Catharine, Kansas

Volga German immigrants founded and settled Catharine in April 1876, naming it after Katharinenstadt, the town they came from in Russia.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ODXKhgH3e6AC&pg=PA31 | title=Exploring Kansas Highways | author=Heim, Michael | year=2007 | pages=31| isbn=9780974435886 }} Katharinenstadt was the economic center of the German colonies in Russia and, as a result, Catharine's settlers were initially wealthier than those of other Volga German settlements in the area.{{citation | last = Dreiling | first = B. M. | title = Golden Jubilee of German-Russian Settlements - Catherine | orig-year = 1926 | publisher = The KSGenWeb Project | year = 1999 | url = http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/ethnic/german-russian/jubilee/catherine.shtml | access-date = 2010-07-02 | url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091205085521/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/ethnic/german-russian/jubilee/catherine.shtml | archive-date = 2009-12-05 }} More German settlers from Katharinenstadt arrived over the next two years followed by Austrians from Moravia beginning in 1878.{{cite web | title = Homesteading in Ellis County - Catharine | work = Kansas Heritage Project | publisher = Fort Hays State University | url = http://www.fhsu.edu/library/ksheritage/Catharine/ | access-date = 2010-07-02 | url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100602144219/https://www.fhsu.edu/library/ksheritage/Catharine/ | archive-date = 2010-06-02 }}

The community's first school opened in 1879 and doubled as a church until the completion of St. Catherine's Catholic Church in 1892. The first post office in Catharine opened in 1882.{{cite web | title = Post Offices in Kansas | publisher = Kansas State Historical Society | url = http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/postoffices.htm | access-date = 2010-10-10}}

Catharine lies on the eastern side of North Fork Big Creek, part of the Smoky Hill River watershed, in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.{{cite web | title = 2003-2004 Official Transportation Map | publisher = Kansas Department of Transportation | date = 2003 | url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/2003-04Mapside.pdf | access-date = 2010-12-18}}{{cite web | title = General Highway Map - Ellis County, Kansas | publisher = Kansas Department of Transportation | date = 2010-06-01 | url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/county-pdf/ellis.PDF | access-date = 2010-12-18}} Catharine is roughly {{convert|3|mi|km}} north of Interstate 70 and {{convert|6|mi|km}} northeast of Hays, the county seat.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Catharine has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=594359&cityname=Catharine%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Catharine, Kansas]

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The 2020 United States census counted 113 people, 56 households, and 40 families in Catharine.{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Catharine%20CDP,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}} The population density was 63.8 per square mile (24.6/km{{sup|2}}). There were 62 housing units at an average density of 35.0 per square mile (13.5/km{{sup|2}}).{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Catharine%20CDP,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}} The racial makeup was 95.58% (108) white or European American (94.69% non-Hispanic white), 0.0% (0) black or African-American, 0.88% (1) Native American or Alaska Native, 0.0% (0) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 0.0% (0) from other races, and 3.54% (4) from two or more races.{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Catharine%20CDP,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}} Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.77% (2) of the population.{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Catharine%20CDP,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}

Of the 56 households, 17.9% had children under the age of 18; 66.1% were married couples living together; 25.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 28.6% of households consisted of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.9 and the average family size was 3.2.{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Catharine%20CDP,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}} The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 28.3% of the population.{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Catharine%20CDP,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}

18.6% of the population was under the age of 18, 2.7% from 18 to 24, 15.9% from 25 to 44, 31.9% from 45 to 64, and 31.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 121.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 135.9 males.

The 2016-2020 5-year American Community Survey estimates show that the median household income was $115,781 (with a margin of error of +/- $50,420) and the median family income was $116,172 (+/- $40,948).{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Catharine%20CDP,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}} The median income for those above 16 years old was $54,886 (+/- $36,126).{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Catharine%20CDP,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}} Approximately, 0.0% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those ages 65 or over.{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Catharine%20CDP,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Catharine%20CDP,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}

As of the 2010 census, there were 104 people, 49 households, and 29 families residing in the community. There were 59 housing units. The racial makeup of the community was 100.0% White. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.0% of the population.{{cite web | title = U.S. Census website | publisher = United States Census Bureau | url = https://www.census.gov | access-date = 2011-07-20}}

There were 49 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, 2.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 40.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12, and the average family size was 2.86.

In the community, the population was spread out, with 19.2% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 32.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.9 males age 18 and over.

The community is served by Hays USD 489 public school district.{{cite web | title = City of Hays / Ellis County Geospatial Data Portal | publisher = City of Hays / Ellis County - GIS Division | url = http://www.geodataportal.net/webmapping.html | access-date = 2011-09-11}}{{cite web | title = USD 489 | publisher = USD 489 | url = http://www.hays489.k12.ks.us/ | access-date = 2011-09-11}}

Catherine Road, a paved county road, runs east–west along the northern edge of the town.

• Firmin Schmidt, Roman Catholic Bishop, was born in Catharine.[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bschmidt.html Firmin Martin Schmidt]
• Ron Schueler, Major League Baseball pitcher, coach and executive, was born in Catharine.

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{{See also|Ellis County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Ellis County, Kansas}}

• Ellis County maps: [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/ellis.PDF Current], [https://www.ksdot.org/bureaus/burtransplan/maps/PastPublishedCounty.asp Historic], KDOT

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