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- Cable service, WIBW agree
Cable television viewers throughout Kansas who have been watching WIBW-TV programming from Topeka will continue to do so Thursday morning.
- Scandia to celebrate Antique Mall
The seventh anniversary of the opening of the Antique Mall will be celebrated Saturday with activities including Swedish treats and craft and bake sales.
- Col. Moe speaks at RNC on being a P.....
Col. Tom Moe lives on Scandia. Not "in" Scandia, as in the town. He lives "on" Scandia, as in the farm.
- Unusually Cool Weather Has High Plains Farmers Concerned Aout Early Freeze
Manhattan, KS-Unusually cool weather through much of August and early September in the central High Plains is sparking concern that crops may not reach maturity before the first freeze.
- Treasure hunters shop from border to border
Bring a pickup truck, small bills and a smile. That's Gloria Moore's advice for the thousands of shoppers expected to cross the state during the U.S. Highway 36 Treasure Hunt.
- Courthouse 8-21
Courthouse 8-21 Last Updated: August 21, 2008 District Court CIVIL Filed: William Wilson seeks a judgment of $2,015.07 plus costs and fees from Martin Garcia, Channelview, Texas.
- Fall field days slated for Scandia, Belleville
Kansas State University will host two fall field days during August for crop producers in north central Kansas.
- First Kansas franchise for Country Place to break ground
Texas-based Country Place Living will break ground on its first assisted-living franchise in Kansas this week.
- Lowell Reservoir to turn 50
To Rick Cleveland, Sunday's celebration of the 50th anniversary of Lovewell Reservoir is like a birthday party for a close friend.
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City DescriptionScandia is a city in Republic County, Kansas, United States. The population was 436 at the 2000 census.
The first American flag to be flown in what is now Kansas was raised near Scandia in 1806. It wasn't settled until 1868 by Swedes fleeing a famine in their native country, and was called New Scandinavia. The name was changed to Scandia in 1876, according to post office records. From there it became an important transition point for trade and travel in the early 1900s. It is now a small rural community, occasionally noted for its Neo-Nazi political chapter.
Scandia is located at 39°47′44″N 97°47′2″W / 39.79556, -97.78389 (39.795609, -97.783757).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 436 people, 192 households, and 123 families residing in the city. The population density was 926.7 people per square mile (358.2/km²). There were 239 housing units at an average density of 508.0/sq mi (196.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.31% White, and 0.69% Native American.
There were 192 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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