Kansas, Oklahoma Kansas, Oklahoma Kansas is a town in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 802 at the 2010 census. Kansas is located in southern Delaware County at (36.202423, -94.795122). U.S. Route 412, the Cherokee Turnpike, bypasses the town to the north, with access from Exit 28 (U.S. Route 59) north of the east end of town. The turnpike leads west to Tulsa. To the east, US 412 and 59 lead to the Arkansas border at Siloam Springs. US 59 leads north from the town of Kansas to Jay, the Delaware County seat. Oklahoma State Highway 10 leads south to
Kansas State School for the Deaf schools from the region. Kansas State School for the Deaf The Kansas School For the Deaf, is a K-12 school, located in downtown Olathe, Kansas. In 1866, it became the first school for the deaf established in the state of Kansas, and today it remains the largest. Originally named the "Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb", the name has been changed several times to conform to prevailing sensibilities about deafness. Students and staff often refer to the school as "KSD." The school was founded in 1861 by Phillip A. Emery, a deaf person who had taught briefly at Indiana School