- Larned, Kansas
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Larned, Kansas
settlement_type =City
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mapsize = 250px
map_caption = Location of Larned, Kansas
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Kansas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Pawnee
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established_date =unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 6.0
area_land_km2 = 6.0
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 2.3
area_land_sq_mi = 2.3
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 4236
population_density_km2 = 704.0
population_density_sq_mi = 1823.4timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 611
elevation_ft = 2005
latd = 38 |latm = 10 |lats = 56 |latNS = N
longd = 99 |longm = 6 |longs = 6 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
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postal_code = 67550
area_code = 620
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 20-38700GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0475852GR|3
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footnotes =Larned is a city in and the
county seat of Pawnee County,Kansas ,United States .GR|6 The population was 4,236 at the 2000 census.Geography
Larned is located at coor dms|38|10|56|N|99|6|6|W|city (38.182109, -99.101696)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.3square mile s (6.0km² ), all of it land.Demographics
As of the
census of2000 ,GR|2 there were 4,236 people, 1,826 households, and 1,113 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 1,823.4 people per square mile (705.0/km²). There were 2,079 housing units at an average density of 894.9/sq mi (346.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.91% White, 3.75% African American, 0.97% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 1.77% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.38% of the population.There were 1,826 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,895, and the median income for a family was $46,776. Males had a median income of $27,138 versus $20,927 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $19,936. About 5.9% of families and 7.4% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.Notable natives
*
Mitch Webster Major League Baseball player
*Gene Keady Purdue basketball coach
*Gary Patterson TCU football coach
*Isabel Worrel Ball Congressional Press Newswoman
*Nellie Cline First woman lawyer to appear before the U.S. Supreme CourtReferences
External links
* [http://www.nps.gov/fols Fort Larned National Historic Site]
* [http://www.santafetrailcenter.org Santa Fe Trail Center]
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