Council Grove, Kansas
Council Grove, Kansas | |
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City and County seat | |
Downtown Council Grove (2012) | |
Location within Morris County and Kansas | |
KDOT map of Morris County (legend) | |
| Coordinates: 38°39′38″N 96°29′23″W / 38.66056°N 96.48972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Morris |
| Incorporated | 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Debi Schwerdtfeger |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.06 sq mi (5.32 km2) |
| • Land | 2.04 sq mi (5.29 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,234 ft (376 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,140 |
| • Density | 1,000/sq mi (400/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 66846, 66873 |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-15925 |
| GNIS ID | 477021 |
| Website | cityofcouncilgrove.com |
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Council Grove is a city in and the county seat of Morris County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,140. It was named after an agreement between American settlers and the Osage Nation allowing settlers' wagon trains to pass westward through the area on the Santa Fe Trail. Pioneers gathered at a grove of trees so that wagons could band together for their trip west.