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McPherson (/ m ə k ˈ f ɜːr s ən / mək-FUR-sən) is a city in and the county seat of McPherson County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 14,082. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The city is named after Union General James Birdseye McPherson , a Civil War general. [ 5 ]
McPherson County, Kansas. / 38.4°N 97.7°W / 38.4; -97.7. McPherson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is McPherson. [ 3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 30,223. [ 1] The county was named for James McPherson, a general in the American Civil War.
In 1859 an immigrant from Scotland, John Gault Maxwell (born 1825), settled in McPherson County. He helped to preserve the prairie and a remnant of the bison rapidly being extirpated from the Great Plains. In 1940, his son Henry willed $75,000 for the establishment of a refuge. In 1951, the Maxwell Wildlife Refuge was officially opened with a ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in McPherson County, Kansas, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.
FIPS code. 20-44925. GNIS ID. 2395018 [1] Website. marquettekansas.com. Marquette is a city in McPherson County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 599. [3] It is located between K-4 and the Smoky Hill River .
The McPherson Valley Wetlands are a large area of scattered natural lakes and wetlands extending from five miles northwest of McPherson, Kansas for 43 miles south to Valley Center. In the late 19th century, the wetlands consisted of 52 shallow marshes comprising more than 9,000 acres of water. The largest marsh was Big Basin, more than 2,000 ...
The McPherson County Courthouse in McPherson, Kansas is a historic three-story courthouse that was built in 1893. It was added to the National Historic Register in 1976. [1] It was designed by architect John G. Haskell. [2] : 29–30 The building was built in 1893.
DescriptionMap of McPherson Co, Ks, USA.png. This map of McPherson County, Kansas, USA, is copied at a resolution of 300 pixels/inch from the original PDF file. Date. February 2005. Source. Kansas 2005–2006 Official Transportation Map [1](map legend) Author. Designed and published by the Kansas Department of Transportation. Permission.