Timken, Kansas

Timken is a city in Rush County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 76 people lived there.
History.
Timken was named after a land speculator, Henry Timken. He bought land in which he believed that the Atchison, Topeka &amp; Santa Fe Railroad would be building. When Henry Timken sold the land to the railroad, one of the requirements was that the town was named after him. After a year, lumber mill, railroad depot, grocery store, and even a bowling alley would be created in the town. The town was settled mainly by immigrants from Czechoslovakia, Bohemia and Moravia.
A post office was opened in Timken in 1888. It was used until 1996.
Geography.
Timken is at (38.472890, -99.177375). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
People.
2010 census.
The 2010 census says that there were 76 people, 29 households, and 17 families living in Timken.