10350 [1]
GNIS ID0477365 [1]
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History
1915 Railroad Map of Marion County

A post office was in Canada from February 20, 1884 to February 28, 1954.[3]

20th century

From 1964 to 1968, the Marion Reservoir was built north of Canada.

21st century

In August 2015, a film crew for an advertising company in Toronto, Ontario came to Canada. They came to interview people and give away New Balance shoes for a Canadian TV commercial.[4]

Geography

Canada is at 38°21′15″N 97°6′46″W (38.3541802, -97.1128030),[1] about halfway between Marion and Hillsboro.

References
  1. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Canada, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. Marion County Kansas, Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; 1972.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  4. Canadians discover ‘the other Canada’, page 4; Peabody Gazette-Bulletin; 10 pages; August 19, 2015.

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