Uniontown, KS

Uniontown is a city in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. The 2020 census counted 293 residents. A post office was established in 1856, approximately two miles east of the present town. Uniontown was moved to its present site circa 1865. In 1999, four students at the local high school started the Life in a Jar project honoring Irena Sendler, a Polish humanitarian who rescued over 2500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Uniontown, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Uniontown, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Uniontown is located along the Marmaton River. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.