Palco, Kansas

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Coordinates: 39°15′10″N 99°33′45″W / 39.25278, -99.5625
Palco, Kansas
Location of Palco, Kansas
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Rooks
Area
- Total	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- Land	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	2,277 ft (694 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	248
- Density	930.0/sq mi (359.1/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	67657
Area code(s)	785
FIPS code	20-54125^[1]
GNIS feature ID	0485295^[2]

"Palco" redirects here. For other uses, see Palco (disambiguation).

Palco is a city in Rooks County, Kansas, United States. The population was 248 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Palco is located at 39°15′10″N, 99°33′45″W (39.252891, -99.562473)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 248 people, 126 households, and 72 families residing in the city. The population density was 930.0 people per square mile (354.6/km²). There were 152 housing units at an average density of 570.0/sq mi (217.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.37% White, 1.21% African American, 1.61% Native American, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 126 households out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.1% were non-families. 41.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.60. 90% of residents of Palco are related to each other.

In the city the population was spread out with 19.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,036, and the median income for a family was $33,500. Males had a median income of $25,500 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,519. About 5.7% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 11.3% of those sixty five or over.