Barnes, Kansas

**Barnes** is a city in Washington County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 165 people lived there.

## History

Barnes was called **Elm Grove** when it was created in 1870. It was renamed Barnes in 1876. It was named after A. S. Barnes, a stockholder of the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad.

Barnes was a station and shipping place on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.

## Geography

Barnes is at  (39.711525, -96.873094). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 165 people, 72 households, and 48 families living in Barnes. Of the households, 77.8% owned their home and 22.2% rented their home.

The median age was 45.2 years. Of the people, 87.9% were White, 2.4% were from some other race, and 9.7% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.2% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 159 people, 71 households, and 45 families living in Barnes.

## Education

Barnes is a part of USD 223 Barnes Hanover Linn.

Barnes schools were closed in 1965 because of school unification. The Barnes High School mascot was the Bullets.

## Famous people

- Omar Knedlik, (1915–1989), inventor of the ICEE frozen drink.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Barnes
- Barnes - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 223, local school district
- Maps
- Barnes City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Barnes, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: Barnes, Kansas welcome sign and kingpost bridge 1.JPG
- **image caption**: Welcome sign on Kansas Highway 148
- **image map**: Washington_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Barnes_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Washington County, Kansas, Washington County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Washington Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Washington County, Kansas, Washington 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**: Washington County, Kansas, Washington
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1870 (Elm Grove)
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1897
- **named for**: A.S. Barnes
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.18
- **area land sq mi**: 0.17
- **area water sq mi**: 0.01
- **area total km2**: 0.46
- **area land km2**: 0.44
- **area water km2**: 0.02
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1332
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 165
- **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**: 66933
- **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**: 20-04250
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2394063