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Sibley, Kansas

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Cloud

FIPS code
  
20-65425

Elevation
  
419 m

Population
  
178 (2000)

State
  
Kansas

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
0485433

Local time
  
Monday 6:02 PM

Sibley, Kansas

Weather
  
21°C, Wind NE at 21 km/h, 40% Humidity

Area
  
92.98 km² (91.69 km² Land / 129 ha Water)

Sibley was a settlement in Cloud County, Kansas, United States, north of Concordia and the Republican River.

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History

Sibley was founded in 1869, and named for Lake Sibley. It was once in the running for the county seat but lost in an 1870 run-off election against Concordia. The area is now abandoned as a town and the land is privately owned and used for farming. It is considered a ghost town.

Notable people

  • May Louise Cowles, economist who studied clothing consumption and consumer behavior
  • References

    Sibley, Kansas Wikipedia