Russell Springs, Kansas

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Russell Springs, Kansas

|settlement_type = City

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|image_map = Logan_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Russell_Springs_Highlighted.svg

|map_caption = Location within Logan County and Kansas

|image_map1 = Map of Logan Co, Ks, USA.png

|map_caption1 = KDOT map of Logan County (legend)

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Kansas

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Logan

|subdivision_type3 = Township

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|established_title = Founded

|established_date = 1865

|established_title1 = Platted

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|established_title2 = Incorporated

|established_date2 = 1888

|named_for = Avra Russell & Springs

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|leader_title = Mayor

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|area_total_sq_mi = 0.71

|area_land_sq_mi = 0.71

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00

|area_total_km2 = 1.83

|area_land_km2 = 1.83

|area_water_km2 = 0.00

|unit_pref = Imperial

|elevation_footnotes =

|elevation_ft = 2904

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|population_as_of = 2020

|population_total = 26

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|timezone = Central (CST)

|utc_offset = -6

|timezone_DST = CDT

|utc_offset_DST = -5

|postal_code_type = ZIP code

|postal_code = 67764

|area_code_type = Area code

|area_code = 785

|blank_name = FIPS code

|blank_info = 20-61875

|blank1_name = GNIS ID

|blank1_info = 2396457{{GNIS|2396457}}

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Russell Springs is a city in Logan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 26.{{cite web |title=Profile of Russell Springs, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2061875 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117122817/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2061875 |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |url-status=live}}

History

Russell Springs, founded in 1865, was the Eaton stop on the Butterfield Overland Dispatch stage line. The line ran through rough Indian country to connect the gold mines in Denver, Colorado, with Fort Riley, Kansas. It ran until the Kansas Pacific Railroad was built. Travelers on the Butterfield Trail always made the natural springs in the area a watering place and calling them "Russell's Springs".{{cite web |url=http://skyways.lib.ks.us/counties/LG/ |title=Logan County, KS |accessdate=2011-05-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503214742/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/counties/LG/ |archivedate=2011-05-03 }}

It was named for Avra P. Russell, of the 2nd Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ | title=Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society | publisher=Kansas State Printing Plant | author=Kansas State Historical Society | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ/page/n334 227]}}

Russell Springs was the county seat of Logan County until 1963. There was much feuding over which town should serve as county seat, and Oakley won the honor in 1963. In 1965, the old county courthouse in Russell Springs became the Butterfield Trail Museum.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|0.75|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2012-07-06|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=2012-01-25}}

=Climate=

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Russell Springs has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=594385&cityname=Russell+Springs%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Russell Springs, Kansas]

{{Weather box

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| location = Russell Springs 3N, Kansas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1910–1919, 1955–present)

