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Stuttgart, Kansas
KDOT map of Phillips County (legend)
Stuttgart, Kansas is located in Kansas
Stuttgart, Kansas
Stuttgart, Kansas
Location in Kansas
Stuttgart, Kansas is located in the United States
Stuttgart, Kansas
Stuttgart, Kansas
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Kansas
County Phillips
Founded 1888
Elevation
1,998 ft (609 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 44
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-68750
GNIS ID 471923

Stuttgart is an unincorporated community in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 44. It lies in northern Kansas at U.S. Route 36 between Prairie View and Phillipsburg.

History

It was established by settlers in the early 1870s and grew to have two Lutheran churches, a public school, hotel, cafe, bank, cinema, hairdresser, wood yard, grocer's shop, railway depot, grain silo, repairshop, blacksmith, dairy, and more. It was founded on February 6, 1888. A post office was opened in Stuttgart in 1888, and remained in operation for until it closed in 1986.

Today there is yet another Lutheran church, a grain silo, a garage and a gas station with service, as well as a photo studio.


Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 44
U.S. Decennial Census

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined this community as a census-designated place (CDP).

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