Shallow Water, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Scott County, Kansas
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Shallow Water is a census-designated place (CDP) in Scott County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 89.[2]
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  Shallow Water, Kansas Location within Kansas  Shallow Water, Kansas Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°22′25″N 100°54′47″W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Scott |
| Elevation | 2,950 ft (900 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 89 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-64200 |
| GNIS ID | 471510[1] |
History
Its post office was established January 13, 1913, and closed October 31, 1957.[3] Shallow Water is the northern terminus of the Garden City Western Railway.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 89 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Education
The community is served by Scott County USD 466 public school district..[4][5]
Shallow Water schools were closed through school unification. The Shallow Water High School mascot was Shallow Water Tigers.[6] The Shallow Water Tigers won the Kansas State High School Boys class B Cross Country championship in 1960 and 1961.[7]
Notable people
- Heriberto Hermes (1932-2018), Roman Catholic bishop, was born in Shallow Water; he served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia, Brazil from 1990 to 2009.[8]
