Bala, Kansas
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Coordinates: 39°18′39″N 96°57′01″W / 39.31083°N 96.95028°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
Counties | Riley |
Founded | 1862 |
Named for | Bala |
Elevation | 1,293 ft (394 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 29 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-03800 |
GNIS ID | 2804655[1] |
Bala is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bala Township, Riley County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 29.[2]
History
[edit]Bala settled about 1862. It was a shipping point on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.[3] It is named after Bala, in Wales.[4]
A post office was opened in Bala in 1871, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1966.[5]
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 29 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
Education
[edit]The community is served by Riley County USD 378 public school district.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bala, Kansas
- ^ a b "Profile of Bala, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 132.
- ^ "Profile for Bala, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
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