Treece, Kansas
Treece, Kansas | |
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Treece (2016) | |
Location within Cherokee County and Kansas | |
KDOT map of Cherokee County (legend) | |
| Coordinates: 37°0′3″N 94°50′36″W / 37.00083°N 94.84333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Cherokee |
| Founded | 1910s |
| Disincorporated | 2012 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 840 ft (260 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 138 |
• Estimate (2016) | 1 |
| • Density | 1,400/sq mi (690/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 66778 |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-71350 |
| GNIS ID | 469375 |
Treece is a ghost town in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States, and part of the historic Tri-State Mining District. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 138. As of May 2012 the city was abandoned and most buildings and other facilities demolished due to pervasive problems with lead pollution resulting from past mining. Two people who had refused an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) buyout remained in 2012, one of whom died in 2016.