Pauline is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Shawnee County, Kansas
Shawnee County (county code SN) is located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 178,909, making it the third-most populous county in Kansas. Its most populous city, Topeka, is the state ...
, United States.
Located south of
Topeka
Topeka ( ; Kansa: ; iow, Dópikˀe, script=Latn or ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the seat of Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeast Kansas, in the Central Un ...
, it lies next to
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland (Pittsburgh), Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the first home of t ...
on southwest Topeka Boulevard. It is occasionally seen as part of the South City Industry Park for Topeka with its many large businesses.
History
The first post office in Pauline was established in 1872.
There are about 30 houses along with about 20 mobile homes in the mobile home park. Businesses there include three restaurants, two
gas station
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Gasoline ...
s, an auction house, a bar, a laundromat, and a grocery store. Pauline also has a
Super 8 Motel
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and a modern campground with hook-ups.
See also
*
Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site
*
Topeka metropolitan area
The Topeka Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of five counties in northeastern Kansas, anchored by the city of Topeka. In total, it has an area of 3,290.15 square miles. As of the ...
References
Further reading
External links
* Shawnee County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Shawnee County, Kansas
Topeka metropolitan area, Kansas
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