Opolis is an

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in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 104.

History

Opolis was originally called Stateline (from the community's proximity to the Missouri state line), and under the latter name was laid out in 1868. Opolis is derived from the Greek

polis ''Polis'' (, ; grc-gre, πόλις, ), plural ''poleis'' (, , ), literally means "city" in Greek. In Ancient Greece, it originally referred to an administrative and religious city center, as distinct from the rest of the city. Later, it also ...

, meaning "city". The first post office in Opolis was established in December, 1868. The post office was also called Stevenstown, Steventown, and Olopolis for some time in its early history. It has a zip code of 66760.

Geography

Opolis is located in the South Eastern corner of the state of

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close to the

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state line, approximately .due south of Kansas City, KS at latitude 37.344 and longitude -94.621. It has an estimated population of 117 with 54 houses (based on a zipcode estimate from the year 2000) and covers of land. The elevation is above

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. Opolis appears on the Asbury

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Map. It is in the

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and observes

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Demographics

For statistical purposes, the

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has defined Opolis as a

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(CDP).

Education

The community is served by

Pittsburg USD 250 Pittsburg USD 250 is a public unified school district headquartered in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Pittsburg, Opolis, and nearby rural areas. Schools The school district operates the following s ...

public school district.

References

External links

* Crawford County maps
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