Schoenchen, Kansas
| Schoenchen, Kansas | |
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| City | |
 Location within Ellis County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Ellis County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 38°42′48″N 99°19′51″W / 38.71333°N 99.33083°WCoordinates: 38°42′48″N 99°19′51″W / 38.71333°N 99.33083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Ellis |
| Founded | 1877 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) |
| • Land | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,926 ft (587 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 207 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 208 |
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (740/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 67667 |
| Area code(s) | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-63425 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0475386 |
Schoenchen is a city in Ellis County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 207.
Following a dispute over the proposed relocation of nearby Liebenthal,Volga German settlers founded Schoenchen in April 1877. They originally named the community San Antonio, but then renamed it Schoenchen after one of the villages they immigrated from in Russia. The settlers built their first church in 1880, replacing it in 1901 with a permanent structure, St. Anthony Catholic Church, which still stands. The community's first post office opened in 1902.
Schoenchen is located at 38°42′48″N 99°19′51″W / 38.713244°N 99.330760°W (38.713244, -99.330760) at an elevation of 1,926 feet (587 m). Located one-half mile west of U.S. Route 183, it is roughly 11 miles (18 km) south of Hays, the county seat, 137 miles (220 km) northwest of Wichita, and 264 miles (425 km) west of Kansas City.
Schoenchen lies on the south bank of the Smoky Hill River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains. The confluence of the river and one of its tributaries, Lookout Hollow, is immediately northwest of the community.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2), all of it land.
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