Kinsley

History

The community was originally called Petersburg, and under the latter name laid out in 1873. It was later renamed Peter's City. The majority of the community's first residents were from New England, especially Massachusetts, and were originally drawn by the New England Homestead and Colonization Bureau, and it was called the "New England colony" or "Massachusetts colony." In 1873, the settlement was renamed Kinsley after the Boston capitalist Edward Wilkinson Kinsley, who agreed to build a church if the community was named after him. The first post office in Kinsley was established under the name Peters in April 1873. The post office was renamed Kinsley in January 1874.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Kinsley is approximately east of Dodge City. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Kinsley has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  209
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  145
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  130
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  123
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  122
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  103
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  98
• Western Meadowlark

  Sturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves
  92

Largest nearby schools

• Kinsley Jr/Sr High School
  High · Kinsley · 157 students · 8.7:1 ratio
• Kinsley-Offerle Elementary Pre-K-5
  Elementary · Offerle · 139 students · 11.6:1 ratio
• Lewis Elem
  Elementary · Lewis · 75 students · 7.5:1 ratio