Beverly, Kansas
city in Lincoln County, Kansas, United States
Beverly is a city in Lincoln County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 135.
History
Beverly was first settled in 1886, and it was incorporated as a city in 1904. The city was named after Beverly, West Virginia, the native home of a pioneer settler.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.20 square miles (0.52 km2), all land.
Demographics
2020 census
The 2020 United States census counted 135 people, 63 households, and 33 families in Beverly. The population density was 678.4 per square mile (261.9/km2). There were 80 housing units at an average density of 402.0 per square mile (155.2/km2). The racial makeup was 89.63% (121) white or European American (87.41% non-Hispanic white), 0.74% (1) black or African-American, 3.7% (5) Native American or Alaska Native, 0.0% (0) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 2.22% (3) from other races, and 3.7% (5) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.93% (8) of the population.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Beverly, Kansas” is city in Lincoln County, Kansas, United States. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Beverly, Kansas and city, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “city in Lincoln County, Kansas, United States” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2324799. Authority coordinates are 39.015, -97.975. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1886 and 1904.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Beverly, Kansas”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Beverly, Kansas primary sources, Beverly, Kansas archive and Beverly research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Beverly, Kansas” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.