Smith Center, Kansas
Location of Smith Center, Kansas
U. S. Census Map
Coordinates: 39°46′43″N 98°47′7″W / 39.77861, -98.78528
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Smith
Area
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- Land	1. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi (3. 0 km²)
- Water	0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²)
Elevation	1,795 ft (547 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,931
- Density	1,659. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9/sq mi (640. 9/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	66967
Area code(s)	785
FIPS code	20-65925[1]
GNIS feature ID	0471958[2]

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Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Notable natives 4 Athletics 5 References 6 External links

Geography

Smith Center is located at 39°46′43″N, 98°47′7″W (39. 778550, -98. 785141)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 2 square miles (3. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 0 km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

Smith Center was considered the geographic center of the United States until the admission of Alaska and Hawaii into the union. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the Following the admission of those states, the geographic center fell in North Dakota. North Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern and Western regions of the United States of America.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,931 people, 852 households, and 534 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,659. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9 people per square mile (642. 7/km²). There were 987 housing units at an average density of 848. 4/sq mi (328. 5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99. 17% White, 0. 21% Native American, 0. 26% Pacific Islander, 0. 10% from other races, and 0. 26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0. 47% of the population.

There were 852 households out of which 24. 2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54. 0% were married couples living together, 6. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37. 3% were non-families. 34. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 21. 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 17 and the average family size was 2. 77.

In the city the population was spread out with 21. 0% under the age of 18, 4. 7% from 18 to 24, 21. 7% from 25 to 44, 20. 5% from 45 to 64, and 32. 1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 84. 3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79. 2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,857, and the median income for a family was $36,316. Males had a median income of $25,833 versus $20,667 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,500. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 8. 7% of families and 10. 7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 0% of those under age 18 and 12. 5% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

• Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star
• Mitch Holthus, radio announcer for the Kansas City Chiefs
• Mark Simoneau, National Football League linebacker for the New Orleans Saints
• Albert F. "Jud" Wagner, Kansas' last confirmed World War I veteran

Athletics

The Smith Center Redmen boast one of Kansas' more successful high school football programs. Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle ( March 24 1887 &ndash June 29 1933) was an American Silent film Comedian Mitch Holthus, the "Voice of the Kansas City Chiefs", is the Play-by-play announcer for the Kansas City Chiefs on KCFX. The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. Mark Lee Simoneau (born January 16, 1977, in Phillipsburg Kansas) is an American football Linebacker in the National Football The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans Louisiana. Albert Frederick 'Jud' Wagner ( September 5, 1899 - January 20, 2007) was the last surviving Marine American veteran of the First World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Under the leadership of coach Roger Barta, the Redmen have won seven Kansas State High School Activities Association state championships, claiming the Class 3A title in 1982, 1986, and 1999, and four consecutive Class 2-1A state championships in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. The Kansas State High School Activities Association ( KSHSAA) is the organization which oversees interscholastic competition in the state of Kansas at the High

On October 30, 2007, the Smith Center Redmen scored 72 points in the first quarter against Plainville, beating a national record for most points in a quarter by a high school football team had been held by Prescott, Arizona, which scored 66 in 1925. Plainville is a city in Rooks County, Kansas, in the United States. High school football is one of most popular interscholastic sports at High schools in the United States and the second most popular in Canada. Prescott ( Yavapai: Wiikwasa Kasikita) is a City in Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. ^[5]

SCHS also has strong programs in girls volleyball, boys and girls basketball, Wrestling and track. The Redmen track team won the 2005 Class 2A state championship. The wrestling team won the 2007 3-2-1A State title and finished 2nd in 2006.

The Redmen's primary rivals are Norton and Phillipsburg High Schools, two towns located west of Smith Center on U.S. 36. US Route 36 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 1414 miles (2276 km from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville

References

External links

• Smith Center Area Chamber of Commerce.
• A short history of Smith Center.
• William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas

• Smith Center, Kansas is at coordinates 39°46′43″N 98°47′07″W / 39.77855, -98.785141 (Smith Center, Kansas)Coordinates: 39°46′43″N 98°47′07″W / 39.77855, -98.785141 (Smith Center, Kansas)

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