Bendena

Bendena is an unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2010 census, Bendena had a population of 117.[2] Its ZIP Code is 66008.[3]

Bendena was founded in 1886.[4] It was originally given the name of Albers, after John Albers, who farmed on this land. But when the United States Postal Service established a post office there, they required a change of name because of similarities to other town names in Kansas. It was then named for the sweetheart of the first telegraph operator at the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska railroad station.[5]

The first post office in Bendena was established in January, 1888.[6]

Bendena is located southwest of the center of Doniphan County, along highway K-20. It is 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Troy, the county seat, and 15 miles (24 km) north of Atchison.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bendena CDP has an area of 1.53 square miles (3.96 km2), all of it land.[2]

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Bendena as a census-designated place (CDP). The community is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The community is served by Doniphan West USD 111 public school district.

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