Piper is a neighborhood within
Kansas City,
Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...
, United States. Before Piper was annexed in 1991, it was formerly an unincorporated semi-rural area, similar to
Turner
Turner may refer to:
People and fictional characters
*Turner (surname), a common surname, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Turner (given name), a list of people with the given name
*One who uses a lathe for turni ...
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History
Piper was first laid out as a village in 1888. A post office was opened in Piper in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1971.
Education
Piper has its own school district known as
Piper USD 203. It is one of four districts in
Wyandotte County
Wyandotte County (; county code WY) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 169,245, making it Kansas's fourth-most populous county. Its county seat and most populous city is Kansas City, with which ...
. Piper High School, Piper Middle School, Piper Prairie Elementary School, Piper Creek Elementary School and the Early Childhood Center at the District Office comprise the district. These schools are the first in the nation to have
Google Fiber bandwidth.
The Piper Pirates 2012-2013 football team won its first regional bracket. Piper USD 203 shares Wyandotte County's school districts with 3 other school districts. Kansas City,
Kansas City USD 500,
Bonner Springs–Edwardsville USD 204, and Turner USD 202.
[http://kckps.cloudaccess.net/images/schools/map.pdf]
Notable people
*
Eric Stonestreet
Eric Allen Stonestreet (born September 9, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for portraying Cameron Tucker in the ABC mockumentary sitcom ''Modern Family'', for which he received two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporti ...
- Actor, alumnus of Piper High School.
Further reading
* ''Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas - Historical and Biographical''; Goodspeed Publishing Co; 932 pages; 1890.
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References
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Neighborhoods in Kansas City, Kansas