Tescott, Kansas

**Tescott** is a city in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 265 people lived there.

## History

Tescott was planned out in 1866. The city was named after T.E. Scott, an early settler.

On May 1st 2018, an EF3 wedge tornado hit the area near the city. It damaged one house.

## Geography

Tescott is at  (39.012005, -97.878140). The United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### Weather

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

## People

Tescott is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 265 people, 121 households, and 68 families living in Tescott. Of the households, 82.6% owned their home and 17.4% rented their home.

The median age was 48.8 years. Of the people, 89.1% were White, 0.4% were Native American, 0.4% were from some other race, and 10.2% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 319 people, 129 households, and 86 families living in Tescott.

## Education

Tescott is part of Twin Valley USD 240 school district. The district has two high schools; Bennington High School and Tescott High School.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Tescott
- Tescott - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 240, local school district
- Maps
- Tescott City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Tescott, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Ottawa_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Tescott_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Ottawa County, Kansas, Ottawa County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Ottawa Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Ottawa County, Kansas, Ottawa 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**: Ottawa County, Kansas, Ottawa
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1860s
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established date1**: 1866
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1905
- **named for**: T.E. Scott
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.39
- **area land sq mi**: 0.39
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 1.00
- **area land km2**: 1.00
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1293
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 265
- **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**: 67484
- **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**: 20-70250
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2396044