Wellsville (Kansas)

Wellsville
	Wellsville
	Wellsville
Basic data
Foundation :	July 8, 1884
State :	United States
State :	Kansas
County :	Franklin County, Kansas
Coordinates :	38 ° 43 ′ N , 95 ° 5 ′ W Coordinates: 38 ° 43 ′ N , 95 ° 5 ′ W
Time zone :	Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents :	1,606 (as of: 2000)
Population density :	730 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	2.2 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 )
Height :	317 m
Postal code :	66092
Area code :	+1 785
FIPS :	20-76625
GNIS ID :	0479383
Website :	www.cityofwellsvilleks.org
Mayor :	Lytle

Wellsville is a city in the state of Kansas in the United States .

geography

Geographical location

Wellsville is located in northeast Kansas, about 60 kilometers southwest of Kansas City . Hillsdale Lake is to the southeast .

Neighboring communities

The next largest cities are Gardner in the northeast and Ottawa in the southwest .

history

The Wellsville area was first settled in the 1850s. The town itself was founded by Shoot, Root and Wells and named after Wells. With the completion of the construction of the Santa Fe Railroad in 1870, the city continued to grow. The first development plan was published by PO Elder on May 1, 1872 and accepted as an official city map. The city was registered as such on July 8, 1884.

Religions

There are several Protestant churches in Wellsville.

United Methodist Church of Wellsville (represented twice)
Baptist Church
Wellsville Family Worship Center

Demographics

As of the last 2000 census, Wellsville had 1,606 people in 636 households and 435 families. The population density was 738.2 per km². There were 666 residential units with an average density of 306.1 per km². The population consisted of:

98.13% of European origin
0.19% African American descent
0.75% Hispanics or Latin American descent
0.50% of the Indians of North America
0.06% of Asian origin
0.06% other groups

There were 636 households in which 37.3% were children under the age of 18, 53.3% were married, 9.9% were single women, and 31.6% did not live with families. 28.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.5% have at least one person who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 people and the average family 3.02 people.

The population consisted of: 28.6% under 18 years of age, 8% from 18 to 24 years of age, 30.3% from 25 to 44 years of age, 19.2% from 45 to 64 years of age and 14% over 65 years of age. The median age was 34 years.

The median income per household was $ 38,456 and the median income per family was $ 47,102. About 7.9% of families lived below the poverty line.