Plainville, Kansas

Plainville, Kansas
Plainville Veterans Memorial (2016)
Plainville Veterans Memorial (2016)
Location within Rooks County and Kansas
Location within Rooks County and Kansas
KDOT map of Rooks County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°14′03″N 99°18′03″W / 39.23417°N 99.30083°W / 39.23417; -99.30083[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyRooks
Founded1870s
Incorporated1888
Named forPlain
Area
 • Total1.20 sq mi (3.10 km2)
 • Land1.20 sq mi (3.10 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation2,149 ft (655 m)
Population
 • Total1,746
 • Density1,500/sq mi (560/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67663
Area code785
FIPS code20-56150
GNIS ID2396222[1]
Websiteplainvilleks.com

Plainville is a city in Rooks County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,746.[3] It was named from its setting upon the plains.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plainville, Kansas
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Profile of Plainville, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Capace, Nancy (June 1, 2000). Encyclopedia of Kansas. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-403-09312-0.