Moline, Kansas

Moline, Kansas
Moline (2022)
Location within Elk County and Kansas
KDOT map of Elk County (legend)
Coordinates: 37°21′49″N 96°18′09″W / 37.36361°N 96.30250°W / 37.36361; -96.30250
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyElk
Founded1879
Incorporated1886
Named afterMoline, Illinois
Government
  TypeMayor–Council
Area
  Total
0.34 sq mi (0.87 km2)
  Land0.34 sq mi (0.87 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,053 ft (321 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
345
  Density1,000/sq mi (400/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67353
Area code620
FIPS code20-47600
GNIS ID2395366

Moline is a city in Elk County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 345. Moline is located in south central Elk County at the intersection of U.S. Highway 160 and K-99.

Moline is known for being the home of Kansas' oldest swinging (suspension-type) bridge, built in 1904. The bridge spans over a lower portion of a local stream, Wildcat Creek. Immediately to the west of the famous Swinging Bridge, there is a limestone water fall on an intermittent stream.