Elwood, Kansas
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Elwood is a city in Doniphan County
Doniphan County, Kansas
Doniphan County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 7,945. Its county seat is Troy and its most populous city is Wathena. The county along with Buchanan, Andrew, and DeKalb counties in Missouri is included in...

, Kansas
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, United States
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. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,224. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO
Missouri
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–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
St. Joseph, Missouri Metropolitan Area
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Geography

Elwood is located at 39°45′13"N 94°52′42"W (39.753544, -94.878345). According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 2 square miles (5.2 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 1,145 people, 446 households, and 313 families residing in the city. The population density
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 was 562.9 people per square mile (217.8/km²). There were 494 housing units at an average density of 242.9 per square mile (94.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.08% White, 6.64% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.35% from other races
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, and 3.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.48% of the population.

There were 446 households out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,950, and the median income for a family was $31,136. Males had a median income of $26,103 versus $17,692 for females. The per capita income
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 for the city was $12,601. About 16.3% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 17.9% of those age 65 or over.

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