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St. John
Kansascity
St. John
Total population
1,172
Median home value
$94,600
Bachelor's+
Median income
$73,929
Founded
1875
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
St. John is a city in and the county seat of Stafford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,228.
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History
The first settlement in what is today St. John was made in 1875 when William Bickerton of the Church of Jesus Christ founded a religious colony named Zion Valley. By 1879, Zion Valley had grown into a small town, and the residents renamed it St. John, after then governor John P. St. John, in order to gain favor in winning the county seat of Stafford County. In 2015, due to diligent work of local citizens and former local graduates, the official government listing of locations has been corrected to spell the town correctly as "St. John" instead of "Saint John" that was incorrectly changed by the United States Postal Service in the 1970s.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for St. John, KS from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
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
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves80
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves65
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves65
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves64
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves55
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves52
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves50
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves47
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
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 St. John
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Burnt Canyon, Woodward, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-15 · 101 mi
- Wildfire Semi 270, Woodward, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 111 mi
- Wildfire B.B, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-06 · 147 mi
- Wildfire BISON, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 154 mi
- Wildfire Black Kettle, Roger Mills, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 163 mi
- Wildfire GRACEMONT, Caddo, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-13 · 187 mi
- Wildfire Calvary Creek, Washita, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-09-15 · 197 mi
- Wildfire 2690, Caddo, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 198 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
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-18 10:00 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET