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Herndon
Kansascity
Herndon
Total population
159
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Herndon is a city in Rawlins County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 119. It is located approximately 12.5 miles (20.1 km) south of the Kansas-Nebraska state border.
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History
Herndon was originally called Pesth (named after Pest, Hungary, which later merged to become Budapest) and under the latter name was laid out in 1878. It was renamed Herndon in 1879, in honor of William H. Herndon, law partner of Abraham Lincoln. Herndon was incorporated as a city in 1906.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Herndon, KS from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Horned LarkEremophila alpestris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves65
- Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves56
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves49
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves48
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves30
- American KestrelFalco sparverius Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves27
- Northern FlickerColaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves20
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves20
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.6 — 2010-09-108 km WNW of Norton, Kansas
- M 3 — 2007-04-1611 km WSW of Maywood, Nebraska
- M 2.9 — 2003-02-147 km S of Holbrook, Nebraska
- M 2.8 — 2002-04-1412 km SSW of Lebanon, Nebraska
- M 3.3 — 2001-11-13Kansas
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Kansas
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Herndon
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-12 · 238 mi
- Wildfire Burnt Canyon, Woodward, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-15 · 243 mi
- Wildfire Semi 270, Woodward, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 244 mi
- Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-09-04 · 247 mi
- Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 248 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET