Moscow, Kansas

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Coordinates: 37°19′26″N 101°12′23″W / 37.32389, -101.20639
Moscow, Kansas
Moscow in June 2007
Location of Moscow, Kansas
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Stevens
Area
- Total	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- Land	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	3,051 ft (930 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	247
- Density	1,418.7/sq mi (547.8/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	67952
Area code(s)	620
FIPS code	20-48600^[1]
GNIS feature ID	0470580^[2]

For other places with the same name, see Moscow (disambiguation).

Moscow is a city in Stevens County, in southwest Kansas, United States. The population was 247 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Moscow is located at 37°19′26″N, 101°12′23″W (37.323843, -101.206506)^[3], on U.S. Highway 56 in southwest Kansas.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 247 people, 96 households, and 67 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,418.7 people per square mile (561.0/km²). There were 111 housing units at an average density of 637.6/sq mi (252.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.52% White, 1.62% African American, 4.45% Native American, 14.98% from other races, and 2.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 34.41% of the population.

There were 96 households out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,136, and the median income for a family was $33,393. Males had a median income of $30,250 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,463. About 7.9% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.