Welcome to Americus ...The city of Americus is located in Lyon County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Americus, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. The origin (or the toponymy) of Americus: Named after "Americus Vespucius", the Latinised form of Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512). From the Census Estimates for 2019, Americus has a population of 878 people<2> (see below for details). Americus is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Americus lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Americus: 620 The ZIP code for Americus: 66835<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Americus had an population of 878 people. This is a decrease of 1.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.4% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Americus had a population of 894 people. This makes Americus the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Americus represents 0.03% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 213rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 894 people, the population of Americus decreased 4.69% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 938 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Americus. Communities Also Named Americus ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Americus: This one is located in Lyon County and the other is located in Lyon County. Beyond Kansas, there are 6 communities that are also named Americus - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi and Missouri. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Americus. Communities near Americus ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Americus.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Americus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Americus. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Americus. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Americus. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Americus. See our Newspapers Page for Americus. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Americus ...Looking for more information about Americus? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Americus, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Americus. Adding Americus to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Americus in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Americus was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Americus. Footnotes ...
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