Dunlap, Kansas

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Dunlap, Kansas
Location of Dunlap, Kansas
Location of Dunlap, Kansas
Coordinates: 38°34′33″N 96°21′58″W / 38.57583, -96.36611
Country United States
State Kansas
County Morris
Area
 - Total 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
 - Land 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 1,184 ft (361 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 81
 - Density 353.7/sq mi (136.6/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 66846
Area code(s) 620
FIPS code 20-18950[1]
GNIS feature ID 0477177[2]

Dunlap is a city in Morris County, Kansas, United States. The population was 81 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] History

In 1878, Dunlap became the home to Benjamin "Pap" Singleton's second Singleton Colony, an African-American colony from Tennessee. In the early 1880s, the Presbyterian Church founded the Freedmen's Academy in Dunlap to provide an education to African American settlers in Kansas. The Academy closed its doors in the mid 1890s.

[edit] Geography

Dunlap is located at 38°34′33″N, 96°21′58″W (38.575818, -96.366117)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 81 people, 25 households, and 21 families residing in the city. The population density was 353.7 people per square mile (136.0/km²). There were 28 housing units at an average density of 122.3/sq mi (47.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.06% White, 1.23% from other races, and 3.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.23% of the population.

There were 25 households out of which 52.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.0% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 3.62.

In the city the population was spread out with 38.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 118.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,500, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $43,750 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,939. There were 9.1% of families and 6.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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