Oberlin, Kansas

Oberlin is a city in Decatur County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Decatur County. In 2010, 1,788 people lived there.
History.
Oberlin was platted as a town in 1878. It was named after Oberlin, Ohio.
The first post office in Oberlin was created in April 1878.
On September 30, 1878, Northern Cheyenne were running from the Indian Territory to their homes in the north. The Northern Cheyenne Exodus, attacked people near Oberlin.
Oberlin was incorporated as a city in 1885.
Geography.
Oberlin is at (39.821235, -100.528369). It has an elevation of 2,562 feet (781 m). It is on the northwest side of Sappa Creek, a tributary of the Republican River, in the High Plains region of the Great Plains. It is at the intersection of U.S. Route 36 and U.S. Route 83 in northwest Kansas. Oberlin is northwest of Wichita, east of Denver, and west-northwest of Kansas City.
The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
Weather.
Oberlin has a humid continental climate (Köppen "Dfa"). It has hot, dry summers and cold, dry winters. The average temperature in Oberlin is 52 °F (11 °C). Temperatures hotter than 90 °F (32 °C) happen on average 62 days per year and dropping below 32 °F (0 °C) an average of 158 days a year. Oberlin gets precipitation 66 days a year and snowfall happens 11 days a year. Precipitation averages 23 inches (574 mm) per year, and snowfall averages 32 inches (80 cm) per year. On average, January is the coldest month, and July is both the hottest month and the wettest month. The hottest temperature ever in Oberlin was 111 °F (44 °C) in 1954; the coldest temperature ever was -31 °F (-35 °C) in 1989.
People.
2010 census.
The 2010 census says that there were 1,788 people, 824 households, and 477 families living in Oberlin.
Education.
Oberlin USD 294 has two public schools in the city: Oberlin Elementary School (Grades Pre-K-6) and Decatur Community Junior/Senior High School (7-12).
Media.
"The Oberlin Herald" is Oberlin's only newspaper. It is published once per week.
Oberlin is in the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market. NBC affiliate KSNK is licensed to McCook, Nebraska. It broadcasts on channel 8 from studios west of Oberlin. KSNK is a satellite station of KSNW in Wichita.