Editing Albert, Kansas

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{{Short description|City in Barton County, Kansas}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Albert, Kansas
|settlement_type          = [[City]]

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|subdivision_name2        = [[Barton County, Kansas|Barton]]
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|established_date         = 1880s
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|established_date2        = 1929
|named_for                = Albert Kraisinger

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|area_code                = [[Area code 620|620]]
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'''Albert''' is a city in [[Barton County, Kansas|Barton County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 132.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Albert, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2000825 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320185508/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2000825 |archive-date=March 20, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Albert was founded ''circa'' the early 1880s.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalhist00unse_4 | title=Biographical History of Barton County, Kansas | publisher=Great Bend Tribune | year=1912 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/biographicalhist00unse_4/page/79 79]}}</ref> It was named for Albert Kraisinger, a storekeeper.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=4414 | title=Profile for Albert, Kansas | publisher=[[ePodunk]] | accessdate=4 June 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101161050/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=4414 | archive-date=1 January 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Albert was a station on the Great Bend and Scott division of the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_o8X5krq3fP8C | title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Blackmar, Frank Wilson | year=1912 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_o8X5krq3fP8C/page/n52 56]}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.24|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all  land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{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 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1930= 183
|1940= 174
|1950= 218
|1960= 221
|1970= 235
|1980= 236
|1990= 229
|2000= 181
|2010= 175
|2020= 132
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|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
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===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 132 people, 64 households, and 42 families in Albert.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Albert%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 561.7 per square mile (216.9/km{{sup|2}}). There were 74 housing units at an average density of 314.9 per square mile (121.6/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Albert%20city,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=[[Census.gov]]}}</ref> The racial makeup was 93.94% (124) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (92.42% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 0.0% (0) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.76% (1) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.0% (0) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 0.0% (0) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.3% (7) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Albert%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 5.3% (7) of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Albert%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 64 households, 20.3% had children under the age of 18; 56.2% were married couples living together; 23.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 32.8% of households consisted of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 2.9.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Albert%20city,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 12.9% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Albert%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

12.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 33.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.5 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 107.1 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $38,750 (with a margin of error of +/- $10,354) and the median family income was $52,500 (+/- $32,631).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Albert%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 11.1% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.7% of those under the age of 18 and 8.7% of those ages 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Albert%20city,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Albert%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-07-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 175 people, 77 households, and 58 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|729.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 84 housing units at an average density of {{convert|350.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.6% of the population.

There were 77 households, of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.7% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.62.

The median age in the city was 46.8 years. 21.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.9% were from 25 to 44; 34.2% were from 45 to 64; and 19.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.3% male and 53.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 181 people, 76 households, and 54 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|762.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 87 housing units at an average density of {{convert|366.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.34% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.55% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.10% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.21% of the population.

There were 76 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% 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 2.91.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,375, and the median income for a family was $44,792. Males had a median income of $30,250 versus $22,083 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,948. About 6.8% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.8% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

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==Further reading==
{{See also|Barton County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Barton County, Kansas}}

==External links==
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260512 Albert - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.usd403.org/ USD 403], local school district
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/albert.PDF Albert city map], KDOT

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