Kansas, Oklahoma Explained

Official Name:Kansas, Oklahoma
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oklahoma
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.28
Area Land Km2:5.28
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:2.04
Area Land Sq Mi:2.04
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:711
Population Density Km2:134.57
Population Density Sq Mi:348.53
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1148
Coordinates:36.2053°N -94.7889°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:74347
Area Code:539/918
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:40-38600[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2412816

Kansas is a town in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 802 at the 2010 census.[3]

Geography

Kansas is located in southern Delaware County. Spring Creek flows through Kansas.

Oklahoma State Highway 10 passes through Kansas.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.8km2, all land.[3]

Climate

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 802 people, 231 households, and 182 families residing in the town. The population density was 457.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 260 housing units at an average density of 173.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 45.84% White, 46.42% Native American, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 7.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.

There were 231 households, out of which 45.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 34.0% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,893, and the median income for a family was $26,736. Males had a median income of $19,000 versus $21,771 for females. The per capita income for the town was $9,984. About 26.5% of families and 30.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.2% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Kansas is the location of one of the few remaining domestic custom pew and church manufacturers. Born Again Pews, owned and operated by local church leader Rex Blisard, began in 2005 as a ministry service, and evolved into a successful operation that delivers furniture nationwide.[4]

Kansas is the location of one of the four campuses of Northeast Tech, a vocational and technical school.[5] The Kansas campus has approximately 300 students, both adults as well as high school juniors and seniors from the Colcord, Jay, Locust Grove, Oaks, and Kansas schools districts.[6]

Notable people

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kansas town, Oklahoma. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. December 8, 2015. https://archive.today/20200213071410/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4038600. February 13, 2020. dead.
  4. Web site: Church Pew & Church Furniture Manufacturer | Born Again Pews. Church Pews & Furniture For Sale.
  5. Web site: About Us. Northeast Tech. August 3, 2020.
  6. Web site: Kansas Campus. Northeast Tech. August 3, 2020.