Hunnewell, Kansas

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Hunnewell, Kansas
Location of Hunnewell, Kansas
Location of Hunnewell, Kansas
Coordinates: 37°0′16″N 97°24′26″W / 37.00444, -97.40722
Country United States
State Kansas
County Sumner
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 1,115 ft (340 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 83
 - Density 173.4/sq mi (67.0/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 67140
Area code(s) 620
FIPS code 20-33500[1]
GNIS feature ID 0470084[2]

Hunnewell is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States, named for Boston financier and railway owner H. H. Hunnewell. The population was 83 at the 2000 census.

In its heyday, Hunnewell was serving as a shipping point for Texas cattle, and was a prosperous cattle town during the 1880's. The Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad provided quick access to the Kansas City, Kansas stockyards, and in the towns heyday it had one hotel, two general stores, one barber shop, two dance halls, and eight saloons. With little more than railroad workers and cowboys, violence was common. There were no lawmen to speak of during the 1880's in or around that area, and typically cattle rustling and other crimes were dealt with by the ranchers themselves. This culminated in the Hunnewell, Kansas Gunfight, on October 5th, 1884. [1]

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[edit] Geography

Hunnewell is located at 37°0′16″N, 97°24′26″W (37.004497, -97.407234)[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 83 people, 24 households, and 21 families residing in the city. The population density was 173.4 people per square mile (66.8/km²). There were 34 housing units at an average density of 71.0/sq mi (27.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.59% White and 2.41% Native American.

There were 24 households out of which 58.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.2% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.5% were non-families. 8.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.46 and the average family size was 3.76.

In the city the population was spread out with 42.2% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $16,875, and the median income for a family was $49,375. Males had a median income of $67,917 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,729. There were 13.3% of families and 20.7% 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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