Shallow Water, Kansas
Shallow Water is a census-designated place (CDP) in Scott County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 89.
History
Its post office was established January 13, 1913, and closed October 31, 1957. Shallow Water is the northern terminus of the Garden City Western Railway.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 89 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Education
Shallow Water is a part of USD 466 Scott County.
Shallow Water schools were closed through school unification. The Shallow Water High School mascot was Shallow Water Tigers. The Shallow Water Tigers won the Kansas State High School Boys class B Cross Country championship in 1960 and 1961.
Notable people
- Heriberto Hermes (1932-2018), Roman Catholic bishop, was born in Shallow Water; he served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia, Brazil from 1990 to 2009.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shallow Water, Kansas
- ^ "Profile of Shallow Water, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ "USD 466". USD 466. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ "Tigers Trip Leoville", Garden City Telegram, 6 February 1967, p.3.
- ^ "Cross Country". KSHSAA. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
- ^ A morte de Dom Heriberto Hermes (in Portuguese)
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