Sun City, Kansas
Sun City is a city in Barber County, Kansas, United States, along the Medicine Lodge River. As of the 2010 census, 53 people lived there.[6]
Coordinates: 37°22′45″N 98°55′3″W / 37.37917°N 98.91750°WCoordinates: 37°22′45″N 98°55′3″W / 37.37917°N 98.91750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Barber |
Founded | 1872 |
Area | |
• Total | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) |
• Land | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,670 ft (509 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 53 |
• Estimate (2016)[3] | 52 |
• Density | 379/sq mi (147/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 67143 |
FIPS code | 20-69275[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 0470423[5] |
History
Sun City was founded in 1872.[7] The first post office in Sun City was founded in August 1873.[8]
Geography
Sun City is at 37°22′45″N 98°55′03″W / 37.379041°N 98.917485°W (37.379041, -98.917485).[9]
According to the United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2). All of it is land.[1]
Climate
Sun City has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system says that Sun City has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[10]
People
Historical populations | |||
---|---|---|---|
Census | Pop. | %± | |
1880 | 81 | ||
1930 | 404 | ||
1940 | 305 | −24.5% | |
1950 | 231 | −24.3% | |
1960 | 188 | −18.6% | |
1970 | 119 | −36.7% | |
1980 | 85 | −28.6% | |
1990 | 88 | 3.5% | |
2000 | 81 | −8.0% | |
2010 | 53 | −34.6% | |
Est. 2016 | 52 | [3] | −35.8% |
U.S. Decennial Census |
2010 census
As of the 2010 census says that there were 53 people, 23 households, and 16 families living in the city.[2]
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.
- ↑ "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Barber County". Blue Skyways. Kansas State Library. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ Climate Summary for Sun City, Kansas
Other websites
- City
- Schools
- USD 254, local school district
- Historical
- Sun City History from Barber County, Kansas: History and Genealogy.
- "Work Of The Storm Fiend: Sun City Swept by a Cyclone." "Medicine Lodge Cresset", April 26, 1883.
- "Shooting Affray At Sun City" "The Medicine Lodge Cresset", November 19, 1880.
- Maps
- Sun City Map, KDOT