Shallow Water, Kansas

Shallow Water is a census-designated place in Scott County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 89.

History

Its post office was established January 13, 1913, and closed October 31, 1957. Shallow Water is the northern terminus of the Garden City Western Railway.

Education

The community is served by Scott County USD 466 public school district..
Shallow Water schools were closed through school unification. The Shallow Water High School mascot was Shallow Water Tigers. The Shallow Water Tigers won the Kansas State High School Boys class B Cross Country championship in 1960 and 1961.

Notable people

Heriberto Hermes, Roman Catholic bishop, was born in Shallow Water; he served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia, Brazil from 1990 to 2009.