Zeandale, Kansas
Encyclopedia
Zeandale is an unincorporated community in Riley County
, Kansas
, United States
. It is located 8 miles (12.9 km) east of Manhattan
and is part of the Manhattan Metropolitan Statistical Area. The elevation of the community is 1138 feet (346.9 m) above sea level. The total population of the township was 357 at the 2000 US census. Its estimated population is roughly 60 people in the town itself.
Zeandale is home to two 4-H clubs and the Zeandale Community Church. The Zeandale 4-H club meets in the former Zeandale High School, turned community building, and the Pillsbury 4-H club meets in the Pillsbury School one mile south.
It is also home to Zeandale Community Church, established in 1896. The church was originally associated with the Stone-Campbell Restoration movement (Christian Church), but was re-established in the 1950s as a non-denominational community church.
The town is home to a rural, volunteer fire department, updated in 2002 with a new building.
Riley County, Kansas
Riley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county's population was 71,115 for the 2010 census. The largest city and county seat is Manhattan. The county is part of the Manhattan, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area.Riley County is home to two of Kansas' largest...
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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...
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located 8 miles (12.9 km) east of Manhattan
Manhattan, Kansas
Manhattan is a city located in the northeastern part of the state of Kansas in the United States, at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. It is the county seat of Riley County and the city extends into Pottawatomie County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 52,281...
and is part of the Manhattan Metropolitan Statistical Area. The elevation of the community is 1138 feet (346.9 m) above sea level. The total population of the township was 357 at the 2000 US census. Its estimated population is roughly 60 people in the town itself.
History
Zeandale was named by J.H. Pillsbury who settled the township in 1855. The name is said to have been taken from the Greek, zea meaning "corn" and the English, dale.Zeandale is home to two 4-H clubs and the Zeandale Community Church. The Zeandale 4-H club meets in the former Zeandale High School, turned community building, and the Pillsbury 4-H club meets in the Pillsbury School one mile south.
It is also home to Zeandale Community Church, established in 1896. The church was originally associated with the Stone-Campbell Restoration movement (Christian Church), but was re-established in the 1950s as a non-denominational community church.
The town is home to a rural, volunteer fire department, updated in 2002 with a new building.
Growth
Zeandale almost grew by a factor of four in 2005, when a Manhattan developer cited land for sale surrounding Zeandale as prime real-estate for the growing Manhattan market. However, Riley County zoning regulations prevented the subdivision, and inevitable incorporation, to the joys of the local farming population.External links
- Riley County Map, KDOT