Westwood, Kansas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Westwood, Kansas
settlement_type = City
nickname =
motto =

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image_caption = Westwood City Hall


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map_caption = Location of Westwood, Kansas

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map_caption1 = U.S. Census Map

subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Kansas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Johnson
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government_type =
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = William L. Kostar
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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 1.0
area_land_km2 = 1.0
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.4
area_land_sq_mi = 0.4
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1533
population_density_km2 = 1463.9
population_density_sq_mi = 3791.5

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 290
elevation_ft = 951
latd = 39 |latm = 2 |lats = 18 |latNS = N
longd = 94 |longm = 36 |longs = 56 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 66205
area_code = 913
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 20-77500GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0479027GR|3
website =
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Westwood is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 1,533 at the 2000 census. It is a suburb of Kansas City.

Geography

Westwood is located at coor dms|39|2|18|N|94|36|56|W|city (39.038305, -94.615583)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,533 people, 711 households, and 418 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,791.5 people per square mile (1,479.7/km²). There were 731 housing units at an average density of 1,808.0/sq mi (705.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.83% White, 0.33% African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.70% Asian, 0.91% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.09% of the population.

There were 711 households out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.5% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 35.1% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $49,185, and the median income for a family was $66,765. Males had a median income of $49,167 versus $35,898 for females. The per capita income for the city was $31,048. About 2.6% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.jocolibrary.org Johnson County Library]
* [http://www.westwoodks.org Westwood website]