Sitka, Kansas should not be confused with Sitka Township, Clark County, Kansas.
Sitka, Kansas | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Image Map1: | Map of Clark Co, Ks, USA.png |
Map Caption1: | KDOT map of ClarkMarion County (legend) |
Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Sitka |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 37.175°N -99.6514°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Clark |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1909 |
Established Title1: | Platted |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Elevation Ft: | 1890 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 620 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
Sitka is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Kansas, United States.
Sitka was founded in 1909.[1]
Its post office was closed on May 22, 1964.[2] The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe depot, built in 1930, has been moved to Dodge City and is now part of the Boot Hill Museum.
The town today consists of only three occupied houses, a grain elevator, a few vacant buildings, and numerous ruins. Most of the town is on private property.
The community is served by Ashland USD 220 public school district.