Dunlap, Kansas
Encyclopedia
Dunlap is a city in Morris County
, Kansas
, United States
. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 30.
, because of land available under the Homestead Act
. It was named Dunlap after its founder, Joseph Dunlap, an Indian agent for the Kaw tribe. Before its present name, the settlement was briefly known as Hillsboro. In the early 1880s, the Presbyterian Church in Dunlap founded the Freedmen's Academy to provide an education to freedmen's families in Kansas. The Academy closed in the mid-1890s.
, the city has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 81 people, 25 households, and 21 families residing in the city. The population density
was 353.7 people per square mile (136.0/km²). There were 28 housing units at an average density of 122.3 per square mile (47.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.06% White, 1.23% from other races
, and 3.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.23% of the population.
There were 25 households out of which 52.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.0% were married couples
living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 3.62.
In the city the population was spread out with 38.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 118.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $42,500, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $43,750 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $12,939. There were 9.1% of families and 6.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
417.
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Morris County, Kansas
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 5,923. The largest city and county seat is Council Grove.-19th century:...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, United States
United States
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. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 30.
History
In 1878, Benjamin "Pap" Singleton chose Dunlap as the site for his second Singleton Colony, a community of freedmen who had migrated from TennesseeTennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, because of land available under the Homestead Act
Homestead Act
A homestead act is one of three United States federal laws that gave an applicant freehold title to an area called a "homestead" – typically 160 acres of undeveloped federal land west of the Mississippi River....
. It was named Dunlap after its founder, Joseph Dunlap, an Indian agent for the Kaw tribe. Before its present name, the settlement was briefly known as Hillsboro. In the early 1880s, the Presbyterian Church in Dunlap founded the Freedmen's Academy to provide an education to freedmen's families in Kansas. The Academy closed in the mid-1890s.
Geography
Dunlap is located at 38°34′33"N 96°21′58"W (38.575818, -96.366117). According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 81 people, 25 households, and 21 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 353.7 people per square mile (136.0/km²). There were 28 housing units at an average density of 122.3 per square mile (47.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.06% White, 1.23% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 3.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.23% of the population.
There were 25 households out of which 52.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.0% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 3.62.
In the city the population was spread out with 38.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 118.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $42,500, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $43,750 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $12,939. There were 9.1% of families and 6.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
Primary and secondary education
Dunlap is part of Unified School DistrictUnified school district
A unified school district or unit school district is a school district which includes both primary school and high school under the same district control....
417.
External links
CitySchools
- USD 417, local school district
Historical
- Matfield Green, A "Quiet" town of Morris County, Kansas, History and photographs.
Maps
- Dunlap City Map, KDOT
- Morris County Map, KDOT