Wallace, Kansas
{{Short description|City in Wallace County, Kansas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Wallace, Kansas
|settlement_type = City
|image_skyline = FtWallaceMuseum.jpg
|image_caption = Barbed-wire buffalo sculpture stands in front of the Fort Wallace Museum (2006)
|image_flag =
|image_seal =
|image_map = Wallace_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Wallace_Highlighted.svg
|map_caption = Location within Wallace County and Kansas
|image_map1 = Map of Wallace Co, Ks, USA.png
|map_caption1 = KDOT map of Wallace County (legend)
|coordinates = {{coord|38|54|46|N|101|35|35|W|region:US-KS_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Kansas
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Wallace
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 =
|established_title = Founded
|established_date = 1870s
|established_title1 = Platted
|established_date1 =
|established_title2 = Incorporated
|established_date2 = 1887
|named_for = Fort Wallace
|government_footnotes =
|government_type =
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name =
|area_total_sq_mi = 0.40
|area_land_sq_mi = 0.40
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
|area_total_km2 = 1.04
|area_land_km2 = 1.04
|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|unit_pref = Imperial
|elevation_ft = 3314
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_total = 41
|pop_est_footnotes =
|pop_est_as_of =
|population_est =
|population_density_sq_mi = auto
|population_density_km2 = auto
|timezone = Mountain (MST)
|utc_offset = -7
|timezone_DST = MDT
|utc_offset_DST = -6
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 67761
|area_code_type = Area code
|area_code = 785
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 20-74750
|blank1_name = GNIS ID
|blank1_info = 2397178{{GNIS|2397178}}
|website = [http://www.wallacecounty.net/government/localgov.php Info]
}}
Wallace is a city in Wallace County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 41.{{cite web |title=Profile of Wallace, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2074750 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115070758/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2074750 |archive-date=November 15, 2021 |url-status=live}}
History
{{See also|History of Kansas}}
In the early 1870s, the city began after the establishment of Fort Wallace, ordered built by General William Tecumseh Sherman.
The first post office in Wallace was established in August 1872.{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:WA |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=27 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009133911/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:WA |archivedate=October 9, 2013 }}
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|0.40|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}}
=Climate=
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Wallace has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=594395&cityname=Wallace%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Wallace, Kansas]
{{Weather box
|location = Wallace, Kansas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1903–present
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high F = 80
|Feb record high F = 86
|Mar record high F = 98
|Apr record high F = 96
|May record high F = 102
|Jun record high F = 112
|Jul record high F = 112
|Aug record high F = 108
|Sep record high F = 106
|Oct record high F = 99
|Nov record high F = 89
|Dec record high F = 79
|Jan avg record high F = 69.0
|Feb avg record high F = 72.3
|Mar avg record high F = 82.8
|Apr avg record high F = 89.0
|May avg record high F = 95.4
|Jun avg record high F = 102.9
|Jul avg record high F = 104.1
|Aug avg record high F = 102.4
|Sep avg record high F = 98.4
|Oct avg record high F = 90.9
|Nov avg record high F = 79.5
|Dec avg record high F = 67.9
|year avg record high F = 105.6
|Jan high F = 44.6
|Feb high F = 47.1
|Mar high F = 57.6
|Apr high F = 65.7
|May high F = 75.2
|Jun high F = 86.8
|Jul high F = 92.1
|Aug high F = 89.6
|Sep high F = 81.9
|Oct high F = 68.7
|Nov high F = 55.4
|Dec high F = 45.2
|year high F =
|Jan mean F = 29.9
|Feb mean F = 32.3
|Mar mean F = 41.3
|Apr mean F = 50.1
|May mean F = 60.5
|Jun mean F = 71.9
|Jul mean F = 77.4
|Aug mean F = 75.0
|Sep mean F = 66.4
|Oct mean F = 52.6
|Nov mean F = 40.0
|Dec mean F = 30.8
|year mean F =
|Jan low F = 15.3
|Feb low F = 17.5
|Mar low F = 25.1
|Apr low F = 34.6
|May low F = 45.7
|Jun low F = 57.1
|Jul low F = 62.6
|Aug low F = 60.4
|Sep low F = 51.0
|Oct low F = 36.6
|Nov low F = 24.7
|Dec low F = 16.4
|year low F =
|Jan avg record low F = -3.4
|Feb avg record low F = -0.1
|Mar avg record low F = 8.8
|Apr avg record low F = 20.7
|May avg record low F = 31.1
|Jun avg record low F = 44.2
|Jul avg record low F = 53.9
|Aug avg record low F = 50.6
|Sep avg record low F = 36.7