| Jan record high F = 81

| Feb record high F = 86

| Mar record high F = 92

| Apr record high F = 101

| May record high F = 103

| Jun record high F = 114

| Jul record high F = 115

| Aug record high F = 110

| Sep record high F = 105

| Oct record high F = 96

| Nov record high F = 88

| Dec record high F = 81

| year record high F = 115

| Jan high F = 43.5

| Feb high F = 46.8

| Mar high F = 57.2

| Apr high F = 65.9

| May high F = 75.4

| Jun high F = 87.4

| Jul high F = 92.8

| Aug high F = 89.9

| Sep high F = 82.0

| Oct high F = 68.9

| Nov high F = 54.9

| Dec high F = 44.3

| year high F = 67.4

| Jan mean F = 29.7

| Feb mean F = 32.4

| Mar mean F = 41.5

| Apr mean F = 50.4

| May mean F = 60.7

| Jun mean F = 72.2

| Jul mean F = 78.0

| Aug mean F = 75.5

| Sep mean F = 66.9

| Oct mean F = 53.2

| Nov mean F = 39.9

| Dec mean F = 30.6

| year mean F = 52.6

| Jan low F = 16.0

| Feb low F = 18.0

| Mar low F = 25.8

| Apr low F = 34.9

| May low F = 46.0

| Jun low F = 57.0

| Jul low F = 63.2

| Aug low F = 61.0

| Sep low F = 51.9

| Oct low F = 37.6

| Nov low F = 25.0

| Dec low F = 16.9

| year low F = 37.8

| Jan record low F = -28

| Feb record low F = -25

| Mar record low F = -19

| Apr record low F = 6

| May record low F = 21

| Jun record low F = 30

| Jul record low F = 41

| Aug record low F = 36

| Sep record low F = 21

| Oct record low F = 3

| Nov record low F = -7

| Dec record low F = -27

| year record low F = -28

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation inch = 0.31

| Feb precipitation inch = 0.54

| Mar precipitation inch = 0.86

| Apr precipitation inch = 1.83

| May precipitation inch = 2.66

| Jun precipitation inch = 2.34

| Jul precipitation inch = 3.00

| Aug precipitation inch = 2.56

| Sep precipitation inch = 1.58

| Oct precipitation inch = 1.37

| Nov precipitation inch = 0.60

| Dec precipitation inch = 0.54

| year precipitation inch = 18.19

| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

| Jan precipitation days = 2.8

| Feb precipitation days = 3.7

| Mar precipitation days = 4.6

| Apr precipitation days = 7.1

| May precipitation days = 8.9

| Jun precipitation days = 8.0

| Jul precipitation days = 8.2

| Aug precipitation days = 8.4

| Sep precipitation days = 5.7

| Oct precipitation days = 6.0

| Nov precipitation days = 3.0

| Dec precipitation days = 3.2

| year precipitation days = 69.6

| Jan snow inch = 3.5

| Feb snow inch = 5.7

| Mar snow inch = 2.7

| Apr snow inch = 1.6

| May snow inch = 0.6

| Jun snow inch = 0.0

| Jul snow inch = 0.0

| Aug snow inch = 0.0

| Sep snow inch = 0.0

| Oct snow inch = 0.9

| Nov snow inch = 2.4

| Dec snow inch = 4.9

| year snow inch = 22.3

| unit snow days = 0.1 in

| Jan snow days = 2.6

| Feb snow days = 3.7

| Mar snow days = 2.1

| Apr snow days = 1.0

| May snow days = 0.1

| Jun snow days = 0.1

| Jul snow days = 0.0

| Aug snow days = 0.0

| Sep snow days = 0.0

| Oct snow days = 0.6

| Nov snow days = 1.4

| Dec snow days = 3.1

| year snow days = 14.7

| source = NOAA{{cite web

|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=gld

|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|access-date = April 8, 2024}}{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00147050&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL

|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|access-date = April 8, 2024}}

}}

Demographics

{{US Census population

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|1890= 117

|1910= 82

|1920= 115

|1930= 141

|1940= 198

|1950= 161

|1960= 93

|1970= 83

|1980= 56

|1990= 29

|2000= 32

|2010= 24

|2020= 26

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|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]

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=2010 census=

As of the 2010 census,{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2012-07-06}} there were 24 people, 13 households, and 8 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|34.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 27 housing units at an average density of {{convert|38.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White. Hispanics and Latinos of any race were 0.0% of the population.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}

There were 13 households, of which 15.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 0.0% had a male householder with no wife present, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 30.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.85, and the average family size was 2.38.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 12.5% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 37.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 140.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,370. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.

Government

Russell Springs is a city of the third class with a mayor-council form of government. The city council consists of five members and meets on the third Wednesday of each month.{{cite web | title = Russell Springs | work = Directory of Kansas Public Officials | publisher = The League of Kansas Municipalities | url = http://www.lkm.org/directory/cities.php?ID=307 | accessdate = 2012-04-23}}

Russell Springs lies within Kansas's 1st U.S. Congressional District. For the purposes of representation in the Kansas Legislature, the city is located in the 40th district of the Kansas Senate and the 118th district of the Kansas House of Representatives.

Education

Russell Springs is a part of Triplains USD 275.{{cite web | title = USD 275 Triplains | publisher = USD 275 | url = http://triplains.weebly.com/ | accessdate = 6 January 2017}}

Russell Springs schools were closed through school unification. The Russell Springs High School mascot was Russell Springs Hornets."Kendall Hits At A Sizzling Pace", Garden City Telegram, 15 January 1966, p.12.

Transportation

Kansas Highway 25 (K-25) runs north-south through Russell Springs.{{cite web | title = Russell Springs, KS 67764 | publisher = Google Maps | url = https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Russell+Springs,+KS&hl=en&ll=38.913342,-101.173353&spn=0.026914,0.066047&sll=38.912942,-101.15078&sspn=0.107657,0.32959&hnear=Russell+Springs,+Logan,+Kansas&t=m&z=15 | accessdate = 2012-04-23}}