Smith Center, Kansas
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| Coordinates: 39°46′43″N 98°47′7″W / 39.77861°N 98.78528°WCoordinates: 39°46′43″N 98°47′7″W / 39.77861°N 98.78528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Smith |
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| Incorporated | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Trey Joy[1] |
| • City Clerk | Rhonda Hyman[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.2 sq mi (3.0 km2) |
| • Land | 1.2 sq mi (3.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,795 ft (547 m) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,665 |
| • Density | 1,387.5/sq mi (535.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 66967 |
| Area code(s) | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-65925[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0471958[4] |
| Website | City Website |
Smith Center is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Kansas, United States.[5] As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,665.[2]
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[edit] Geography
Smith Center is located at 39°46′43″N 98°47′7″W / 39.77861°N 98.78528°W (39.778550, -98.785141)[6]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), all of it land.
Smith Center is near the geographic center of the continental 48 states of USA.[7]
[edit] Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1990 | 2,016 |
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| 2000 | 1,931 | −4.2% | |
| 2010 | 1,665 | −13.8% | |
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As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,931 people, 852 households, and 534 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,659.9 people per square mile (642.7/km²). There were 987 housing units at an average density of 848.4 per square mile (328.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.17% White, 0.21% Native American, 0.26% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.
There were 852 households out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.77.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 32.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 84.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,857, and the median income for a family was $36,316. Males had a median income of $25,833 versus $20,667 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,500. About 8.7% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
The Smith Center government consists of a mayor and five council members. The council meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 7PM.[1]
- City Hall, 119 W Court.
[edit] Education
Its high school is Smith Center High School.
[edit] Athletics
The Smith Center Redmen boast one of Kansas' more successful high school football programs. Under the leadership of coach Roger Barta, the Redmen have won eight Kansas State High School Activities Association state championships, claiming the Class 3A title in 1982, 1986, and 1999, and five consecutive Class 2-1A state championships in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. The five consecutive state championships tied a Kansas State High School Activities Association record previously set by Denton-Midway (1984–88), Lawrence High (1989–93) and Hutchinson (2004–08). The 2008 football season is the subject of the book Our Boys A Perfect Season on the Plains with the Smith Center Redmen by Joe Drape, a New York Times reporter. The Redmen won 79 consecutive games, dating from the start of the 2004 season through the 2009 season, before falling to Centralia in the 2009 state championship game.[citation needed]
On October 30, 2007, the Smith Center Redmen scored 72 points in the first quarter against Plainville, beating a national record for most points in a quarter by a high school football team had been held by Prescott, Arizona, which scored 66 in 1925.[8]
SCHS also has strong programs in girls volleyball, boys and girls basketball, wrestling and track. The Redmen track team won the 2005 Class 2A state championship.[citation needed] The wrestling team won the 2008 and 2007 3-2-1A State title and finished 2nd in 2006.[citation needed]
The Redmen's primary rivals are Norton and Phillipsburg High Schools, two towns located west of Smith Center on U.S. Route 36.
[edit] Notable people
- Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star
- Mitch Holthus, radio announcer for the Kansas City Chiefs
- Mark Simoneau, National Football League linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs
- Steve Tasker, National Football League wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills
- Albert F. "Jud" Wagner, Kansas' last confirmed World War I veteran
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Smith Center - Directory of Public Officials
- ^ a b "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ GEOGRAPHICAL CENTER OF THE UNITED STATES
- ^ Small-town school rolls up 72 points — in one quarter
[edit] Further reading
- History of the State of Kansas; William G. Cutler; A.T. Andreas Publisher; 1883. (Online HTML eBook)
- Kansas : A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc; 3 Volumes; Frank W. Blackmar; Standard Publishing Co; 944 / 955 / 824 pages; 1912. (Volume1 - Download 54MB PDF eBook),(Volume2 - Download 53MB PDF eBook), (Volume3 - Download 33MB PDF eBook)
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Smith Center, Kansas |
- City
- City of Smith Center
- Smith Center - Directory of Public Officials
- Smith Center - Chamber of Commerce
- Schools
- USD 237, local school district
- Historical
- Maps
- Smith Center City Map, KDOT
- Smith County Map, KDOT
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