Argonia, Kansas

**Argonia** is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 456 people lived there.

## History

Argonia was created in 1881. It was named after the ship _Argo_ in Greek mythology. In 1887, Susanna M. Salter became the first woman to win political office in United States history; she was elected Mayor of Argonia.

## Geography

Argonia is at  (37.265299, -97.766123). 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 456 people, 189 households, and 120 families living in Argonia. Of the households, 69.8% owned their home and 30.2% rented their home.

The median age was 39.5 years. Of the people, 90.1% were White, 1.1% were Native American, 0.7% were Black, 0.7% were from some other race, and 7.5% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 501 people, 216 households, and 135 families living in Argonia.

## Education

Argonia is part of the Argonia USD 359 school district.

## Famous people

- Susanna M. Salter, former mayor of Argonia, became the first woman elected mayor in the United States in 1887.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Argonia
- Argonia - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 359, local school district
- Maps
- Argonia City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Argonia, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: File:Susan-dora-salter-house.jpg
- **image caption**: Salter House, Home of Susanna M. Salter,
first female mayor in the United States
- **image map**: Sumner_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Argonia_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Sumner County, Kansas, Sumner County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Sumner Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Sumner County, Kansas, Sumner 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**: Sumner County, Kansas, Sumner
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1881
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1885
- **named for**: Argo
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.70
- **area land sq mi**: 0.70
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 1.82
- **area land km2**: 1.82
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1257
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 456
- **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**: 67004
- **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**: 20-02250
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2393981