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Welcome to Florence ...

The city of Florence is located in Marion County<1>.

Florence was established in 1872.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Florence: Named for Florence Crawford Capper (1868-1926), the daughter of Governor Samuel Crawford.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Florence has a population of 433 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Florence is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Florence lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Florence: 620

The ZIP code for Florence: 66851<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Florence had an population of 433 people. This is a decrease of 6.88% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 35.47% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Florence had a population of 465 people. This makes Florence the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Florence represents 0.02% of the population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 301st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 465 people, the population of Florence decreased 30.7% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 671 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Florence.

Communities Also Named Florence ...

While we believe that this Florence is located in Marion County, we know of another 2 Kansas communities named Florence. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allen and Lyon County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 63 communities that are also named Florence - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota (3), Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Florence.

Websites for Florence ...

Official Website: www.florenceks.com/

Communities near Florence ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Florence.

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 Florence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Florence.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Florence. 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 Florence.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Florence. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Florence.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Florence ...

Looking for more information about Florence? 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 Florence, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Florence.

Adding Florence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Florence 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 Florence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Florence post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Florence.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Florence.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Florence - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Florence). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Florence or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/