Goessel
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city in Marion County, Kansas, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- County
- Marion
- Township
- West Branch
- Named after
- Kurt von Goessel
- Type
- Mayor–Council
- Mayor
- Dave Schrag
- Total
- 0.38 sq mi (0.98 km )
- Land
- 0.38 sq mi (0.98 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 1,532 ft (467 m)
- Density
- 1,500/sq mi (570/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 20-26750
- Website
- goesselks.com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Goessel
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Marion County
- Population
- 556
- Area
- 0.908962
- Elevation
- 467
- Official website
- www.goesselks.com
- Image
- Alexanderwohl-church.jpg
- Households
- 260
- Dialing code
- 620
Show 6 more facts
- P8168
- Stacy Silver
- postal code
- 67053
- Commons category
- Goessel, Kansas
- inception
- 1910-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 0
- per capita income
- 40061
Sources (6)
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Encyclopedic overview
Goessel is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 556. The city was named after Captain Kurt von Goessel [de] (1852–1895) who went down with his ship, the Elbe, in the English Channel after it was rammed. It is located about 11 miles north of North Newton on the west side of K-15 highway.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Goessel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.