Maize, Kansas

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Maize is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is located in south-central Kansas, near Wichita. The population was 1,868 at the 2000 census. Its current mayor is Clair Donnelly.

Maize was founded by Henry Loudenslayer in 1886, and incorporated May 17, 1915. The name maize (the Native American word for corn) was suggested a by the Wichita & Colorado Railroad, as the town was founded as along the railroad through the corn belt.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Maize is located at 37°46′23″N, 97°28′0″W (37.772944, -97.466684)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 200.1 km² (0.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,868 people, 632 households, and 523 families residing in the city. The population density was 879.6/km² (2,274.9/mi²). There were 668 housing units at an average density of 314.5/km² (813.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.47% White, 0.96% African American, 1.23% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.91% from other races, and 3.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.62% of the population.

There were 632 households out of which 49.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.2% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the city the population was spread out with 34.4% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $51,845, and the median income for a family was $53,365. Males had a median income of $41,653 versus $25,817 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,803. About 1.9% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Maize, KS hosts the USD 266 school district. This suburban school district houses more than 6,200 students.

USD 266 schools located in Maize include the following.
Complete High School Maize, alternative high school (9-12)
Maize High School, created c.1996, caters for nearly 2,000 students. (9-12)
Maize South Middle School, created c.2003 caters for nearly 750 students. (7-8)
Maize Middle School (6-8)
Pray-Woodman Elementary (2-5)
Maize Elementary School (2-5)
Maize Central Elementary (K-5)
Vermillion Primary School, Parents As Teachers (PK-1)