In the city the population is spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $33,011, and the median income for a family is $39,491. Males have a median income of $30,992 versus $24,543 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,737. 17.1% of the population and 13.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 23.8% of those under the age of 18 and 11.5% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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Kansas is known as the Wheat State, the Sunflower State, and the Jayhawker State. Kansas is an almost rectangular shaped state at the geographic center of the United States. Topeka is the state's capitol and is home to many of the state's governmental agencies. Kansas City also is halfway in Kansas and is a large metropolitan center.
Tallgrass Prairie preserves the natural habitat of the Prairies. Of the 400,000 square miles of tallgrass prairie that once covered the North American Continent, less than 1 percent remains, primarily in the Flint Hills.
Other sights include Fort Larned on the
Edwardsville is a city located in Wyandotte County, Kansas and is part of the "Unified Government" which contains Kansas City, Kansas, Bonner Springs, Kansas and Edwardsville, Kansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 4,146.
Geography
Edwardsville is located at 39°3'48" North, 94°48'52" West (39.063428, -94.814347)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.9 km˛ (9.2 mi˛). 23.3 km˛ (9.0 mi˛) of it is land and 0.6 km˛ (0.2 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 2.71% water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 4,146 people, 1,568 households,
Bonner Springs is a city located in Wyandotte and Johnson counties in Kansas and is part of the "Unified Government" which contains Kansas City, Kansas, Bonner Springs, Kansas and Edwardsville, Kansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,768.
Geography
Bonner Springs is located at 39°4'0" North, 94°52'45" West (39.066707, -94.879132)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 41.6 km˛ (16.0 mi˛). 40.8 km˛ (15.8 mi˛) of it is land and 0.8 km˛ (0.3 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 1.81% water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there
Parsons is a city located in Labette County, Kansas, in the southeast section of Kansas between Erie, Kansas and Oswego, Kansas along Highway 400 near Big Hill Lake and Neosho State Lake & Park. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 11,514.
History
Parsons was named after Levi Parsons, president of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad. The town was founded in 1870 and incorporated the following year. During World War II, it housed the Kansas Ordnance Plant, which is now operating as the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant. Parsons is also home to the Parsons State Hospital
Carbondale is a city located in Osage County, Kansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,478.
Geography
Carbondale is located at 38°49'6" North, 95°41'30" West (38.818411, -95.691533)1. It is the first city south of Topeka, Kansas on U.S. Highway 75. It is on the northern edge of the Flint hills of Kansas.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 km˛ (0.8 mi˛). 1.9 km˛ (0.7 mi˛) of it is land and 0.1 km˛ (0.04 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 5.19% water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of
