Pauline, Kansas facts for kids
Pauline is an unincorporated community in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. Located south of Topeka, it lies next to Forbes Field. Although it began as a small unincorporated community in its own right, Pauline now is occasionally seen as part of the South City Industry Park for Topeka, Kansas with its many large businesses.
Pauline is located on southwest Topeka Boulevard, just a few miles from Heartland Park Race Track. The population, excluding the Montara subdivision, is between 100 and 230 people. There are about 30 houses along with about 20 mobile homes in the mobile home park. Businesses there include three restaurants, two gas stations, an auction house, a bar, a laundromat, and a grocery store. Pauline also has a Super 8 Motel and a modern campground with hook-ups. Pauline is served by the Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437, with Pauline Central Primary and Pauline South Intermediate being located southwest of Pauline in the Montara subdivision.
The first post office in Pauline was established in 1872.
