Marienthal, Kansas

In 1892, the community was founded by a group of immigrant Volga Germans; they named it after their previous hometown of Marienthal (Tonkoschurovka), Russia (today Sovetskoya, Russia), located in the district of Saratov, on the east bank of the Volga River.

The post office was established March 18, 1902.{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:WH |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=27 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009123249/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3AWH |archivedate=9 October 2013 }} The USPS discontinued service to Marienthal in 2011; the post office was officially closed in 2017.{{cite web |title=Postal Bulletin 22481 : Post Office Changes |url=https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2017/pb22481/html/info_002.htm |website=United States Postal Service |accessdate=24 November 2019 |date=23 November 2017}}

Marienthal now consists of roughly 100 people, a Catholic church,[http://www.dcdiocese.org/parishes/parish-listing/75-parishes/89-st-mary-church-marienthal St. Mary Church.] a flour mill,[http://www.heartlandmill.com/ Heartland Mill.] a substance abuse treatment center, a trucking company, a bar and a grain elevator.

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The 2020 United States census counted 64 people, 33 households, and 21 families in Marienthal.{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Marienthal%20CDP,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}} The population density was 32.0 per square mile (12.4/km{{sup|2}}). There were 37 housing units at an average density of 18.5 per square mile (7.1/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=Marienthal%20CDP,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-03 |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 96.88% (62) white or European American (96.88% non-Hispanic white), 0.0% (0) black or African-American, 1.56% (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 1.56% (1) from two or more races.{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Marienthal%20CDP,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}} Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.0% (0) 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=Marienthal%20CDP,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}

Of the 33 households, 36.4% had children under the age of 18; 48.5% were married couples living together; 15.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 33.3% of households consisted of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.3 and the average family size was 2.0.{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Marienthal%20CDP,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}} The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 65.6% of the population.{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Marienthal%20CDP,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}

34.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 1.6% from 18 to 24, 12.5% from 25 to 44, 37.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 61.5 males.

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• [https://www.leoti.org/ Leoti-Wichita County USD 467 school district]
• Wichita County maps: [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/wichita.PDF Current], [http://www.ksdot.org/bureaus/burtransplan/maps/PastPublishedCounty.asp Historic], KDOT

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