Eureka, Kansas

**Eureka** is a city Greenwood County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Greenwood County. In 2020, 2,332 people lived there.

## History

In 1857, the first settlement at Eureka was built. The first post office in Eureka was created in August 1858. Eureka was laid out in 1867, and it was incorporated in 1870. The city is named after the Greek expression Eureka, meaning "I have found it".

### 2016 tornado

An EF2 tornado hit Eureka on July 7, 2016 at 9:45 pm. More than 143 total buildings, including at least 50 homes, businesses, a nursing home, and grain elevator, were damaged. No people were injured.

### 2018 tornado

An EF3 tornado hit Eureka on June 26, 2018 at 7:21 pm (daylight). 175 buildings were damaged or destroyed. 78 homes were damaged (12 not livable, 10 totaled). 8 people were injured.

## Geography

Eureka is at  (37.822745, −96.289583). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### Climate

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

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 2,332 people, 1,038 households, and 568 families living in Eureka. Of the households, 65.8% owned their home and 34.2% rented their home.

The median age was 44.9 years. Of the people, 89.6% were White, 1.0% were Asian, 0.6% were Native American, 0.6% were Black, 1.0% were from some other race, and 7.2% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.4% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 2,633 people, 1,171 households, and 663 families living in Eureka.

### Airport

Eureka Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport. It is two nautical miles (4 km) north of the central business district of Eureka.

## Famous people

- Jim Brothers (1941–2013) – figurative sculptor.
- Charles Errickson (1897–1985) – head football coach at Ottawa University, head football and basketball coach at Washburn University
- John Erickson (1863–1946) – 8th Governor of Montana, United States Senator, practiced law in Eureka.
- Lamon Harkness (1850–1915) – Businessman and Standard Oil heir.
- Fred Jackson (1868–1931) – U.S. Representative from Kansas.
- Kathy Patrick – author, founder of Pulpwood Queens book club.
- Tyrel Reed (1989) – basketball player who played for the University of Kansas.
- Wes Santee (1932–2010) – middle distance runner.
- Bob Whittaker (1939) – U.S. Representative from Kansas 1979 to 1991; born in Eureka.
- John Woods (1911–1950) – United States Army master sergeant, executioner at Nuremberg Trials.

## Other websites

- City
- Eureka - Directory of Public Officials
- Greenwood County Historical Society Museum
- Eureka Lake
- Schools
- USD 389, local school district
- USD 389 School District Boundary Map , KDOT
- Maps
- Eureka City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Eureka, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Eureka KS Main St.JPG
- **image caption**: Main street in Eureka (2012)
- **image map**: Greenwood_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Eureka_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Greenwood County, Kansas, Greenwood County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Greenwood Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Greenwood County, Kansas, Greenwood 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**: Greenwood County, Kansas, Greenwood
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1857
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established date1**: 1867
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1870
- **named for**: Eureka (word), Eureka
- **government type**: Mayor–council government, Mayor–Council
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 2.29
- **area land sq mi**: 2.29
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 5.93
- **area land km2**: 5.93
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1079
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 2332
- **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**: 67045
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485572