Lane, Kansas

Lane, Kansas
—  City  —
Location of Lane, Kansas
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Kansas
County Franklin
Area
 • Total 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
 • Land 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 889 ft (271 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 256
 • Density 1,177.8/sq mi (454.7/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 66042
Area code(s) 785
FIPS code 20-38400[1]
GNIS feature ID 0477598[2]

Lane is a city in Franklin County, Kansas, United States. The population was 256 at the 2000 census.

Lane was named after James H. Lane, a leader of the Jayhawkers abolitionist movement, who served as one of the first Senators from Kansas.

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Geography

Lane is located at (38.440265, -95.082339).[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all land.

History

Lane is the site where in 1856, John Brown (abolitionist) and 4 other of his followers hacked 3 pro-slavery men to death with broadswords near Pottawatomie Creek. The event is commonly referred to as the Pottawatomie Massacre.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1990 247
2000 256 3.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 97 households, and 71 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,177.8 people per square mile (449.3/km²). There were 105 housing units at an average density of 483.1 per square mile (184.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.48% White, 0.39% Black or African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.39% Asian, and 2.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population.

There were 97 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% have someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.0 males.

The median income for a household was $41,500, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $32,031 versus $21,429 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,144. About 11.4% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 and older.

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