Map of Kansas village, Illinois

Kansas is a village in Kansas Township, Edgar County, Illinois. The population was 670 at the 2020 census.

Kansas village overview:
Name:	Kansas village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Edgar County
Elevation:	715 ft (218 m)
Total Area:	1.02 sq mi (2.65 km²)
Land Area:	1.02 sq mi (2.65 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	670
Population Density:	655.58/sq mi (253.18/km²)
ZIP code:	61933
Area code:	217
FIPS code:	1738986
GNISfeature ID:	2398327
Website:	kansasillinois.com

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History

A post office called Kansas has been in operation since 1855. The town was named after the Kansas Territory.

In or before 1972, students and their physical education teacher at the high school invented a game called Deckerball. This has been credited as being the possible origin of the very similar game Wallyball.

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Geography

Kansas is located in southwest Edgar County approximately 1.2 miles from the Edgar-Coles county line. The community is at the intersection of Illinois routes 16 and 49 approximately ten miles southwest of Paris.

According to the 2010 census, Kansas has a total area of 1.03 square miles (2.67 km), all land.