Map of Scandia city, Kansas

Scandia is a city in Republic County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 344.

Scandia city overview:
Name:	Scandia city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Kansas
County:	Republic County
Founded:	1868
Incorporated:	1879
Elevation:	1,440 ft (440 m)
Total Area:	0.47 sq mi (1.22 km²)
Land Area:	0.47 sq mi (1.22 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	344
Population Density:	730/sq mi (280/km²)
ZIP code:	66966
Area code:	785
FIPS code:	2063350

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History

The first American flag to be flown in what is now Kansas was raised in 1806 near the area of Scandia. The area was not settled until much later by Swedish immigrants and was first called New Scandinavia. The settlement of Scandia was promoted by crop failures during the 1860s in Sweden. In 1868, the Scandinavian Agricultural Society of Chicago purchased 12 sections of land along the Republican River and formed a colony. The name was changed to Scandia in 1876, according to post office records. Scandia was incorporated as a city in 1879. From there it became a transition point for trade and travel in the early 1900s. It is now a small rural community.

Scandia is the site of several historic houses dating to the early days of settlement. The three-story Wohlfort Mansion was built in the early 1890s by Thure Wohlfort (1835-1916) who was an early member of the society and one of the original founders of Scandia.