Norwich, Kansas

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Norwich, Kansas
Location of Norwich, Kansas
Location of Norwich, Kansas
Coordinates: 37°27′28″N 97°50′50″W / 37.45778, -97.84722
Country United States
State Kansas
County Kingman
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 1,496 ft (456 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 551
 - Density 1,187.2/sq mi (458.4/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 67118
Area code(s) 620
FIPS code 20-51600[1]
GNIS feature ID 0470274[2]

Norwich is a city in Kingman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 551 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Norwich is located at 37°27′28″N, 97°50′50″W (37.457778, -97.847160)[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 551 people, 203 households, and 140 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,187.2 people per square mile (462.5/km²). There were 216 housing units at an average density of 465.4/sq mi (181.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.92% White, 0.18% African American, 1.45% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 3.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.

There were 203 households out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,344, and the median income for a family was $47,857. Males had a median income of $39,167 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,268. About 4.1% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 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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