|Oct avg record low F = 20.6
|Nov avg record low F = 8.0
|Dec avg record low F = -3.4
|year avg record low F = -8.9
|Jan record low F = -23
|Feb record low F = -25
|Mar record low F = -10
|Apr record low F = 8
|May record low F = 14
|Jun record low F = 32
|Jul record low F = 42
|Aug record low F = 37
|Sep record low F = 23
|Oct record low F = 2
|Nov record low F = -6
|Dec record low F = -22
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.37
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.54
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.97
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.79
|May precipitation inch = 2.88
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.65
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.93
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.49
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.52
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.49
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.55
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.55
|year precipitation inch =
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 3.5
|Feb precipitation days = 4.5
|Mar precipitation days = 4.8
|Apr precipitation days = 7.2
|May precipitation days = 8.8
|Jun precipitation days = 8.0
|Jul precipitation days = 8.2
|Aug precipitation days = 8.3
|Sep precipitation days = 5.6
|Oct precipitation days = 5.2
|Nov precipitation days = 3.1
|Dec precipitation days = 4.3
|Jan snow inch = 2.9
|Feb snow inch = 5.4
|Mar snow inch = 3.1
|Apr snow inch = 1.8
|May snow inch = 1.0
|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 = 2.7
|Dec snow inch = 5.4
|year snow inch =
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 2.6
|Feb snow days = 3.6
|Mar snow days = 2.2
|Apr snow days = 1.2
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.7
|Nov snow days = 1.7
|Dec snow days = 3.3
|Jan snow depth inch = 3.6
|Feb snow depth inch = 4.8
|Mar snow depth inch = 2.3
|Apr snow depth inch = 0.7
|May snow depth inch = 0.8
|Jun snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0
|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0
|Sep snow depth inch = 0.0
|Oct snow depth inch = 0.5
|Nov snow depth inch = 2.1
|Dec snow depth inch = 3.9
|year snow depth inch = 7.8
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00148535&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Wallace, KS
|access-date = September 6, 2023
}}
|source 2 = National Weather Service
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=gld
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Goodland
|access-date = September 6, 2023
}}
}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 173
|1890= 220
|1940= 102
|1950= 111
|1960= 110
|1970= 112
|1980= 86
|1990= 75
|2000= 67
|2010= 57
|2020= 41
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
}}
=2010 census=
As of the census{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2012-07-06}} of 2010, there were 57 people, 24 households, and 16 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|142.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 32 housing units at an average density of {{convert|80.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White.
There were 24 households, of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.00.
The median age in the city was 49.6 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 12.3% were from 25 to 44; 40.3% were from 45 to 64; and 17.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.6% male and 54.4% female.
=2000 census=
As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 67 people, 30 households, and 17 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|166.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 35 housing units at an average density of {{convert|87.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.
There were 30 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.3% were non-families. 43.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 26.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $13,125, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $43,750 versus $33,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,005. There were 28.6% of families and 29.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including 38.5% of under eighteens and 19.2% of those over 64.
References
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Further reading
{{See also|Wallace County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Wallace County, Kansas}}
External links
{{Commons category|Wallace, Kansas}}
- [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41261092 Wallace - Directory of Public Officials]
- [https://www.usd241.org/ USD 241], local school district
- [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/wallace.pdf Wallace City Map], KDOT
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