Moline, Kansas

Moline, Kansas
Moline (2022)
Moline (2022)
Location within Elk County and Kansas
Location within Elk County and Kansas
KDOT map of Elk County (legend)
Coordinates: 37°21′49″N 96°18′09″W / 37.36361°N 96.30250°W / 37.36361; -96.30250[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyElk
Founded1879
Incorporated1886[2]
Named forMoline, Illinois
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
Area
 • Total0.34 sq mi (0.87 km2)
 • Land0.34 sq mi (0.87 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,053 ft (321 m)
Population
 • Total345
 • Density1,000/sq mi (400/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67353
Area code620
FIPS code20-47600
GNIS ID2395366[1]

Moline is a city in Elk County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 345.[4] Moline is located in south central Elk County at the intersection of U.S. Highway 160 and K-99.

Moline is known for being the home of Kansas' oldest swinging (suspension-type) bridge, built in 1904.[5] The bridge spans over a lower portion of a local stream, Wildcat Creek. Immediately to the west of the famous Swinging Bridge, a limestone water fall formation flows with water through much of the rainy season in late winter and early spring.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moline, Kansas
  2. ^ a b "City of Moline". The League of Kansas Municipalities. May 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Profile of Moline, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "Moline Swinging Bridge and Waterfall - Moline, Kansas".
  6. ^ "Moline, KS". www.skyways.org. Archived from the original on August 29, 2002.