Greenleaf, Kansas

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Greenleaf is a city in Washington County, Kansas, United States. The population was 357 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Greenleaf is located at 39°43′42″N, 96°58′44″W (39.728350, -96.978797)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 357 people, 171 households, and 81 families residing in the city. The population density was 299.6/km² (770.1/mi²). There were 202 housing units at an average density of 169.5/km² (435.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.44% White, 0.28% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.84% of the population.

There were 171 households out of which 18.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.6% were non-families. 50.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 29.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.95 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out with 18.5% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 27.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,750, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $16,635 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,084. About 8.3% of families and 19.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.9% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.