Douglass, Kansas

Douglass is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 1,555 people lived there. History 19th century The first settlement was founded at Douglass in 1869. Douglass is named after its founder, Joseph W. Douglass, a storeowner who was deadly shot at the town site in 1873 while apprehending a suspected chicken thief. Douglass was incorporated as a city of the third class in 1879. In 1877, the Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad Company built a train line from Florence to El Dorado, in 1881 it was extended to Douglass, and later to Arkansas City. The line was leased and operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The line from Florence to El Dorado was abandoned in 1942. The train line connected Florence, Burns, De Graff, El Dorado, Augusta, Douglass, Rock, Akron, Winfield, Arkansas City. 21st century In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was constructed about 1.8 miles west of Douglass, north to south through Butler County. Geography Douglass is at 37°31′0″N 97°0′42″W (37.516802, -97.011705). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 1.06 square miles (2.75 km2). All of it is land. Climate Douglass has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Douglass has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. People 2020 census The 2020 census says that there were 1,555 people, 595 households, and 393 families living in Douglass. Of the households, 71.4% owned their home and 28.6% rented their home. The median age was 35.4 years. Of the people, 90.2% were White, 1.5% were Native American, 1.1% were Asian, 0.3% were Black, 0.5% were from some other race, and 6.4% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.7% of the people. 2010 census The 2010 census says that there were 1,700 people, 625 households, and 452 families living in Douglass. Education Douglass is part of Douglass USD 396 public school district. Notable people Monty Beisel (b1978), football linebacker in NFL. William Couch (1850–1890), leader of the Oklahoma Boomer Movement and as the first provisional mayor of what became Oklahoma City. James Durham (1881–1949), pitcher in Major League Baseball. Phyllis Haver (1899–1960), actress during silent movie era. George Hill (1895–1934), movie director and cinematographer during silent movie era. References Other websites City City of Douglass Douglass - Directory of Public Officials Schools USD 396, local school district Historical Answering the Call - Hometown Help on YouTube, from Hatteberg's People on KAKE TV news Maps Douglass City Map Archived 2020-05-04 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT