Lenora, Kansas

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Lenora, Kansas
Location of Lenora, Kansas
Location of Lenora, Kansas
Coordinates: 39°36′40″N 100°0′5″W / 39.61111, -100.00139
Country United States
State Kansas
County Norton
Area
 - Total 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)
 - Land 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 2,267 ft (691 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 306
 - Density 633.8/sq mi (244.7/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 67645
Area code(s) 785
FIPS code 20-39400[1]
GNIS feature ID 0471118[2]

Lenora is a city in Norton County, Kansas, United States. The population was 306 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Lenora is located at 39°36′40″N, 100°0′5″W (39.610975, -100.001391)[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 306 people, 141 households, and 83 families residing in the city. The population density was 633.8 people per square mile (246.1/km²). There were 196 housing units at an average density of 405.9/sq mi (157.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.41% White, 0.98% African American, 0.33% Asian, and 2.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.

There were 141 households out of which 21.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. 38.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $39,250. Males had a median income of $27,361 versus $18,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,426. About 2.2% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 22.6% of those sixty five 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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