Fowler, Kansas

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Coordinates: 37°22′56″N 100°11′41″W / 37.38222, -100.19472
Fowler, Kansas
Location of Fowler, Kansas
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Meade
Area
- Total	0.5 sq mi (1.2 km²)
- Land	0.5 sq mi (1.2 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	2,484 ft (757 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	567
- Density	1,203.5/sq mi (464.7/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	67844
Area code(s)	620
FIPS code	20-24175^[1]
GNIS feature ID	0470576^[2]

Fowler is a city in Meade County, Kansas, United States. The population was 567 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Fowler is located at 37°22′56″N, 100°11′41″W (37.382265, -100.194738)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 567 people, 234 households, and 146 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,203.5 people per square mile (465.8/km²). There were 266 housing units at an average density of 564.6/sq mi (218.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.12% White, 0.18% Native American, 5.29% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.41% of the population.

There were 234 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 26.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,214, and the median income for a family was $40,750. Males had a median income of $26,827 versus $19,028 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,788. About 4.1% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.