St. John, Kansas

St. John is a city in Stafford County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Stafford County. In 2020, 1,228 people lived there.

History
The first settlement in what is today St. John was made in 1875 when William Bickerton of the Church of Jesus Christ created a religious group named Zion Valley. By 1879, Zion Valley had grown into a small town, and the residents renamed it St. John. It was named after then-governor John P. St. John, in order to try to become the county seat of Stafford County.

In 2015, the official government listing of places has been corrected to spell the town as "St. John" instead of "Saint John." The name was incorrectly changed by the United States Postal Service in the 1970s."Saint" finally gone from St.John; The Wichita Eagle; July 30, 2015

Geography
St. John is at  (38.000024, -98.761071). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

People

2020 census
The 2020 census says that there were 1,228 people, 491 households, and 309 families living in St. John. Of the households, 79.6% owned their home and 20.4% rented their home.

The median age was 40.4 years. Of the people, 82.1% were White, 1.4% were Native American, 0.2% were Black, 0.2% were Asian, 5.9% were from some other race, and 10.3% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.9% of the people.

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 1,295 people, 534 households, and 336 families living in St. John.

References

Other websites
City
 City of St. John
 St. John - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 350, local school district
Historical
 , from Hatteberg's People on KAKE TV news
 , from Hatteberg's People on KAKE TV news
Maps
 St. John City Map , KDOT

Category:Cities in Kansas
Category:County seats in Kansas
Category:1875 establishments in Kansas