Horace, Kansas
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Horace is a city in Greeley County
Greeley County, Kansas
Greeley County is a county located in West Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 1,247, which is the lowest in Kansas. Its county seat and largest town is Tribune...

, Kansas
Kansas
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, United States
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. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 70.

History

The city is named after Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley was an American newspaper editor, a founder of the Liberal Republican Party, a reformer, a politician, and an outspoken opponent of slavery...

 of Chappaqua
Chappaqua, New York
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, New York
New York
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, editor of the New York Tribune
New York Tribune
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.

On November 6, 2007, voters in rural Greeley County and in Tribune approved a consolidation
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 of the county and the city. Horace, however, decided against consolidation.

Geography

Horace is located at 38°28′36"N 101°47′27"W (38.476692, -101.790853). According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 143 people, 55 households, and 37 families residing in the city. The population density
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 was 592.3 people per square mile (230.1/km²). There were 66 housing units at an average density of 273.4 per square mile (106.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.41% White, 0.70% African American, 2.80% from other races
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, and 2.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.38% of the population.

There were 55 households out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 36.4% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 5.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 123.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,875, and the median income for a family was $43,125. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $15,602. There were 15.6% of families and 20.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including 25.5% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

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