Detroit, KS

Detroit is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. The 2020 census counted 102 residents. The community was named after Detroit, Michigan. In the early years of the county, Detroit was once strongly considered to be the county seat because Abilene was considered to be "too wild" of a town to serve as a center of government. That mix gives Detroit a clear local shape within Kansas, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Detroit is located halfway between Abilene and Chapman, 2 miles north of Enterprise. The town is at an elevation of 1,147 feet above sea level.