Sharon Springs, Kansas

Sharon Springs, Kansas
City and County seat
Wallace County Courthouse (2010)
Location within Wallace County and Kansas
KDOT map of Wallace County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°53′40″N 101°45′04″W / 38.89444°N 101.75111°W / 38.89444; -101.75111[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Wallace
Founded	1868
Incorporated	1890
Named for	Sharon Springs, New York
Area [2]
• Total	0.90 sq mi (2.34 km2)
• Land	0.90 sq mi (2.34 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	3,442 ft (1,049 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	751
• Density	830/sq mi (320/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	67758
Area code	785
FIPS code	20-64375
GNIS ID	2395858[1]
Website	Info

Sharon Springs is a city in Wallace County, Kansas, United States.^[4] It is also the county seat Wallace County. In 2020, 751 people lived there.^[3]

Sharon Springs was first called Eagle Tail station when it was created in 1868. It was renamed Sharon Springs in 1886, after Sharon Springs, New York.^[5][6] Sharon Springs was incorporated as a city in 1890.^[7]

In 2013, the biggest sinkhole in Kansas opened north of Sharon Springs. As of December 2013, the sinkhole was about 88 feet (27 m) deep and 243 feet (74 m) across.^[8]

Sharon Springs is at 38°53′40″N 101°45′4″W / 38.89444°N 101.75111°W / 38.89444; -101.75111 (38.894334, -101.751163). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.90 square miles (2.33 km²). All of it is land.^[2]

The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Sharon Springs has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.^[9]

The 2020 census says that there were 751 people, 320 households, and 182 families living in Sharon Springs. Of the households, 75.0% owned their home and 25.0% rented their home.

The median age was 47.4 years. Of the people, 88.4% were White, 0.5% were Native American, 0.3% were Black, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 4.4% were from some other race, and 6.3% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.5% of the people.^[3][10]

The 2010 census says that there were 748 people, 327 households, and 197 families living in Sharon Springs.^[11]

Sharon Springs is on U.S. Route 40.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sharon Springs, Kansas.

City

• City of Sharon Springs Archived 2013-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Sharon Springs - Directory of Public Officials
• Wallace County Archived 2019-10-23 at the Wayback Machine, Wallace County economic development alliance
• Wallace County, skyways.lib.ks.us
• Sharon Springs and Wallace County, kansastowns.us

Schools

• USD 241, local school district

Historic

• Historic Photograph of City
• Pet Kansas badger once roamed White House Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, Wichita Eagle

Maps

• Sharon Springs City Map, KDOT

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