Effingham, Kansas: Difference between revisions

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'''Effingham''' is a city in [[Atchison County, Kansas|Atchison County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/> As of the [[20102020 United States Censuscensus|20102020 census]], the city population was 546495.<ref name="Census2010Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=2010Profile Cityof PopulationEffingham, andKansas Housingin Occupancy Status2020 |url=httphttps://factfinder2data.census.gov/faces/tableservicescedsci/jsfprofile/pages/productview.xhtmlEffingham_city,_Kansas?pidg=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table1600000US2020025 |publisher=U.S.United States Census Bureau |accessdateaccess-date=AprilNovember 611, 20122022 |archive-url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/2011072103452120221111070034/httphttps://factfinder2data.census.gov/facescedsci/tableservicesprofile/jsf/pages/productview.xhtmlEffingham_city,_Kansas?pidg=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table1600000US2020025 |archivedatearchive-date=JulyNovember 2111, 20112022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The first post office in Effingham was established in 1868.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:AT |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=4 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009125756/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3AAT |archivedate=October 9, 2013 }}</ref> EffinghamThe current city experienced growth when the [[Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad]] was built through the neighborhood and by the 1880s was a thriving village.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o8X5krq3fP8C&pg=PA568#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Blackmar, Frank Wilson | year=1912 | pages=568| isbn=9780722249055 }}</ref> EffinghamIt was named in honor of Effingham H. Nichols, an early promoter of the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad.<ref>Kansas Place-Names,John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, p. 435 {{ISBN|0-8061-0994-7}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA115#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=115}}</ref>

Effingham is located at {{coord|39|31|22|N|95|23|55|W|type:city}} (39.522774, -95.398633).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.53|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2012-07-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

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|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/prod/www/absprograms-surveys/decennial/-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]

As of the [[census]]<ref name ="FactFinderwwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=AmericanU.S. FactFinderCensus website|url=httphttps://factfinder2www.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-07-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 546 people, 217 households, and 141 families residingliving in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1030.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 252 housing units at an average density of {{convert|475.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.9% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.9% of the population.

There were 217 households, of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.0% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.23.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 588 people, 236 households, and 155 families residingliving in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1,091.9 people per square mile (420.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km²)km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 255 housing units at an average density of {{convert|473.5 per square mile (182.3|/sqmi|/km²)km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.28% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.51% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.51% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.51% of the population.

There were 236 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

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