Moscow (Kansas)

Stevens County

20-48600

Moscow is located in the northeast of Stevens County in the U.S. state of Kansas on U.S. Highway 56 The nearest major cities are Hugoton, which is 18 km south-west of Moscow, as well as Liberal and Ulysses. Moscow is situated at 928 meters above the sea.

Moscow has 247 inhabitants, which originate from 96 households, and 67 families, which the population declined slightly in recent years. The average income per household in 2000 stood at $ 31,136.

The town was founded in 1913 by farmers and nowadays, people mostly live on agriculture. Mostly corn, and wheat are grown for animal feed as well as cotton around Moscow.

There is also a High School in Moscow, where 2008 137 students in grades 6 were taught to 12 year. The emblem of the school is the wildcat, so students are also called Moscow Wildcats.