Little River, Kansas

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Little River is a city in Rice County, Kansas, United States. The population was 536 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Little River is located at 38°23′50″N, 98°0′41″W (38.397217, -98.011489)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 536 people, 202 households, and 131 families residing in the city. The population density was 627.1/km² (1,648.0/mi²). There were 234 housing units at an average density of 273.8/km² (719.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.39% White, 0.37% from other races, and 2.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.

There were 202 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 26.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 81.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,066, and the median income for a family was $33,125. Males had a median income of $26,000 versus $20,833 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,619. About 16.0% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.