Everest, Kansas

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Everest, Kansas
Location of Everest, Kansas
Location of Everest, Kansas
Coordinates: 39°40′36″N 95°25′31″W / 39.67667, -95.42528
Country United States
State Kansas
County Brown
Area
 - Total 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
 - Land 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 1,148 ft (350 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 314
 - Density 1,226.4/sq mi (473.5/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 66424
Area code(s) 785
FIPS code 20-22025[1]
GNIS feature ID 0473256[2]

Everest is a city in Brown County, Kansas, United States. The population was 314 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Everest is located at 39°40′36″N, 95°25′31″W (39.676743, -95.425269)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 314 people, 135 households, and 90 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,226.4 people per square mile (466.3/km²). There were 156 housing units at an average density of 609.3/sq mi (231.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.76% White, 2.87% African American, 4.78% Native American, 0.32% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.23% of the population.

There were 135 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $24,500 versus $23,438 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,056. About 8.3% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

[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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