Nicodemus, Kansas

Nicodemus, Kansas
CDP
Nicodemus Township Hall (2006)
Nicodemus Township Hall (2006)
KDOT map of Graham County (legend)
KDOT map of Graham County (legend)
Nicodemus is located in Kansas
Nicodemus
Nicodemus
Nicodemus is located in the United States
Nicodemus
Nicodemus
Coordinates: 39°23′40″N 99°37′1″W / 39.39444°N 99.61694°W / 39.39444; -99.61694[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyGraham
Founded1877
Named forNicodemus
Elevation
[1]
2,018 ft (615 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
14
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-50550 [1]
GNIS ID472219 [1]

Nicodemus is a census-designated place (CDP) in Graham County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 14.[2] The community was founded in 1877 and is named for the Biblical figure Nicodemus.[3]

The Nicodemus National Historic Site, commemorating the only remaining western town established by African Americans during the Reconstruction Period following the American Civil War, is in town. During the last weekend of July, former residents and their descendants return for celebrations and parades.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Nicodemus, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ a b "Profile of Nicodemus, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  3. ^ Kansas Place-Names, John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, ISBN 0-8061-0994-7