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Junction City, Kansas
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GeographyJunction City is located at (39.027519, -96.840351).
Junction City is located where the junction of the Smoky Hill and Republican rivers forms the Kansas River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.6 square miles (19.7 kmē), of which, 7.6 square miles (19.6 kmē) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 kmē) of it (0.53%) is water.
GovernmentMick Wunder is Junction City's mayor. Terry Heldstab and Jack Taylor used to be the mayor.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,886 people, 7,492 households, and 5,079 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,500.8 people per square mile (965.8/kmē). There were 8,740 housing units at an average density of 1,157.3/sq mi (447.0/kmē). The racial makeup of the city was 58.38% White, 26.69% African American, 0.82% Native American, 3.83% Asian, 0.39% Pacific Islander, 4.01% from other races, and 5.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.31% of the population.
Of the 3.83% Asian, 1.84% are of Korean descent. This is significantly higher than the surrounding area.
There were 7,492 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 13.4% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,084, and the median income for a family was $35,093. Males had a median income of $25,695 versus $20,846 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,581. About 11.2% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.
Part of the reason for the population decline was because the Army took away the 1st Infantry Division from nearby Fort Riley. It has been brought back there so the population is growing now.
GrowthAs of recently, the city has been experiencing a major growth due to the return of the 1st Infantry Division to Fort Riley. Several thousand housing units are currently under construction or completed within numerous new subdivisions. There are also plans for a shopping, dining, and sports complex along Interstate 70 on the southern end of town. This area will be known as Smoky Hill Marketplace and will consist of of retail space, several restaurants, a 4000-seat arena, 13 multipurpose fields, and several baseball diamonds. The name for this area was decided due to its location just on the other side of the Smoky Hill River from town. In addition, several major technology and call centers have plans for major offices within the city limits.
HistoryTimothy McVeigh was in Junction City when he planned the attack on the federal building in Oklahoma City. He rented the truck that was used to blow up the building. McVeigh was executed for doing this.
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