Cedar Point, Kansas

Cedar Point is a city in Chase County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 28 people lived there. It is about 5 miles east of Florence and 0.5 miles south of U.S. Route 50 highway.

History
In 1862, Cedar Point was created. The first post office in Cedar Point was created in 1862.

In 1867, a log dam was built across the Cottonwood River. A wooden-frame mill was built for sawing lumber. In 1868, it was changeded to grind flour. People named it Cedar Point Mill.  In 1870, the name was changed to Drinkwater & Schriver Mill. In 1871, the current stone structure started being built. It finished in 1875. In 1884, the log dam was replaced by a stone dam.

In 1871, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a railroad east-west and built a nearby station named Cedar Grove in the valley north of Cedar Point. In 1996, it merged with Burlington Northern Railroad and renamed to the current BNSF Railway.  Most locals still call this railroad as the "Santa Fe".

Geography
Cedar Point is at  (38.260888, -96.821662), in the Flint Hills of the Great Plains. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of , all of it land.

Area attractions
Cedar Point has two places on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
 1875 Cedar Point Mill (NRHP).
 1916 Cottonwood River Pratt Truss Bridge (NRHP).  Located west of the city.

People

Cedar Point is part of the Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area.

2010 census
The 2010 census says there were 28 people, 13 households, and 5 families living in Cedar Point. The population density was . There were 25 housing units at an average density of . 96.4% of the people were White and 3.6% of people were of two or more races.

There were 13 households, of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.8% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 61.5% were not families. 46.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 38.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 3.60.

The median age in Cedar Point was 51.5 years. 28.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 0% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 10.7% were from 25 to 44; 32% were from 45 to 64; and 28.6% were 65 years of age or older. 53.6% of the people were male, and 46.4% of the people were female.

Government
The Cedar Point government has a mayor and three council members. The council meets once per month.

Education
Chase County USD 284 serves Cedar Point as the public school district. It has two schools.
 Chase County Junior/Senior High School, 600 Main St in Cottonwood Falls.
 Chase County Elementary School, 401 Maple St in Cottonwood Falls.

Cedar Point schools were closed through school unification. The Cedar Point High School mascot was Cedar Point Bronchos.

Media

Newspapers
 Marion County Record, official newspaper for Marion County.
 Hillsboro Free Press, free newspaper for greater Marion County area.

Infrastructure

Transportation
U.S. Route 50 highway and BNSF Railway passes east-west near the city.

Utilities
 Internet
 Satellite is provided by HughesNet, StarBand, WildBlue.
 TV
 Satellite is provided by DirecTV, Dish Network.
 Terrestrial is provided by regional digital TV stations.
 Electricity
 Rural is provided by Butler REC.
 Trash is provided by City of Florence.

Related pages
 Cedar Township, Chase County, Kansas
 Fort Drinkwater
 National Register of Historic Places listings in Chase County, Kansas
 1875 Cedar Point Mill (Drinkwater & Schriver Mill)
 1916 Cottonwood River Pratt Truss Bridge
 Cottonwood River and Great Flood of 1951
 April 1956 tornado outbreak

References

More reading

Other websites

 Cedar Point - Directory of Public Officials
 Chase County Chamber of Commerce
 Cedar Point - A "Quiet" town of Chase County, Kansas, History and photographs.
 Cedar Point Mill and Dam between 1900 and 1920
 Cedar Point City Map, KDOT
 Chase County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

Cities in Chase County, Kansas
1862 establishments in Kansas