Uniontown, Kansas
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Uniontown is a city in Bourbon County
, Kansas
, United States
. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 272.
. According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 288 people, 120 households, and 72 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,337.6 people per square mile (505.4/km²). There were 138 housing units at an average density of 640.9 per square mile (242.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.22% White, 0.35% African American, 1.04% Native American, 0.35% from other races
, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population.
There were 120 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples
living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 38.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 16.3% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 27.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 85.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,417, and the median income for a family was $33,229. Males had a median income of $21,667 versus $19,464 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $13,283. About 12.3% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.7% of those sixty five or over.
, a Polish humanitarian who rescued over 2500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto
during World War II
. The project spread internationally and brought fame to a little known story of heroism.
Bourbon County, Kansas
Bourbon County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 15,173...
, 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...
. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 272.
Geography
Uniontown is located at 37°50′50"N 94°58′33"W (37.847264, -94.975922), along the Marmaton RiverMarmaton River
The Marmaton River is a tributary of the Little Osage River in southeastern Kansas and western Missouri in the United States...
. According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, 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 288 people, 120 households, and 72 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 1,337.6 people per square mile (505.4/km²). There were 138 housing units at an average density of 640.9 per square mile (242.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.22% White, 0.35% African American, 1.04% Native American, 0.35% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population.
There were 120 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% 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, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 38.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 16.3% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 27.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 85.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,417, and the median income for a family was $33,229. Males had a median income of $21,667 versus $19,464 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 $13,283. About 12.3% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.7% of those sixty five or over.
Education
In 1999, four students at the local high school started the Life in a Jar project honoring Irena SendlerIrena Sendler
Irena Sendler was a Polish Catholic social worker who served in the Polish Underground and the Żegota resistance organization in German-occupied Warsaw during World War II...
, a Polish humanitarian who rescued over 2500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto
Warsaw Ghetto
The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of all Jewish Ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. It was established in the Polish capital between October and November 15, 1940, in the territory of General Government of the German-occupied Poland, with over 400,000 Jews from the vicinity...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The project spread internationally and brought fame to a little known story of heroism.