Kiowa, Kansas

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Kiowa is a city in Barber County, Kansas, United States. The population was 1,055 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Kiowa is located at 37°1′3″N, 98°29′5″W (37.017520, -98.484721)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.7 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,055 people, 467 households, and 292 families residing in the city. The population density was 384.3/km² (995.3/mi²). There were 569 housing units at an average density of 207.3/km² (536.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.83% White, 0.28% African American, 1.23% Native American, 1.71% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.27% of the population.

There were 467 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 26.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,141, and the median income for a family was $41,806. Males had a median income of $31,667 versus $21,083 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,670. About 9.7% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.