St. Francis, Kansas

**St. Francis** is a city in Cheyenne County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Cheyenne County. In 2020, 1,263 people lived there.

## History

St. Francis was created in 1887. The city may have been named for the wife of its founder.

## Geography

St. Francis is at  (39.771479, -101.801428). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### Weather

St. Francis has a semi-arid climate (Köppen _BSk_). It has cold, dry winters and hot, humid summers.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 1,263 people, 588 households, and 325 families living in St. Francis. Of the households, 74.7% owned their home and 25.3% rented their home.

The median age was 47.0 years. Of the people, 85.3% were White, 0.7% were Asian, 0.5% were Native American, 0.5% were Black, 4.7% were from some other race, and 8.4% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.8% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 1,329 people, 650 households, and 357 families living in St. Francis.

## Famous people

- Ron Evans, astronaut and, as a member of Apollo 17, one of 24 people to have orbited the Moon
- Ray Stafford, Olympian

## Other websites

- City
- City of St Francis
- St. Francis - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 297, local school district
- Maps
- St. Francis City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: St. Francis, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Cheyenne Co KS Courthouse.JPG
- **image caption**: Cheyenne County Courthouse (2010)
- **image map**: Cheyenne_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_St._Francis_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Cheyenne County, Kansas, Cheyenne County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Cheyenne Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Cheyenne County, Kansas, Cheyenne 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**: Cheyenne County, Kansas, Cheyenne
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1887
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1903
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.86
- **area land sq mi**: 0.86
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 2.22
- **area land km2**: 2.22
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 3320
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 1263
- **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**: 67756
- **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**: 20-62175
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2396488