Waldo, Kansas

**Waldo** is a city in Russell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 30.

## History

The Union Town Company created the town of Waldo on October 1, 1888. This is because they got 280 acres of land on a line of the Union Pacific Railroad. The community grew, having about 300 people by 1915. A small business community, including a bank, stores, and three grain elevators, developed during the 1900s. The town was an agricultural shipping and receiving point for the area around it. Waldo incorporated as a city in May 1911.

Since the 1930s, the number of people in Waldo starting decreasing. Waldo High School closed in 1964, and Waldo Grade School closed in 1979.  In 1993, Union Pacific left its rail line through Waldo, ending rail service to the city.

## Geography

Waldo is at  (39.120162, -98.797863). It has an elevation of 1,713 feet (522 m). The city is on U.S. Route 281 in north-central Kansas. It is  northwest of Wichita,  west of Kansas City, and  north-northeast of Russell.

It is in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains. Waldo is on the east bank of the West Fork of Wolf Creek, part of the Saline River watershed.

The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 30 people, 18 households, and 11 families living in Waldo.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 30 people, 15 households, and 7 families living in Waldo.

### Transportation

U.S. Route 281 and Kansas Highway 18 (K-18) go east-west through Waldo.

### Utilities

Western Electric gives electricity to the people. Gorham Telephone gives landline telephone service, and it offers cable television and internet access. Most residents use privately stored propane for heating fuel.

## Media

Waldo is in the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market.

## Other websites

- City
- Waldo - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 399, local school district
- Maps
- Waldo City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Waldo, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Russell_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Waldo_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Russell County, Kansas, Russell County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Russell Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Russell County, Kansas, Russell County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Russell County, Kansas, Russell
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1888
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1911
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.38
- **area land sq mi**: 0.38
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 0.97
- **area land km2**: 0.97
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1713
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 30
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 67673
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-74575
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 472528