Morrill, Kansas

Morrill, Kansas
—  City  —
Location of Morrill, Kansas
Coordinates: 39°55′48″N 95°41′40″W / 39.93°N 95.69444°W / 39.93; -95.69444Coordinates: 39°55′48″N 95°41′40″W / 39.93°N 95.69444°W / 39.93; -95.69444
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Brown
Area
– Total	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
– Land	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,096 ft (334 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	277
– Density	1,340.2/sq mi (517.4/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	66515
Area code(s)	785
FIPS code	20-48300[1]
GNIS feature ID	0472771[2]

Morrill is a city in Brown County, Kansas, United States. It was founded by T. J. Elliot, who named it in honor of his friend, Kansas governor Edmund Needham Morrill.^[3] The population was 277 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Morrill is located at 39°55′48″N 95°41′40″W / 39.93°N 95.69444°W / 39.93; -95.69444 (39.929879, -95.694498)^[4]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1990	299		—
2000	277		−7.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 277 people, 101 households, and 75 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,340.2 people per square mile (509.3/km²). There were 113 housing units at an average density of 546.7 per square mile (207.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.03% White, 1.44% African American, 0.36% Pacific Islander, and 2.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population.

There were 101 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,357, and the median income for a family was $32,813. Males had a median income of $30,250 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,924. About 24.7% of families and 34.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 56.8% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Kansas Place-Names,John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, p. 330 ISBN 0-8061-0994-7
4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.