St. Joseph, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 39°30′35″N 97°24′22″W / 39.50972°N 97.40611°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Cloud |
Founded | 1874 |
Elevation | 1,375 ft (419 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-62325 |
GNIS ID | 473344 [1] |
St. Joseph is an unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. [1]
St. Joseph was founded after 1874 by its first Catholic pastor, Father Louis-Marie Mollier. [2] Its inhabitants were originally predominantly Roman Catholics of French American heritage. [3]
St. Joseph had a post office between 1878 and 1901. [4]
The community is served by Clifton-Clyde USD 224 public school district, which has three schools: