Weir, Kansas
| Weir, Kansas | |
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| Coordinates: 37°18′32″N 94°46′27″W / 37.30889°N 94.77417°WCoordinates: 37°18′32″N 94°46′27″W / 37.30889°N 94.77417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Cherokee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
| • Land | 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 925 ft (282 m) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 686 |
| • Density | 690/sq mi (250/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 66781 |
| Area code(s) | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-76350[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0469612[3] |
Weir is a city in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. It is named after landowner T. M. Weir, who donated forty acres as a townsite.[4] Weir was one of the first locations in Kansas where coal was mined commercially.[5] As of the 2010 census, the city population was 686.[1]
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[edit] Geography
Weir is located at 37°18′32″N 94°46′27″W / 37.30889°N 94.77417°W (37.308768, -94.774289)[6]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all of it land.
Weir is south of U.S. Route 400 and is located on K-103.
[edit] Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1960 | 694 |
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| 1970 | 740 | 6.6% | |
| 1990 | 730 |
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| 2000 | 780 | 6.8% | |
| 2010 | 686 | −12.1% | |
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As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 780 people, 310 households, and 212 families residing in the city. The population density was 745.3 people per square mile (286.8/km²). There were 352 housing units at an average density of 336.3 per square mile (129.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.31% White, 0.38% African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.26% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population.
There were 310 households out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,054, and the median income for a family was $35,476. Males had a median income of $26,406 versus $21,518 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,561. About 8.7% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.
[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 December 3, 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.
- ^ Kansas Place-Names,John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, ISBN 0-8061-0994-7
- ^ Roadside Kansas, Rex C. Buchanan and James R. McCauley, University Press of Kansas (Kansas Geological Survey), 1987, ISBN 0-7006-0322-0
- ^ "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.
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- City
- Schools
- USD 247, local school district
- Maps
- Weir City Map, KDOT
- Cherokee County Map, KDOT
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