Baldwin City
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city in Kansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- County
- Douglas
- Township
- Palmyra
- Founded
- 1850s
- Named after
- John Baldwin
- Mayor
- Gerald Cullumber
- Total
- 2.69 sq mi (6.96 km )
- Land
- 2.67 sq mi (6.92 km )
- Water
- 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km )
- Elevation
- 1,066 ft (325 m)
- Density
- 1,810/sq mi (697/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 20-03900
- Website
- baldwincity.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Baldwin City is a city in Palmyra Township, Douglas County, Kansas, United States, about 12 miles (19 km) south of Lawrence. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 4,826. The city is home to Baker University, the state's oldest four-year university.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Baldwin City” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.