St. Joseph is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Cloud County, Kansas
Cloud County (county code CD) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 9,032. Its county seat and most populous city is Concordia.
History
Early history
For many millennia, the Great ...
, 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 (french: Franco-Américains), are citizens or nationals of the United States who identify themselves with having full or partial French or French-Canadian heritage, ethnicity and/or ancestral ties. They ...
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 Rev. Louis Marie Mollier (29 October 1846 in Chambéry, Savoie, France - 10 February 1911 in Clyde, Cloud County, Kansas) was a priest of the Roman Catholic Church who served in the pioneer regions of Kansas, United States, from 1874 to his death in ...
(1846-1911), Roman Catholic priest from 1874 to 1911.
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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