Zurich, Kansas

**Zurich** is a city in Rooks County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 89 people lived there.

## History

Zurich was created on the plains of northwest Kansas in the late 1870s. In 1880, John and Armenda Webb, who were born in Zurich, Switzerland, filed a US postal service application using the name of their birthplace, Zurich. The application was approved. Armenda Webb became the first postmaster of Zurich. She ran the post office from her home.

Union Pacific Railroad built a railroad through western Kansas in 1888. The line was went just south of Zurich where a train depot was created.

In 1918, fire destroyed most of the Zurich business district when the west side of Main Street caught fire. Three years later, fire destroyed the post office, creamery, and a store in northern Main Street.

The post office in Zurich was ended in 1996.

## Geography

Zurich is at  (39.232265, -99.4347). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### 2020 census

In 2020, there were 89 people, 46 households, and 22 families living in Zurich. Of the households, 82.6% owned their home and 17.4% rented their home.

The median age was 47.8 years. Of the people, 93.3% were White, 1.1% were Native American, 1.1% were Asian, 1.1% were Pacific Islanders, 3.4% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.5% of the people.

### 2010 census

In 2010, there were 99 people, 46 households, and 24 families living in Zurich.

## Education

Zurich High School was consolidated to Palco High School in 1955. Zurich grade school closed in 1977. The Zurich grade school mascot was the Wildcats.

## Other websites

- Rooks County
- Zurich City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Zurich, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: File:Zurich Kansas Community Center.jpg
- **image caption**: Zurich Community Center est 1930
- **image map**: Rooks_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Zurich_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Rooks County, Kansas, Rooks County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Rooks Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Rooks County, Kansas, Rooks 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**: Rooks County, Kansas, Rooks
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1870s
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1946
- **named for**: Zurich, Switzerland
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.18
- **area land sq mi**: 0.18
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 0.47
- **area land km2**: 0.47
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 2215
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 89
- **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**: 67663
- **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**: 20-81025
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2397404