Horace was established in 1886 when the Missouri Pacific Railroad passed through the area.
- CountyGreeley County
- Population102 (2020 U.S. Census)
Horace was established in 1886 when the Missouri Pacific Railroad passed through the area.
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| Horace Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Horace Market Tote | $37 |
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The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
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Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
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Horace was established in 1886 when the Missouri Pacific Railroad passed through the area. The city is named after Horace Greeley of Chappaqua, New York, editor of the New York Tribune. Greeley encouraged western settlement with the motto "Go West, young man".
In 1887, Horace was officially incorporated. When it came time to select the county seat, Horace was a strong candidate, but despite being larger than nearby Tribune, it lost to its eastern neighbor just two miles away. Still, Horace thrived, and by 1888, it had 300 residents, a local newspaper, and a bank.
By the early 1900s, the town featured a brick schoolhouse, a railroad roundhouse, a YMCA building, a hotel, a grocery store, and a Baptist church. None of these buildings remain today.
In 1910, Horace was home to several mercantile businesses, telegraph and express offices, a money order office, and 189 residents. It also continued to serve as a stop on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
A post office was opened in Horace in 1886. The post office closed on December 30, 1965, and, eventually, the train depot shut down as well.
On November 6, 2007, voters in rural Greeley County and in Tribune approved a consolidation of the county and the city. Horace, however, decided against consolidation.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Horace, Kansas, revision 1376107911 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Horace's population was 102 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 70 in 2010.