Galena, Kansas

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Galena is a city in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. The city was named after the lead ore galena found here in 1877. The city was part of the tri state mining area and hat over 30000 inhabitants. After the closing the mines in the 1970s population decreased. The population was 3,287 at the 2000 census. Galena is the eastern end of the segment of Route 66 that passes through Kansas.

[edit] Geography

Galena is located at 37°4′28″N, 94°38′8″W (37.074459, -94.635549)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.9 km² (4.6 mi²). 11.8 km² (4.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.09%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,287 people, 1,290 households, and 868 families residing in the city. The population density was 278.9/km² (721.9/mi²). There were 1,471 housing units at an average density of 124.8/km² (323.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.38% White, 0.76% African American, 5.90% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.88% from other races, and 3.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.79% of the population.

There were 1,290 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,401, and the median income for a family was $30,595. Males had a median income of $27,101 versus $17,865 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,172. About 18.5% of families and 23.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.2% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.