Gas, Kansas

**Gas** is a city in the northwestern part of Allen County, in southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. In 2020, 475 people lived there.  The city was named for the natural gas that was found in the area.

## History

In the summer of 1898 in Elm Township, E.K. Taylor sold  of his farm to some spelter companies when natural gas was found in the area. This was the beginning of "Gas City". The place grew quickly. In 1910 the population was 1,281, and the city had a bank, a daily and a weekly newspaper, an opera house, an international money order postoffice (first opened in August 1899).

## Geography

Gas is at  (37.92257, -95.344956). It is along U.S. Route 54 in Elm Township. Gas is about three miles (5 km) east of Iola (the county seat) and 2½ miles west of the city of La Harpe.  The interchange between U.S. Routes 54 and 169 is about two miles (3 km) west of Gas.

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

### 2020 census

In the 2020 census, there were 475 people, 193 households, and 124 families living in Gas. Of the households, 83.4% owned their home and 16.6% rented their home.

The median age was 41.1 years. Of the people, 89.9% were White, 1.9% were Native American, 1.3% were Black, 1.3% were Asian, 0.4% were from some other race, and 5.3% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.5% of the people.

### 2010 census

In 2010, there were 564 people, 216 households, and 149 families living in Gas.

### 2000 census

In 2000, there were 556 people, 217 households, and 167 families living in Gas.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Gas
- Gas - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 257, local school district
- Maps
- Gas City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Gas, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **motto**: "Don't Pass Gas, Stop and Enjoy It"
- **image skyline**: Gaskanwatertower.jpg
- **image caption**: "Gas Kan"- shaped Watertower in Gas (2012)
- **image map**: Allen_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Gas_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Allen County, Kansas, Allen County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Allen Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Allen County, Kansas, Allen 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**: Allen County, Kansas, Allen
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **subdivision name3**: Elm Township, Allen County, Kansas, Elm
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1898
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1901
- **named for**: Natural gas
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.72
- **area land sq mi**: 0.72
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 1.87
- **area land km2**: 1.86
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1020
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 475
- **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**: 66742
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-25975
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2394865