Climax, Kansas
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Climax is a city in Greenwood County
, Kansas
, United States
. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 72.
Climax began to decline during the 1920s as the railroad faced competition with automobiles. The Climax High School closed after the 1957 school year, and the Climax Grade School ended service in 1969; education resumed after the closing of each school at Eureka
, as part of USD 389. In the 1970s, the Santa Fe Emporia-Moline railroad branch that passed through Climax was taken out of service and removed.
, the city has a total area of 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 64 people, 24 households, and 18 families residing in the city. The population density
was 509.3 people per square mile (190.1/km2). There were 29 housing units at an average density of 230.8 per square mile (86.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 85.94% White, 12.50% from other races
, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.62% of the population.
There were 24 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples
living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 113.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $42,500 versus $14,375 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $14,461. There were no families and 4.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 22.2% of those over 64.
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Greenwood County, Kansas
Greenwood County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,689...
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Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, United States
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. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 72.
History
Climax began to grow around a school founded at the site of the present town in 1873. The Climax post office, renamed from Belle Grove in 1873, moved several miles east in 1879 into what would later be the town, the same year a railroad was constructed through the site. The town was officially platted in 1884, and incorporated in 1923.Climax began to decline during the 1920s as the railroad faced competition with automobiles. The Climax High School closed after the 1957 school year, and the Climax Grade School ended service in 1969; education resumed after the closing of each school at Eureka
Eureka, Kansas
Eureka is a city in and the county seat of Greenwood County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,633.-History:...
, as part of USD 389. In the 1970s, the Santa Fe Emporia-Moline railroad branch that passed through Climax was taken out of service and removed.
Geography
Climax is located at 37.720155°N 96.223888°W (37.720155, -96.223888). According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 64 people, 24 households, and 18 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 509.3 people per square mile (190.1/km2). There were 29 housing units at an average density of 230.8 per square mile (86.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 85.94% White, 12.50% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.62% of the population.
There were 24 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 113.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $42,500 versus $14,375 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $14,461. There were no families and 4.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 22.2% of those over 64.
External links
CitySchools
- USD 389, local school district
Maps
- Climax City Map, KDOT
- Greenwood County Map, KDOT