Weir, Kansas
Encyclopedia
Weir is a city in Cherokee County
, Kansas
, United States
. The population was 780 at the 2000 census
. The community is named after landowner T. M. Weir, who donated forty acres as a townsite.
, the city has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
Weir is south of U.S. Route 400 and is located on K-103.
of 2000, there were 780 people, 310 households, and 212 families residing in the city. The population density
was 745.3 people per square mile (286.8/km²). There were 352 housing units at an average density of 336.3 per square mile (129.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.31% White, 0.38% African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.26% from other races
, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population.
There were 310 households out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples
living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% 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 3.05.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,054, and the median income for a family was $35,476. Males had a median income of $26,406 versus $21,518 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $16,561. About 8.7% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.
Maps
Cherokee County, Kansas
Cherokee County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 21,603. Its county seat is Columbus, and its most populous city is Baxter Springs...
, Kansas
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
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 780 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
. The community is named after landowner T. M. Weir, who donated forty acres as a townsite.
Geography
Weir is located at 37°18′32"N 94°46′27"W (37.308768, -94.774289). According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
Weir is south of U.S. Route 400 and is located on K-103.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 780 people, 310 households, and 212 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 745.3 people per square mile (286.8/km²). There were 352 housing units at an average density of 336.3 per square mile (129.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.31% White, 0.38% African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.26% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population.
There were 310 households out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% 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 3.05.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,054, and the median income for a family was $35,476. Males had a median income of $26,406 versus $21,518 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 $16,561. About 8.7% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.
External links
Schools- USD 247, local school district
Maps
- 2011 Weir City Map, KDOT
- 2011 Cherokee County Map, KDOT