Densmore, Kansas
Encyclopedia
Densmore is an unincorporated community
in Norton County
, Kansas
, United States
, approximately two miles east of neighboring Edmond
on the K-9 highway
.
, a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
, was born here.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Norton County
Norton County, Kansas
Norton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 5,671...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, approximately two miles east of neighboring Edmond
Edmond, Kansas
Edmond is a city in Norton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 49.-Geography:Edmond is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 47 people,...
on the K-9 highway
K-9 (Kansas highway)
K-9 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. The highway goes east–west through Kansas. It has its western terminus south of Dresden at an intersection with K-123 and an eastern terminus at its junction with U.S. Route 73 near Lancaster....
.
Notable people
Glenn Leroy Archer, Jr.Glenn Leroy Archer, Jr.
Glenn Leroy Archer, Jr. was a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.Born in Densmore, Kansas, Archer moved to Topeka, Kansas where he attended public high school. Archer received a B.A. in English literature from Yale University in 1952 and a J.D., with honors,...
, a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
-Vacancies and pending nominations:-List of former judges:-Chief judges:Notwithstanding the foregoing, when the court was initially created, Congress had to resolve which chief judge of the predecessor courts would become the first chief judge...
, was born here.