White Cloud, Kansas

White Cloud, Kansas
City
White Cloud (1974)
White Cloud (1974)
Location within Doniphan County and Kansas
Location within Doniphan County and Kansas
KDOT map of Doniphan County (legend)
KDOT map of Doniphan County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°58′28″N 95°17′57″W / 39.97444°N 95.29917°W / 39.97444; -95.29917[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyDoniphan
Founded1855
Platted1857
Incorporated1862
Named forFrancis White Cloud
Area
[2]
 • Total
0.72 sq mi (1.88 km2)
 • Land0.72 sq mi (1.88 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
879 ft (268 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
115
 • Density160/sq mi (61/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66094 [4]
Area code785
FIPS code20-77850
GNIS ID2397301[1]
WebsiteCity website

White Cloud (Ioway: Chína Maxúthga pronounced [tʃʰiꜜnã mãxuθꜜkɐ] or Chína Maxúhga pronounced [tʃʰiꜜnã mãxuhꜜkɐ], meaning "Village Cloud-White") is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 115.[3] It was named for Francis White Cloud, a son of Chief White Cloud of the Iowa people.[5] White Cloud is the seat of government for the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska.

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Cloud, Kansas
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Profile of White Cloud, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. ^ Kansas Place-Names, John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, p. 436 ISBN 0-8061-0994-7