Paxico

History

Paxico, originally called Strong Mill, was established in 1879 about one mile east of the present town site. A post office was set up and named Paxico, in honor of the Potawatomi medicine man Pashqua. When the railroad was built though the area in 1886, the town moved to be alongside it. The Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway was foreclosed in 1891 and taken over by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, which shut down in 1980 and reorganized as Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad, merged in 1988 with Missouri Pacific Railroad, and merged in 1997 with Union Pacific Railroad. Most locals still refer to this railroad as the "Rock Island".

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  780
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  739
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  639
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  612
• Eastern Meadowlark

  Sturnella magna (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  611
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  605
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  548
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  504

Largest nearby schools

• Wabaunsee Sr High
  High · Alma · 131 students · 13.1:1 ratio
• Alma Elementary School
  Elementary · Alma · 122 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• Maple Hill Elem
  Elementary · Maple Hill · 99 students · 12.4:1 ratio
• Wabaunsee Junior High
  Middle · Paxico · 69 students · 11.5:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2026-07-31
  5 km SW of Hope, Kansas
• M 2.6 — 2025-12-13
  6 km NW of Ramona, Kansas
• M 2.7 — 2025-10-27
  7 km SE of Enterprise, Kansas
• M 3.5 — 2025-05-15
  5 km NNW of Herington, Kansas
• M 3.5 — 2024-10-10
  6 km WSW of Woodbine, Kansas
• M 2.7 — 2024-09-25
  6 km NE of Cedar Point, Kansas