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Kipp, Kansas

Coordinates: 38°47′02″N 97°27′16″W / 38.78389°N 97.45444°W / 38.78389; -97.45444
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Kipp, Kansas
CDP
Location within Saline County and Kansas
Location within Saline County and Kansas
KDOT map of Saline County (legend)
KDOT map of Saline County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°47′02″N 97°27′16″W / 38.78389°N 97.45444°W / 38.78389; -97.45444[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountySaline
Elevation
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1,207 ft (368 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total60
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67401
Area code785
FIPS code20-37200[1]
GNIS ID476837[1]

Kipp is a census-designated place (CDP) in Eureka and Solomon townships in Saline County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 60.[2] It is located southeast of Salina along Schilling Road between Whitmore Road and Kipp Road, next to an abandoned railroad.

Kipp is a part of the Salina micropolitan area.

History

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A post office was opened in Kipp in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1957.[3]

Geography

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Its elevation is 1207 feet (368 m), and it is located at 38°47′2″N 97°27′16″W / 38.78389°N 97.45444°W / 38.78389; -97.45444 (38.7838911, -97.4544748).[4] The West Branch of Gypsum Creek flows through the community.[5]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202060—
U.S. Decennial Census

The 2020 United States census counted 60 people, 29 households, and 26 families in Kipp.[6][7] The population density was 74.4 per square mile (28.7/km2). There were 31 housing units at an average density of 38.5 per square mile (14.9/km2).[7][8] The racial makeup was 90.0% (54) white or European American (86.67% 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, 0.0% (0) from other races, and 10.0% (6) from two or more races.[9] Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6.67% (4) of the population.[10]

Of the 29 households, 31.0% had children under the age of 18; 82.8% were married couples living together; 13.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 10.3% of households consisted of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[7] The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 0.0% of the population.[11]

25.0% of the population was under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 18.3% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 25.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 172.7 males.[7] For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 181.2 males.[7]

Education

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The community is served by Southeast of Saline USD 306 public school district. The district high school, Southeast of Saline, is located 4 miles west of Gypsum.

Kipp schools were closed through school unification. The Kipp High School mascot was Kipp Orioles.[12] The Kipp Orioles won the Kansas State High School class B baseball championship in 1949.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Kipp, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ a b "Profile of Kipp, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kipp, Kansas
  5. ^ DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, 48. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.
  6. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e "US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  8. ^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved December 30, 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  10. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  11. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  12. ^ "The good ole days", The Salina Journal, 1 December 1994, p.17.
  13. ^ "Baseball". KSHSAA. Archived from the original on January 7, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.

Further reading

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See also: List of books about Saline County, Kansas
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