Macksville, Kansas

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Macksville, Kansas
Location of Macksville, Kansas
Location of Macksville, Kansas
Coordinates: 37°57′30″N 98°58′7″W / 37.95833, -98.96861
Country United States
State Kansas
County Stafford
Area
 - Total 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km²)
 - Land 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 2,024 ft (617 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 514
 - Density 513.1/sq mi (198.1/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 67557
Area code(s) 620
FIPS code 20-43850[1]
GNIS feature ID 0484347[2]

Macksville is a city in Stafford County, Kansas, United States. The population was 514 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Macksville is located at 37°57′30″N, 98°58′7″W (37.958407, -98.968680)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 514 people, 191 households, and 127 families residing in the city. The population density was 513.1 people per square mile (198.5/km²). There were 227 housing units at an average density of 226.6/sq mi (87.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 81.71% White, 1.36% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 14.59% from other races, and 2.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.54% of the population.

There were 191 households out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.41.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.9% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,625, and the median income for a family was $36,458. Males had a median income of $24,583 versus $18,036 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,594. About 11.6% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.2% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Macksville has a 1A high school and grade school. The high school mascot is the Mustang. The grade school mascot is the Colt. It is one of the few local schools that has two different mascots.

[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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