Tribune, Kansas
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| Coordinates: 38°28′13″N 101°45′16″W / 38.47028°N 101.75444°WCoordinates: 38°28′13″N 101°45′16″W / 38.47028°N 101.75444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Greeley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| • Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,612 ft (1,101 m) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 741 |
| • Density | 1,058.6/sq mi (408.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 67879 |
| Area code(s) | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-71450[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0471491[3] |
| Website | City Website |
Tribune is a city in and the county seat of Greeley County, Kansas, United States.[4] As of the 2010 census, the city population was 741.[1]
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[edit] History
The city is named after the New York Tribune, of which Horace Greeley of Chappaqua, New York was the editor.[citation needed]
On November 6, 2007, approximately 73% of voters in Tribune and in rural Greeley County approved a consolidation of the city and the county. Such a system has previously been used in Kansas only in the urbanized Wyandotte County, the location of Kansas City. The resulting government consists of a five-member commission with two members elected by city residents, two by rural residents, and one at-large.[5] Similar to Wyandotte County, the only other consolidated city-county in the state, part of the county will not be included: Horace decided against consolidation.[6] Members of the Unified Board of Supervisors will be elected in April 2008, and the governments will be unified in January 2009. A movement toward this consolidation had begun in 2004.[5]
[edit] Geography
Tribune is located at 38°28′13″N 101°45′16″W / 38.47028°N 101.75444°W (38.470288, -101.754489)[7]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1990 | 918 |
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| 2000 | 835 | −9.0% | |
| 2010 | 741 | −11.3% | |
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As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 835 people, 356 households, and 232 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,117.0 people per square mile (429.9/km²). There were 425 housing units at an average density of 568.5 per square mile (218.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.37% White, 0.12% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.24% Pacific Islander, 3.59% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.35% of the population.
There were 356 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,969, and the median income for a family was $46,563. Males had a median income of $30,132 versus $16,458 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,020. About 7.0% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] In Popular Culture
- In the ninth episode of season two of the television series Prison Break, titled "Unearthed", fugitive T-Bag arrives at Tribune to find his ex-girlfriend Susan Hollander. He hides a backpack in a fictional bus station's locker.[citation needed]
- In the movie "An Unfinished Life" Becca Gardner's character asks her mother, played by Jennifer Lopez, "Tribune Kansas; do you want to go there?"[8] They do not and instead go to Wyoming.[citation needed]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Greeley County residents pass unification, Garden City Telegram, 2007-11-07. Accessed 2007-11-08.
- ^ TRIBUNE | City and county to unify, The Kansas City Star, 2007-11-07. Accessed 2007-11-08.
- ^ "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.
- ^ An.Unfinished.Life.2005., MovieTranscriptions.com, Accessed 2010-04-23.
[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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- City
- Schools
- USD 200, local school district
- Maps
- Tribune City Map, KDOT
- Greeley County Map, KDOT
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