Sun City, Kansas
Encyclopedia
Sun City is a city in Barber County
, Kansas
, United States
, along the Medicine Lodge River
. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 53.
, the city has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 81 people, 33 households, and 22 families residing in the city. The population density
was 538.8 people per square mile (208.5/km2). There were 50 housing units at an average density of 332.6 per square mile (128.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.53% White, 2.47% from other races
. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.47% of the population.
There were 33 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples
living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 80.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $20,625, and the median income for a family was $37,083. Males had a median income of $29,063 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $15,059. There were 26.3% of families and 28.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including 63.6% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.
Schools
Historical
Maps
Barber County, Kansas
Barber County is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 4,861. Its county seat and most populous city is Medicine Lodge...
, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, along the Medicine Lodge River
Medicine Lodge River
The Medicine Lodge River is a tributary of the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma in the United States. Via the Salt Fork and Arkansas rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River....
. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 53.
Geography
Sun City is located at 37.379041°N 98.917485°W (37.379041, -98.917485). 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, 33 households, and 22 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 538.8 people per square mile (208.5/km2). There were 50 housing units at an average density of 332.6 per square mile (128.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.53% White, 2.47% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.47% of the population.
There were 33 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% 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, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 80.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $20,625, and the median income for a family was $37,083. Males had a median income of $29,063 versus $17,500 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 $15,059. There were 26.3% of families and 28.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including 63.6% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.
External list
CitySchools
- USD 254, local school district
Historical
- Sun City History from Barber County, Kansas: History and Genealogy.
- "Work Of The Storm Fiend: Sun City Swept by a Cyclone." "Medicine Lodge Cresset", April 26, 1883.
- "Shooting Affray At Sun City" "The Medicine Lodge Cresset", November 19, 1880.
Maps
- Sun City Map, KDOT
- Barber County Map, KDOT