Kipp, Kansas

Kipp, Kansas
Kipp, Kansas
Unincorporated community
	Location within Saline County and Kansas
	KDOT map of Saline County (legend)
	Coordinates: 38°47′02″N 97°27′16″W / 38.78389°N 97.45444°WCoordinates: 38°47′02″N 97°27′16″W / 38.78389°N 97.45444°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Saline
Elevation	1,207 ft (368 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	60
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	67401
Area code	785
FIPS code	20-37200
GNIS ID	476837

Kipp is an unincorporated community on the border between Eureka and townships in Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 60.^[1] It is located southeast of Salina along Schilling Road between Whitmore Road and Kipp Road, next to an abandoned railroad.

History[]

A post office was opened in Kipp in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1957.^[2]

Geography[]

Its elevation is 1207 feet (368 m), and it is located at

38°47′2″N 97°27′16″W / 38.78389°N 97.45444°W (38.7838911, -97.4544748).^[3] The West Branch of Gypsum Creek flows through the community.^[4]

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2020	60	—
U.S. Decennial Census

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Kipp as a census-designated place (CDP). Also, this community is a part of the Salina micropolitan area.

Education[]

The community is served by Southeast of Saline USD 306 public school district. The district high school, Southeast of Saline, is located 4 miles west of Gypsum.

Kipp schools were closed through school unification. The Kipp High School mascot was Kipp Orioles.^[5] The Kipp Orioles won the Kansas State High School class B baseball championship in 1949.^[6]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Profile of Kipp, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kipp, Kansas
^ DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, 48. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.
^ "The good ole days", The Salina Journal, 1 December 1994, p.17.
^ "Baseball". KSHSAA. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

External links[]

Saline County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

[Census-2020-Profile-1] "Profile of Kipp, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

[2] "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2014.

[3] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kipp, Kansas

[4] DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, 48. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.

[5] "The good ole days", The Salina Journal, 1 December 1994, p.17.

[6] "Baseball". KSHSAA. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Saline County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Salina
Cities	Assaria Brookville Gypsum New Cambria Salina Smolan Solomon‡
Unincorporated communities	Bavaria† Bridgeport† Falun† Glendale Hedville Kipp† Mentor† Salemsborg Shipton Trenton
Townships	Cambria Dayton Eureka Falun Glendale Greeley Gypsum Liberty Ohio Pleasant Valley Smoky Hill Smoky View Smolan Washington
Footnotes	†This populated place is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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