St. Joseph is an
unincorporated community
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in
Cloud County, Kansas
Cloud County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Concordia. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 9,032. The county was named after William Cloud, an officer in the America ...
, United States.
History
St. Joseph was founded after 1874 by its first Catholic pastor,
Father Louis-Marie Mollier. Its inhabitants were originally predominantly Roman Catholics of
French American
French Americans or Franco-Americans () are Citizenship of the United States, citizens or United States nationality law, nationals of the United States who identify themselves with having full or partial French people, French or French Canad ...
heritage.
St. Joseph had a post office between 1878 and 1901.
Education
The community is served by
Clifton-Clyde USD 224 public school district, which has three schools:
* Clifton-Clyde Senior High School, located in Clyde.
* Clifton-Clyde Middle School, located in Clifton.
* Clifton-Clyde Grade School, located in Clifton.
Notable people
*
Louis Mollier (1846-1911), Roman Catholic priest from 1874 to his death who provided services and guidance to parishioners throughout northwestern Kansas.
References
Further reading
External links
* , from ''Hatteberg's People'' on
KAKE
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TV news
* Cloud County maps
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French-American history
Unincorporated communities in Cloud County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
Catholic Church in Kansas
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