Densmore is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Norton County,
Kansas
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, United States,
approximately two miles east of the city of
Edmond near
K-9 highway.
History
Densmore was a station on the
Missouri Pacific Railroad
The Missouri Pacific Railroad , commonly abbreviated as MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers. In 1967, the railroad o ...
.
Densmore had a post office from 1880 until 1992.
Education
Densmore is served by Logan
USD
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326 public school district.
Densmore High School was closed in 1965 through school unification. The Densmore High School mascot was Warriors.
Notable people
Glenn L. Archer Jr.
Glenn Leroy Archer Jr. (March 21, 1929 – July 27, 2011) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Education and career
Born in Densmore, Kansas, Archer moved to Topeka, Kansas where he at ...
, a judge of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (in case citations, Fed. Cir. or C.A.F.C.) is one of the 13 United States courts of appeals. It has special appellate jurisdiction over certain categories of cases in the U.S. federa ...
, was born here.
References
Further reading
External links
* Norton County maps
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Unincorporated communities in Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Norton County, Kansas