Peabody, Kansas | |
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![]() 1886 Peabody City Hall at 300 N Walnut St (2010) | |
![]() Location within Marion County and Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 38°10′06″N 97°06′16″W / 38.16833°N 97.10444°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Marion |
Township | Peabody |
Founded | 1870 (Coneburg) 1871 (Peabody) |
Platted | 1871 (Coneburg) 1871, 1875 (Peabody) 1878 (North Peabody) |
Incorporated | 1879 (Peabody) |
Named for | John Cone (Coneburg) F.H. Peabody (Peabody) |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Mayor | Catherine Weems |
Area | |
• Total | 1.27 sq mi (3.28 km2) |
• Land | 1.27 sq mi (3.28 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 1,375 ft (419 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 937 |
• Density | 740/sq mi (290/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code | 66866[6] |
Area code | 620, exchange 983 |
FIPS code | 20-55100 |
GNIS ID | 2396169[1] |
Website | PeabodyKS.com |
Peabody is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 937.[5] The city was named after F.H. Peabody of Boston, former vice-president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[book 1] Peabody is well known in the region for its Independence Day Celebration on July 4,[7] and its historic 1880s downtown main street.[8] It is located between Newton and Florence along U.S. Route 50 highway.
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