Lost Springs, Kansas | |
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![]() Location within Marion County and Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 38°34′00″N 96°57′57″W / 38.56667°N 96.96583°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Marion |
Township | Lost Springs |
Platted | 1887 |
Incorporated | 1904 |
Named for | Nearby mineral spring |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
Area | |
• Total | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) |
• Land | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 1,490 ft (450 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 55 |
• Density | 250/sq mi (96/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 66859 |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-42825 |
GNIS ID | 2395768[1] |
Lost Springs is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 55.[3] The city was named for a nearby lost spring that was a camping spot along the 19th century Santa Fe Trail.[4] It is located south of Herington, about 0.6 miles west of the intersection of U.S. Route 77 (aka U.S. Route 56) highway and 340th Street next to the Union Pacific Railroad.