Hamlin, Kansas
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Hamlin is a city in Brown County
Brown County, Kansas
Brown County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 9,984. Its county seat and most populous city is Hiawatha...

, 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
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. The population was 53 at the 2000 census. Hamlin was named in honor of Hannibal Hamlin
Hannibal Hamlin
Hannibal Hamlin was the 15th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War...

, Abraham Lincoln's vice-president.

Geography

Hamlin is located at 39°54′58"N 95°37′39"W (39.916094, -95.627632).

According to the United 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 census
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of 2000, there were 53 people, 19 households, and 15 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 538.3 people per square mile (204.6/km²). There were 26 housing units at an average density of 264.1 per square mile (100.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White.

There were 19 households out of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 31.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.8% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 15.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $18,750 versus $46,250 for females. The per capita income
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 for the city was $14,813. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.
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