Kansas, Oklahoma

Kansas, Oklahoma
Town

Location of Kansas, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 36°12′9″N 94°47′42″W / 36.20250°N 94.79500°W / 36.20250; -94.79500Coordinates: 36°12′9″N 94°47′42″W / 36.20250°N 94.79500°W / 36.20250; -94.79500
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Delaware
Area
 • Total 1.9 sq mi (4.8 km2)
 • Land 1.9 sq mi (4.8 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 1,145 ft (349 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 802
 • Density 433/sq mi (167.1/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 74347
Area code(s) 539/918
FIPS code 40-38600[1]
GNIS feature ID 1094286[2]

Kansas is a town in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 802 at the 2010 census.[3]

Geography

Kansas is located in southern Delaware County at 36°12′9″N 94°47′42″W / 36.20250°N 94.79500°W / 36.20250; -94.79500 (36.202423, -94.795122).[4] 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 69 miles (111 km) to Tulsa. To the east, US 412 and 59 lead 13 miles (21 km) to the Arkansas border at Siloam Springs. US 59 leads north from the town of Kansas 19 miles (31 km) to Jay, the Delaware County seat. Oklahoma State Highway 10 leads south 29 miles (47 km) to Tahlequah.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.8 km2), all of it land.[3]

Climate

Climate data for Kansas, Oklahoma
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 46.8
(8.2)		 52.2
(11.2)		 62
(17)		 72.3
(22.4)		 78.1
(25.6)		 85.2
(29.6)		 91.3
(32.9)		 90.6
(32.6)		 82.7
(28.2)		 73.2
(22.9)		 60.4
(15.8)		 49.8
(9.9)		 70.4
(21.3)
Average low °F (°C) 25.2
(−3.8)		 29.7
(−1.3)		 38.8
(3.8)		 48.6
(9.2)		 56.2
(13.4)		 64.1
(17.8)		 68.4
(20.2)		 67.2
(19.6)		 60.5
(15.8)		 49.6
(9.8)		 39.1
(3.9)		 29.1
(−1.6)		 48
(9)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.2
(56)		 2.3
(58)		 4.2
(107)		 4.3
(109)		 5.4
(137)		 5
(130)		 2.6
(66)		 3.8
(97)		 5.4
(137)		 4.1
(104)		 3.9
(99)		 3.2
(81)		 46.4
(1,179)
Source #1: weather.com
Source #2: Weatherbase.com [5]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1920154—
19301635.8%
1970317—
198049154.9%
199055613.2%
200068523.2%
201080217.1%
Est. 2015783[6]−2.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the census[1] of 2010, there were 802 people, 231 households, and 182 families residing in the town. The population density was 457.7 people per square mile (176.3/km²). There were 260 housing units at an average density of 173.7 per square mile (66.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 45.84% White, 46.42% Native American, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 7.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.

There were 231 households out of which 45.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the town the population was spread out with 34.0% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,893, and the median income for a family was $26,736. Males had a median income of $19,000 versus $21,771 for females. The per capita income for the town was $9,984. About 26.5% of families and 30.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.2% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over.

How Kansas got its name

Legend has it that a man of small stature who came to nearby Siloam Springs, Arkansas, by train from Kansas City, Kansas, rented a shack and stocked it with light household goods, pots and pans, bolts of cloth, sewing machine parts and needles, etc. He drove out into Indian Territory and stopped at the farm homes along the way. When in the Kansas area, he always camped out at the spring on Spring Creek just under the hill just south and west of the present town site and south of the present Scenic U.S. 412. Because the Indians in the area could not pronounce his name, everybody just called him Little Kansas City. Thus, the town of Kansas was named for this unknown, but well remembered man. He may have been the first merchant in what is now Kansas, and the town is called "Little Kansas" by many of its residents.

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kansas town, Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  5. ↑ "Historical Weather for Kansas, Oklahoma, United States".
  6. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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