Norton, Kansas
Norton is a city in Norton County, Kansas, United States.[6] It is also the county seat of Norton County. In 2010, 2,928 people lived there.[7]
City and County seat | |
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 Location within Norton County and Kansas | |
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| Coordinates: 39°50′0″N 99°53′27″W / 39.83333°N 99.89083°WCoordinates: 39°50′0″N 99°53′27″W / 39.83333°N 99.89083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Norton |
| Incorporated | 1885 |
| Named for | Orloff Norton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.93 sq mi (5.00 km2) |
| • Land | 1.93 sq mi (5.00 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,313 ft (705 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,928 |
| • Estimate (2016)[3] | 2,812 |
| • Density | 1,517/sq mi (585.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 67654 |
| FIPS code | 20-51500 [4] |
| GNIS ID | 0471901 [5] |
| Website | cityofnorton.com |
History
Norton was created in 1872.[8] It was named after Capt. Orloff Norton.[9]
The first hotel in Norton was a log house. It was built in 1873.[10]
One of the first pictures of a tornado was taken in Norton in 1909. The photographer was Will Keller.
Geography
Norton is at 39°50′0″N 99°53′27″W / 39.83333°N 99.89083°W (39.833338, -99.890899).[11] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 1.93 square miles (5.00 km2). All of it is land.[1] The city is on the north side of Prairie Dog Creek in Norton County. Before the Bureau of Reclamation built Keith Sebelius Lake in 1963, Norton had a lot of floods. The dam has since fixed the problem, and it created the current reservoir that sits 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of Norton.[12] The Nebraska border is 11 miles (18 km) north of Norton.
Weather
| Climate data for Norton, Kansas | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 81 (27.2) |
81 (27.2) |
93 (33.9) |
100 (37.8) |
105 (40.6) |
114 (45.6) |
117 (47.2) |
115 (46.1) |
112 (44.4) |
101 (38.3) |
86 (30) |
83 (28.3) |
117 (47.2) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 42 (5.6) |
47 (8.3) |
55 (12.8) |
67 (19.4) |
76 (24.4) |
87 (30.6) |
94 (34.4) |
93 (33.9) |
86 (30) |
72 (22.2) |
56 (13.3) |
45 (7.2) |
68 (20) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 15 (-9.4) |
19 (-7.2) |
26 (-3.3) |
38 (3.3) |
49 (9.4) |
60 (15.6) |
65 (18.3) |
64 (17.8) |
54 (12.2) |
41 (5) |
27 (-2.8) |
19 (-7.2) |
40 (4.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −24 (-31.1) |
−23 (-30.6) |
−20 (-28.9) |
4 (-15.6) |
26 (-3.3) |
37 (2.8) |
44 (6.7) |
39 (3.9) |
19 (-7.2) |
8 (-13.3) |
−11 (-23.9) |
−19 (-28.3) |
−24 (-31.1) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 0.4 (10) |
0.7 (18) |
1.2 (30) |
2.1 (53) |
3 (76) |
3.7 (94) |
2.7 (69) |
2.7 (69) |
1.0 (25) |
1.4 (36) |
0.8 (20) |
0.6 (15) |
21.1 (536) |
| Snowfall inches (cm) | 4 (10) |
5.5 (14) |
7.2 (18.3) |
1.8 (4.6) |
0.1 (0.3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.2 (0.5) |
2.6 (6.6) |
3.7 (9.4) |
25.1 (63.8) |
| Avg. rainy days | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2 | 1.8 | 45.1 |
| Source: Weatherbase [13] NOAA[14] | |||||||||||||
People
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 634 | ||
| 1890 | 1,074 | 69.4% | |
| 1900 | 1,202 | 11.9% | |
| 1910 | 1,787 | 48.7% | |
| 1920 | 2,186 | 22.3% | |
| 1930 | 2,767 | 26.6% | |
| 1940 | 2,762 | −0.2% | |
| 1950 | 3,060 | 10.8% | |
| 1960 | 3,345 | 9.3% | |
| 1970 | 3,627 | 8.4% | |
| 1980 | 3,400 | −6.3% | |
| 1990 | 3,017 | −11.3% | |
| 2000 | 3,012 | −0.2% | |
| 2010 | 2,928 | −2.8% | |
| Est. 2016 | 2,812 | [3] | −6.6% |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 2,928 people, 1,290 households, and 763 families living in Norton.[2]
Famous people
- Nick Allen, baseball player
- Kathleen Sebelius (nee Gilligan), the former Secretary of Health and Human Services and a former governor of Kansas; daughter of former Ohio governor John J. Gilligan
- Keith Sebelius, former member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas from 1969 to 1981
- K. Gary Sebelius, US Magistrate Judge, son of Keith Sebelius, husband of Kathleen Sebelius
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. p. 253.
- ↑ "Profile for Norton, Kansas". ePodunk. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 374.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ "Project Details - Almena Unit". United States Bureau of Reclamation. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- ↑ "Historical Weather for Norton, KS". Weatherbase. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
- ↑ "Norton Climate Records". NOAA. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
Other websites
- City
- Norton Area Chamber of Commerce Archived 2019-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Norton County Archived 2020-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Schools
- USD 211, local school district
- Maps
- Norton City Map, KDOT