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Carbondale
Kansascity
Carbondale
Total population
1,341
Founded
1869
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Carbondale is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,352. It is located south of Topeka along the U.S. Route 75 four-lane freeway.
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History
Carbondale was founded in 1869. It initially grew as a coal town of the Carbon Coal Company. Coal is a carbon-based fuel, hence the name. From 1906 to 1908, the Daughters of the American Revolution of Kansas placed sixty-six markers along the path of the Santa Fe Trail as it ran through Kansas; number seventeen is located in Carbondale.
Geography
Carbondale is located at (38.818411, -95.691533). It is the first city south of Topeka on U.S. Highway 75. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
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Demographics & economy
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
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Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
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Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Overbrook Attendance CenterElementary · Overbrook · 396 students · 19.8:1 ratio
- Carbondale Attendance CenterMiddle · Carbondale · 392 students · 15.1:1 ratio
- Santa Fe Trail HighHigh · Carbondale · 308 students · 14:1 ratio
- Burlingame Junior/Senior HighHigh · Burlingame · 157 students · 15.7:1 ratio
- Burlingame ElementaryElementary · Burlingame · 145 students · 14.5:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
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Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Kansas
- Auburn8.9 mi away · pop. 1,144
- Vassar12.8 mi away · pop. 832
- Harveyville14.7 mi away
- Topeka14.7 mi away · pop. 125,475
- Grantville19.2 mi away
- Lecompton21.3 mi away
- Eskridge22.3 mi away
- Willard23.1 mi away
- Olivet23.7 mi away · pop. 180
- Lawrence25 mi away · pop. 97,265
- Williamstown25.6 mi away
- Maple Hill25.6 mi away · pop. 772
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Carbondale




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Recent natural events nearby
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
