- Silver Lake, Kansas
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Silver Lake, Kansas
settlement_type =City
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map_caption = Location of Silver Lake, Kansas
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Kansas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Shawnee
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established_date =unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 1.5
area_land_km2 = 1.4
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.6
area_land_sq_mi = 0.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1358
population_density_km2 = 954.0
population_density_sq_mi = 2470.7timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 278
elevation_ft = 912
latd = 39 |latm = 6 |lats = 9 |latNS = N
longd = 95 |longm = 51 |longs = 33 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
ZIP code
postal_code = 66539
area_code = 785
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 20-65600GR|2
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blank1_info = 0478658GR|3
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footnotes =Silver Lake is a city in Shawnee County,
Kansas ,United States . The population was 1,358 at the 2000 census. It is part of theTopeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.Geography
Silver Lake is located at coor dms|39|6|9|N|95|51|33|W|city (39.102431, -95.859047)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 0.6square mile s (1.5km² ), of which, 0.6 square miles (1.4 km²) of it is land and 1.79% is water.Silver Lake is the nearest city to Topeka to the west, along
U.S. Route 24 . Recently Silver Lake has had a higher proportion of its citizens commuting into Topeka. The next city west along US 24 is Rossville.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 1,358 people, 538 households, and 394 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 2,470.7 people per square mile (953.3/km²). There were 568 housing units at an average density of 1,033.4/sq mi (398.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.83% White, 0.07% African American, 0.74% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.77% of the population.There were 538 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $52,788, and the median income for a family was $59,875. Males had a median income of $40,847 versus $28,438 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $20,290. About 2.2% of families and 4.2% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.Notable residents
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Lon Kruger , college basketball player and coachReferences
External links
*http://www.silverlakekansas.com/index.html - Silver Lake City Website
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