Walnut, Kansas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Walnut, Kansas
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Walnut, Kansas


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Kansas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Crawford
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area_total_km2 = 2.6
area_land_km2 = 2.6
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 1.0
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 221
population_density_km2 = 86.1
population_density_sq_mi = 223.1

timezone = Central (CST)
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timezone_DST = CDT
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elevation_m = 284
elevation_ft = 932
latd = 37 |latm = 36 |lats = 1 |latNS = N
longd = 95 |longm = 4 |longs = 33 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 66780
area_code = 620
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blank_info = 20-74950GR|2
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Walnut is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. The population was 221 at the 2000 census.

History

Walnut was founded in 1871 by a town company which laid out a town site on the MK&T (Katy) Railroad. The company originally named the town "Glenwood". In 1874 the name was changed to Walnut for the Walnut Post Office established at the site in 1871. The name "Walnut" came from the nearby Big Walnut Creek.

Geography

Walnut is located at coor dms|37|36|1|N|95|4|33|W|city (37.600359, -95.075867)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.

Economy

The economy of Walnut KS is mostly agricultural based.fact|date=August 2007

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 221 people, 91 households, and 55 families residing in the city. The population density was 223.1 people per square mile (86.2/km²). There were 116 housing units at an average density of 117.1/sq mi (45.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.19% White, 0.90% Asian, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 91 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,000, and the median income for a family was $37,083. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,920. About 3.3% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 25.0% of those sixty five or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/crawford/crawford-co-p14.html#WALNUT History of Walnut, "Cutler's History of Kansas, 1883"]