Colony, Kansas

**Colony** is a city in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 381 people lived there.

## History

Colony was created in 1872. This was when a railroad was built through the area. It was named after a colony from Ohio and Indiana, which settled in the neighborhood.

The railroad tracks in Colony have since been changed to a rail trail. The trail is part of the Prairie Spirit Trail State Park.

## Geography

Colony is at  (38.070803, -95.366109). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### Weather

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

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 381 people, 154 households, and 99 families living in Colony. Of the households, 78.6% owned their home and 21.4% rented their home.

The median age was 43.3 years. Of the people, 91.9% were White, 0.8% were Native American, 0.3% Asian, 1.0% were from some other race, and 6.0% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 408 people, 177 households, and 112 families living in Colony.

## Education

Colony is part of USD 479 Crest.

## Famous people

- Dean Brooks, psychiatrist and actor

## Other websites

- City
- Colony - Directory of Public Officials
- School
- USD 479, school district for Colony, Kincaid
- Historical
- Colony History , Anderson County Historical Society
- Numerous Anderson County documents and photos
- Maps
- Colony City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Colony, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Anderson_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Colony_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Anderson County, Kansas, Anderson County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Anderson Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Anderson County, Kansas, Anderson 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**: Anderson County, Kansas, Anderson
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1872
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1886
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.48
- **area land sq mi**: 0.48
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 1.25
- **area land km2**: 1.25
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1119
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 381
- **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**: 66015
- **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**: 20-14950
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2393603