Sibley, Kansas

Sibley, Kansas
Ghost Town
Coordinates: 39°36′54″N 97°42′5″W / 39.61500°N 97.70139°WCoordinates: 39°36′54″N 97°42′5″W / 39.61500°N 97.70139°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Cloud
Area
• Total	35.9 sq mi (92.9 km^2)
• Land	35.4 sq mi (91.6 km^2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km^2)
Elevation	1,375 ft (419 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	178
• Density	5.0/sq mi (1.9/km^2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	20-65425 [1]
GNIS feature ID	0485433 [2]

Sibley was a settlement in Cloud County, Kansas, United States, north of Concordia and the Republican River.

History

Sibley was founded in 1869, and named for Lake Sibley.^[3] It was once in the running for the county seat but lost in an 1870 run-off election against Concordia.^[4] The area is now abandoned as a town and the land is privately owned and used for farming. It is considered a ghost town.

Notable people

• May Louise Cowles, economist who studied clothing consumption and consumer behavior^[5]

References

1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. Hollibaugh, E. F. (1903). Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative Citizens. Illustrated with Portraits of Prominent People, Cuts of Homes, Stock, Etc. Wilson, Humphrey & Company. p. 152.
4. 'It Takes People to Make a Town, Emery, Janet Pease. (1970a), Salina, Kansas: Arrow Printing. Library of Congress: 75-135688.
5. University of Wisconsin May Louise Cowles, rural sociologist (1892-1978)

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