Columbus, Kansas

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Columbus is the second largest city and county seat of Cherokee County, Kansas, 15 miles south-southwest of Pittsburg, Kansas. In 1900, 2,310 people lived in Columbus, Kansas; in 1910, 3,064 inhabitants existed. The population was 3,396 at the 2000 census.

1 History and industry
2 Geography
3 Demographics
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[edit] History and industry

Columbus, Kansas was a railroad junction for the Saint Louis and San Francisco, and the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas railroads. Coal, lead and zinc were mined in the region. Columbus had a considerable trade in agricultural products, contained machine shops, grain elevators, flour mills, a cigar factory, bottle works (soft drinks), a canning factory, and an extensive brick-making plant.

[edit] Geography

Columbus is located at 37°10′17″N, 94°50′27″W (37.171379, -94.840704)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,396 people, 1,412 households, and 885 families residing in the city. The population density was 544.1/km² (1,408.6/mi²). There were 1,610 housing units at an average density of 257.9/km² (667.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.70% White, 0.32% African American, 1.56% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.77% from other races, and 2.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.03% of the population.

There were 1,412 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 82.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,530, and the median income for a family was $38,136. Males had a median income of $30,541 versus $17,069 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,937. About 12.2% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.