Cawker City, Kansas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = City of Cawker City, Kansas
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location in the state Kansas


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Kansas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Mitchell
government_type =
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Steve Bader
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area_total_km2 = 2.6
area_land_km2 = 2.6
area_water_km2 = 0.0
population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 521
population_density_km2 = 203.2
timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
area_total_sq_mi = 1.0
area_land_sq_mi = 1.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0
elevation_m = 456
elevation_ft = 1496
latd = 39 |latm = 30 |lats = 32 |latNS = N
longd = 98 |longm = 26 |longs = 2 |longEW = W
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 67430
area_code = 785
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 20-11175GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0472174GR|3
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website = [http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Cawker// Cawker, Kansas]

Cawker City is a city in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. The population was 521 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Cawker City is located at coor dms|39|30|32|N|98|26|2|W|city (39.508835, -98.433842)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.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 521 people, 261 households, and 151 families residing in the city. The population density was 525.9 people per square mile (203.2/km²). There were 335 housing units at an average density of 338.2/sq mi (130.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.50% White, 0.19% African American, 1.73% Native American, 0.38% from other races, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population.

There were 261 households out of which 17.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.8% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.61.

In the city the population was spread out with 18.0% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 29.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,833, and the median income for a family was $30,769. Males had a median income of $25,893 versus $17,813 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,693. About 12.3% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

*Claire Windsor, silent film actress.

Attractions

*Cawker City is one of several places claiming to be home of the largest ball of twine in the world.

References

External links

* [http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/towns/Cawker Cawker City website]