St. Joseph, Kansas

St. Joseph is an unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas, United States.^[1]

St. Joseph, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°30′35″N 97°24′22″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Cloud
Founded	1874
Elevation [1]	1,375 ft (419 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	785
FIPS code	20-62325
GNIS ID	473344[1]

History

St. Joseph was founded after 1874 by its first Catholic pastor, Father Louis-Marie Mollier.^[2] Its inhabitants were originally predominantly Roman Catholics of French American heritage.^[3]

St. Joseph had a post office between 1878 and 1901.^[4]

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.