Neal, Kansas

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Greenwood County, Kansas}}

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Neal is a census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Greenwood County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37.{{cite web |title=Profile of Neal, Kansas (CDP) in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2049550 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506183521/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2049550 |archive-date=May 6, 2022 |url-status=live}} It is located approximately 10 miles east of the city of Eureka along U.S. Route 54 highway.Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 41.

History

The first post office in Neal was established in 1882.{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:GW |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archive) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=10 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009130538/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:GW |archivedate=October 9, 2013 }} Although Neal is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 66863.[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=66863 Zip Code Lookup]

Neal was named for a minor official of the Missouri Pacific Railroad.Kansas Place-Names, John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, p. 460 {{ISBN|0-8061-0994-7}}

Demographics

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The 2020 United States census counted 37 people, 20 households, and 12 families in Neal.{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Neal%20CDP,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=data.census.gov}} The population density was 184.1 per square mile (71.1/km{{sup|2}}). There were 26 housing units at an average density of 129.4 per square mile (49.9/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=Neal%20CDP,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-16 |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 89.19% (33) white or European American (89.19% non-Hispanic white), 0.0% (0) black or African-American, 0.0% (0) Native American or Alaska Native, 0.0% (0) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 2.7% (1) from other races, and 8.11% (3) from two or more races.{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Neal%20CDP,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=data.census.gov}} Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.7% (1) 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=Neal%20CDP,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=data.census.gov}}

Of the 20 households, 10.0% had children under the age of 18; 55.0% were married couples living together; 35.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 40.0% of households consisted of individuals and 30.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.0 and the average family size was 2.5.{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Neal%20CDP,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=data.census.gov}} The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 0.0% of the population.{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Neal%20CDP,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=data.census.gov}}

0.0% of the population was under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 13.5% from 25 to 44, 40.5% from 45 to 64, and 45.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 164.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 164.3 males.

Education

The community is served by Eureka USD 389 public school district.

References

External links

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

Category:Census-designated places in Greenwood County, Kansas