Denton Kansas Map

About Denton, Kansas

Denton is a locality in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 130. The population density is 346.2 people per km². Denton is located at 39.7328°N, 95.2694°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Denton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66017.

Denton occupies a quiet expanse of the Kansas plains where the horizon stretches thin and flat beneath a sky that often seems to claim more than its fair share of the view. It lies 14.1 miles northwest of Atchison, KS (from Atchison, KS: bearing 326°T), and is situated 16.4 miles east-southeast of Hiawatha. The land here holds a subtle, stubborn character, defined by the slow drift of the wind through fields that transition from the sharp green of spring wheat to the muted, sun-bleached gold of late harvest. Only a mile away, the North Branch Independence Creek carves a narrow, shaded path through the soil, its banks lined with the jagged silhouettes of cottonwoods that catch the light in a way that turns the air silver during the final hour of the day. While the landscape lacks the drama of high peaks, a traveler might catch the faint, distant suggestion of Lookout Mountain twelve miles to the west, providing a singular anchor in an otherwise fluid, open geography.

Denton emerged from the necessity of the rail era, its architecture and layout reflecting a time when the movement of grain dictated the pulse of local commerce. Agriculture remains the quiet engine of the region, with the rhythm of the seasons determining the pace of life more effectively than any clock. Those seeking a respite from the agricultural grid might venture eight miles to the Atchison State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area, a space that serves as a necessary punctuation mark in the vast, productive silence of the surrounding farmland. The history of the place is inscribed in the sturdy, unadorned materials of its older structures, which face the elements with a stoic patience that mirrors the temperament of those who make their livelihood from the earth.

About This Denton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Denton, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.732777, -95.26942. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Denton includes the ZIP code (66017), telephone area code (913), county seat of Doniphan County (Troy), and school district assignment (Doniphan West Unified School District 111).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.