Kinsley, Kansas

**Kinsley** is a city in Edwards County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Edwards County. In 2020, 1,456 people lived there.

## History

Kinsley was first called Petersburg. In 1873, the city was planned out as Petersburg. It was later renamed Peter's City, and finally the name Kinsley was chosen to honor E. W. Kinsley. He was a capitalist from Boston.

The first post office in Kinsley was established under the name Peters in April, 1873. The post office was renamed Kinsley in January, 1874.

## Geography

Kinsley is at  (37.922377, -99.411407). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

Kinsley is about  east of Dodge City.

### Climate

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

## Area attractions

- Edwards County Historical Sod House and Museum
- Carnival Heritage Center & Museum, 200 E 6th.
- Half Way Sign. The sign says the distances to San Francisco and New York City are identical at .

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 1,456 people, 660 households, and 378 families living in Kinsley. Of the households, 72.3% owned their home and 27.7% rented their home.

The median age was 45.5 years. Of the people, 83.4% were White, 0.8% were Black, 0.4% were Native American, 0.1% were Asian, 6.0% were from some other race, and 9.4% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.1% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 1,457 people, 654 households, and 384 families living in Kinsley.

## Famous people

- Madge Blake, (1899–1969), actress (_Batman_)
- Kyle Burkhart, former NFL/CFL offensive lineman
- Freedy Johnston, singer/songwriter
- Peter Mehringer, men's freestyle wrestling gold medal at 1932 Summer Olympics.
- Earl Winfield Spencer Jr., first commanding officer of Naval Air Station, San Diego, California, and first husband of Wallis, Duchess of Windsor

## Other websites

- City
- Kinsley - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 347 , local school district
- Historical
- Santa Fe Trail Research Site
- Maps
- Kinsley City Map, EdwardsCounty.org
- Kinsley City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Kinsley, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Watertower in Kinsley Kansas 4-5-2008.jpg
- **image caption**: Water tower (2008)
- **image map**: Edwards_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Kinsley_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Edwards County, Kansas, County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Edwards Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Edwards County, Kansas, Edwards 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**: Edwards County, Kansas, Edwards
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1870s
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established date1**: 1873
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1878
- **named for**: E.W. Kinsley
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 1.30
- **area land sq mi**: 1.30
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 3.36
- **area land km2**: 3.36
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 2169
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 1456
- **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**: 67547
- **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**: 20-37075
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485603