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Paxico is a city in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 210.

Paxico city overview:
Name:	Paxico city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Kansas
County:	Wabaunsee County
Founded:	1879
Incorporated:	1914
Elevation:	988 ft (301 m)
Total Area:	0.14 sq mi (0.38 km²)
Land Area:	0.14 sq mi (0.38 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	210
Population Density:	1,500/sq mi (550/km²)
ZIP code:	66526
Area code:	785
FIPS code:	2054950

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History

Paxico was originally called Strong Mill, and under this former name was established in 1879 about one mile east of the present town site. A post office was set up and named Paxico, in honor of the Potawatomi medicine man Pashqua. When the railroad was built though the area in 1886, the town moved in order to be alongside it.

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a main line from Topeka through Paxico to Herington. The Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway was foreclosed in 1891 and taken over by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, which shut down in 1980 and reorganized as Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad, merged in 1988 with Missouri Pacific Railroad, merged in 1997 with Union Pacific Railroad. Most locals still refer to this railroad as the “Rock Island”.