Mound Valley, Kansas

Mound Valley, Kansas
—  City  —
Location of Mound Valley, Kansas
Coordinates: 37°12′22″N 95°24′15″W / 37.20611°N 95.40417°W / 37.20611; -95.40417Coordinates: 37°12′22″N 95°24′15″W / 37.20611°N 95.40417°W / 37.20611; -95.40417
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Labette
Area
– Total	0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2)
– Land	0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	833 ft (254 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	418
– Density	636.5/sq mi (245.8/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	67354
Area code(s)	620
FIPS code	20-48825[1]
GNIS feature ID	0469430[2]

Mound Valley is a city in Labette County, Kansas, United States. The population was 418 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Mound Valley is located at 37°12′22″N 95°24′15″W / 37.206173°N 95.404231°W / 37.206173; -95.404231 (37.206173, -95.404231).^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1990	405		—
2000	418		3.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 418 people, 168 households, and 115 families residing in the city. The population density was 636.5 people per square mile (244.5/km²). There were 190 housing units at an average density of 289.3 per square mile (111.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.26% White, 2.15% Native American, 1.67% from other races, and 1.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.91% of the population.

There were 168 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 85.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,542, and the median income for a family was $35,481. Males had a median income of $21,488 versus $13,958 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,252. About 21.5% of families and 24.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.3% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• James Wesley, country music singer

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. ^ "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.