Mound City, Kansas

**Mound City** is a city in Linn County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Linn County. In 2020, 647 people lived there. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

## History

Mound City was created in 1855. It was named from Sugar Mound nearby, a hill covered with sugar maple trees.

During the Civil War, a military post was created at Mound City. On October 25, 1864, Mound City was attacked twice by Confederates retreating south. They were retreating after their defeat at the Battle of Westport. The military post was closed in June 1865 after the end of the war.

## Geography

Mound City is at  (38.142026, -94.812186). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

### Climate

Mound City has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system, Mound City has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 647 people, 285 households, and 183 families living in Mound City. Of the households, 77.5% owned their home and 22.5% rented their home.

The median age was 43.4 years. Of the people, 92.9% were White, 0.9% were Black, 0.8% were Native American, 0.2% were Asian, 0.2% were Pacific Islanders, 0.9% were from some other race, and 4.2% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.6% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 694 people, 297 households, and 177 families living in Mound City.

## Education

Mound City is served by Jayhawk USD 346. The district high school is Jayhawk-Linn High School.

Before school unification, the Mound City High School mascot was the Eagles.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Mound City
- Mound City - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 346, local school district
- Maps
- Mound City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Mound City, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Linn County Kansas Courthouse.jpg
- **image caption**: Linn County Kansas Courthouse (2020)
- **image map**: Linn_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Mound_City_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Linn County, Kansas, Linn County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Linn Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Linn County, Kansas, Linn 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**: Linn County, Kansas, Linn
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1855
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1871
- **government type**: Mayor–council government, Mayor–Council
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 1.36
- **area land sq mi**: 1.16
- **area water sq mi**: 0.20
- **area total km2**: 3.51
- **area land km2**: 2.99
- **area water km2**: 0.52
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 879
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 647
- **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**: 66056
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 913, 913
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-48750
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 477909