St. Marys, Kansas
St. Marys is a city of 2,788 people in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, founded in 1869.
Why visit St. Marys
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 4 parks and trails and 2 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Pottawatomie Indian Pay Station and Saint Marys Municipal Golf Course.
Weather in St. Marys
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About St. Marys
St. Marys or Saint Marys is a city in Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties in Kansas of the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,759.
From the Wikipedia article St. Marys, Kansas (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
Pottawatomie Indian Pay Station
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
Building in Kansas, United States of America
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Restaurants and cafes2
Froggy's
Diner · American · 0.4 mi
311 East Bertrand Avenue, Saint Marys
Mo-Sa 08:00-20:00; Su 07:00-14:00
Sugar Creek Country Store
Restaurant · Sandwich
505 West Bertrand Avenue, Saint Marys
Mo-Fr 06:30-19:00; Sa 07:30-19:00
Churches and places of worship5
Immaculata Roman Catholic Church
Church · Roman Catholic · 0.4 mi
Welcome! The Immaculata is owned and operated by the Society of St. Pius X, an international priestly society founded in 1970 by...
701 North 2nd Street, Saint Marys
History
St. Marys was laid out as a community in 1866. It was named after the St. Mary's Mission.
The oldest surviving mission building is the Pottawatomie Indian Pay Station which was built in 1855 and was used by government agents to pay an annuity to the Pottawatomie Indians who relocated to the area from the Great Lakes region. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
Starting in the 1980s, supporters of the Society of Saint Pius X began moving to St. Marys, attracted by the presence of the SSPX in the community as well as the relative isolation of the city from the modern world. Since then the number of residents in St. Marys affiliated with the SSPX has grown considerably, to the point where in 2020 that they formed the majority of the city's population. The growth of the SSPX has been a source of tension with some older residents who are not members of the movement and who do not share the Society's socially conservative values.
From the History section of St. Marys, Kansas on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Healthcare1
Map of St. Marys
26 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Pottawatomie County has had 15 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2026-09-01: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2024-07-15: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2020-03-29: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2019-06-20: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,Landslides,And Mudslides (Severe Storm)
- 2019-05-28: Tornadoes And Flooding (Severe Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Philip Billard Municipal Airport (TOP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 25 miles away.
- St. George 19 mi west, about 31 min by car
- Topeka 23 mi southeast, about 36 min by car
- Auburn 24 mi southeast, about 38 min by car
- Holton 26 mi northeast, about 42 min by car
- Manhattan 29 mi west, about 47 min by car
- Perry 37 mi east, about 1 h by car
- Fort Riley 41 mi west, about 1 h by car
- Osage City 41 mi south, about 1 h by car
- Junction City 44 mi west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Lawrence 46 mi east, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- StMarysKs, Kswx29, CC BY 3.0
- POTTAWATOMIE INDIAN PAY STATION, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Verschelden Funeral Home Pottawatomie County KS south elevation, SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Verschelden Funeral Home Pottawatomie County KS north and west elevations, SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Verschelden Funeral Home Pottawatomie County KS north elevation, SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Verschelden Funeral Home Pottawatomie County KS west and south elevations, SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Verschelden Funeral Home Pottawatomie County KS view from northwest, SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Verschelden Funeral Home Pottawatomie County KS west elevation, SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Verschelden Funeral Home Pottawatomie County KS, SharonPapierdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0
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