Silverdale is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) in Silverdale Township,

Cowley County, Kansas Cowley County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Winfield, Kansas, Winfield, and its most populous city is Arkansas City, Kansas, Arkansas City. As of the 2020 United States census, 202 ...

, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 61.

History

The post office was established June 5, 1871, and temporarily closed October 19, 1883, before being reopened December 12, 1883. It was permanently closed on July 31, 1964. In 1912, Silverdale was described as a hamlet with a hotel, general store, bank, and other businesses, and in 1910 the population was 100. Today only a church and limestone quarry remain with perhaps a dozen residences. The quarry specialized in fine cut, quality

limestone Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science) ...

Geography

Silverdale is located in southern Kansas, between

U.S. Route 166 U.S. Route 166 (US 166) is a east–west United States highway. This route and US 266 are the only two remaining spurs of historic U.S. Route 66 (which was decommissioned in 1985), since US 666 was renumbered to US 491 in 2003. US 166 ...

and the Oklahoma state line. It is about 8 miles east of Arkansas City and is near the

Arkansas River The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. It generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The river's source basin lies in Colorado, specifically ...

Demographics

Economy

Silverdale Quality Stone is the only business in the community, which dates back to 1874.

Education

The community is served by Arkansas City USD 470 public school district.

References

External links

* Cowley County maps
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