Cuba, Kansas

**Cuba** is a city in Republic County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 140 people lived there.

## History

The community was created in 1868 by American southerners going west after the American Civil War. The city got its name from one person who had once lived on the island of Cuba. Other early settlers of Cuba are Czech immigrants from Bohemia that moved to Cuba in the mid-1870s. Originally most of the people of Cuba were of Czech and Austrian descent.

The entire town of Cuba moved to its current place in 1884 in order to be on the railroad that had been built through that territory.

The town has received attention due to its small town American nature documented by photographer Jim Richardson. The city of Cuba and Jim Richardson were shown on the _CBS News Sunday Morning_ show in 1983 and in 2004, as well as the May 2004 issue of _National Geographic_ magazine.

## Geography

Cuba is at  (39.802346, -97.457422). 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 140 people, 69 households, and 40 families living in Cuba. Of the households, 88.4% owned their home and 11.6% rented their home.

The median age was 59.0 years. Of the people, 95.7% were White, 0.7% were from some other race, and 3.6% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 156 people, 79 households, and 48 families living in Cuba.

## Government

The Cuba government has of a mayor and five council members. The council meets once a month.

### Czech Day

Each year, a local club, The Cuba Booster Club, organizes Czech Day.  This is a  three-day event.  The main activity is people rocking in rocking chairs without stopping. This is called a Rock-A-Thon.  Some other activities are an auction and a Czech dinner.  Because of Covid 19, Czech Day was not held for two years.

## Other websites

- City
- Cuba - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 109, local school district
- Photos
- Photos of Cuba
- Videos of Cuba
- Maps
- Cuba City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Cuba, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Republic_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Cuba_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Republic County, Kansas, Republic County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Republic Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Republic County, Kansas, Republic 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**: Republic County, Kansas, Republic
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1868
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1885
- **named for**: Cuba
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.29
- **area land sq mi**: 0.29
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 0.75
- **area land km2**: 0.75
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1581
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 140
- **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**: 66940
- **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**: 20-16625
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2393691