Sharon Springs, Kansas - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Sharon Springs is a city in and the county seat

County seat

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of Wallace County

Wallace County, Kansas

Wallace County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 1,485. It has the second lowest population of any county in Kansas. Greeley County has the lowest. Its county seat is Sharon Springs. It was created in 1868 and named in honor of...

, 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

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. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 748.

History

The community is named after Sharon Springs, New York

Sharon Springs, New York

Sharon Springs is a village in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 547 at the 2000 census. Its name derives from the hometown of the first Colonial settlers, Sharon, Connecticut, and the important springs in the village...

, some of whose families founded its Kansas namesake.

The rattlesnake

Rattlesnake

Rattlesnakes are a group of venomous snakes of the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus of the subfamily Crotalinae . There are 32 known species of rattlesnake, with between 65-70 subspecies, all native to the Americas, ranging from southern Alberta and southern British Columbia in Canada to Central...

roundup was held in May for many years but was discontinued in 2007. It provided prizes, exhibits, demonstrations, and food (including portions of rattlesnakes).

Geography

Sharon Springs is located at 38°53′44"N 101°45′3"W (38.895513, -101.750881). According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, the city has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 835 people, 354 households, and 227 families residing in the city. The population density

Population density

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was 900.0 people per square mile (346.7/km²). There were 408 housing units at an average density of 439.8 per square mile (169.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.05% White, 0.24% African American, 0.48% Native American, 1.68% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.31% of the population.

There were 354 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% 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, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,333, and the median income for a family was $43,684. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $14,600 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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for the city was $17,656. About 4.3% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.