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Stilwell, Kansas

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Stilwell, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Stilwell is located in Kansas
Stilwell
Stilwell
Stilwell is located in the United States
Stilwell
Stilwell
Coordinates: 38°46′09″N 94°39′23″W / 38.76917°N 94.65639°W / 38.76917; -94.65639
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyJohnson
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66085
GNIS ID479569 [1]

Stilwell is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[1]

History

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Stilwell had its start when the Missouri Pacific Railroad began to plan to extend the railroad from Kansas City into the south.[2] The railroad was initially planned to run through the town of Aubry, but due to the topography, the railroad decided to place the tracks a half mile to the east. This lead Michael O'Keefe, J. Larkin, W. A. Kelly, and A. J. Norman to file a plat for Mt. Auburn in 1886, which would eventually become Stilwell.[3] The first post office in Stilwell was established in June 1888 and the population of Aubry eventually declined.[4] It was renamed to Stilwell in 1889.[5] Like many towns along the line to the Gulf of Mexico, it is named for Arthur Stilwell, founder of what became the Kansas City Southern Railroad.[6]

Stilwell is mostly agricultural land, largely sod farms[citation needed], but in recent years has spawned suburban neighborhoods. Stilwell has affordable land and some farms are abandoned; however the large population growth of Overland Park, Kansas increased the demand for new neighborhoods, raising the land value in some areas.

Climate

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The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Stilwell has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[7]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Stilwell, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 766.
  3. ^ Blair, Ed (1915). History of Johnson County, Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. p. 173.
  4. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ House Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kansas: Sixth Biennial Session, Begun at Topeka, January 8, 1889. 1889. p. 1387.
  6. ^ "Aubry-Stilwell". Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  7. ^ Climate Summary for Stilwell, Kansas

Further reading

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See also: List of books about Johnson County, Kansas
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