Dearing, Kansas

Dearing, Kansas
—  City  —
Location of Dearing, Kansas
Coordinates: 37°3′29″N 95°42′35″W / 37.05806°N 95.70972°W / 37.05806; -95.70972Coordinates: 37°3′29″N 95°42′35″W / 37.05806°N 95.70972°W / 37.05806; -95.70972
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Montgomery
Area
– Total	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
– Land	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	771 ft (235 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	415
– Density	1,339.1/sq mi (517.0/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	67340
Area code(s)	620
FIPS code	20-17150[1]
GNIS feature ID	0469211[2]

Dearing is a city in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. The population was 415 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Dearing is located at 37°3′29″N 95°42′35″W / 37.05806°N 95.70972°W / 37.05806; -95.70972 (37.058083, -95.709824)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1990	428		—
2000	415		−3.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 415 people, 175 households, and 123 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,339.1 people per square mile (516.9/km²). There were 203 housing units at an average density of 655.0 per square mile (252.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.53% White, 0.48% African American, 3.86% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 2.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population.

There were 175 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 109.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,361, and the median income for a family was $30,417. Males had a median income of $28,472 versus $20,139 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,745. About 10.6% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 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. ^ "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.