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{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Short description|City in Nemaha County, Kansas}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Bern, Kansas |settlement_type = [[City]] <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |image_map = Nemaha_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Bern_Highlighted.svg |map_caption = Location within [[Nemaha County, Kansas|Nemaha County]] and [[Kansas]] |image_map1 = Map of Nemaha Co, Ks, USA.png |map_caption1 = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Nemaha County, Kansas|Nemaha County]] ([[:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png|legend]]) <!-- Location --> |coordinates_footnotes = <ref name="GNIS"/> |coordinates = {{coord|39|57|41|N|95|58|16|W|region:US-KS_type:city_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}} |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Kansas]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Kansas|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Nemaha County, Kansas|Nemaha]] |subdivision_type3 = [[List of townships in Kansas|Township]] |subdivision_name3 = <!-- Established --> |established_title = Founded |established_date = |established_title1 = [[Platted]] |established_date1 = |established_title2 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] |established_date2 = 1910 |named_for = [[Bern]], Switzerland <!-- Government --> |government_footnotes = |government_type = <!-- [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–Council]] --> |leader_title = [[Mayor]] |leader_name = <!-- Area --> |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_20.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 24, 2020}}</ref> |area_total_sq_mi = 0.28 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.28 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 |area_total_km2 = 0.74 |area_land_km2 = 0.74 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |unit_pref = Imperial <!-- Elevation --> |elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GNIS"/> |elevation_ft = 1270 <!-- Population --> |population_footnotes = <ref name="Census-2020-Profile"/> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_total = 161 |pop_est_footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |population_est = |population_density_sq_mi = auto |population_density_km2 = auto <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[Central Time Zone|CST]] |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 66408 |area_code_type = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]] |area_code = [[Area code 785|785]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 20-06275 |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]] |blank1_info = 2394147<ref name="GNIS">{{GNIS|2394147}}</ref> |website = }} '''Bern''' is a city in [[Nemaha County, Kansas|Nemaha County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/> As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 161.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Bern, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2006275 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=June 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610002342/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2006275 |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> ==History== Bern got its start in the late 1880s, following construction of the railroad through that territory.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofnemahac00tenn | title=History of Nemaha County, Kansas | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Tennal, Ralph | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofnemahac00tenn/page/116 116]}}</ref> It was named by Swiss immigrants after [[Bern]], the capital of Switzerland.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ | title=Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society | publisher=Kansas State Printing Plant | author=Kansas State Historical Society | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ/page/n356 249]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=4474 | title=Profile for Bern, Kansas | publisher=[[ePodunk]] | accessdate=18 June 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515092217/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=4474 | archive-date=15 May 2019 | url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Geography== Bern is located at {{coord|39|57|44|N|95|58|19|W|type:city}} (39.9622218, -95.9719422).<ref name="GNIS"/> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.29|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/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-07-02 }}</ref> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=left |1930= 306 |1940= 236 |1950= 216 |1960= 206 |1970= 191 |1980= 220 |1990= 190 |2000= 204 |2010= 166 |2020= 161 |estyear= |estimate= |estref= |align-fn=center |footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census] }} ===2020 census=== The [[2020 United States census]] counted 161 people, 66 households, and 39 families in Bern.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Bern%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 566.9 per square mile (218.9/km{{sup|2}}). There were 88 housing units at an average density of 309.9 per square mile (119.6/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=Bern%20city,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |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 90.06% (145) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (90.06% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 0.0% (0) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 1.86% (3) [[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]], 3.11% (5) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.97% (8) 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=Bern%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 3.73% (6) 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=Bern%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Of the 66 households, 27.3% had children under the age of 18; 53.0% were married couples living together; 21.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 31.8% of households consisted of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.6 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=Bern%20city,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 18.0% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Bern%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> 26.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 101.7 males.<ref name=:0 /> The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $60,000 (with a margin of error of +/- $36,761) and the median family income was $50,625 (+/- $45,815).<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=Bern%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $35,000 (+/- $15,875) versus $37,500 (+/- $34,708) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $36,250 (+/- $20,828).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Bern%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 27.9% of families and 30.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 64.3% of those under the age of 18 and 4.2% 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=Bern%20city,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |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=Bern%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |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 166 people, 81 households, and 45 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|572.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 95 housing units at an average density of {{convert|327.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.0% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.0% of the population. There were 81 households, of which 21.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.4% were non-families. 40.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.73. The median age in the city was 43.5 years. 18.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 28.2% were from 45 to 64; and 19.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.8% male and 48.2% 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 204 people, 86 households, and 55 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|748.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 102 housing units at an average density of {{convert|374.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.51% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 0.49% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.96% of the population. There were 86 households, out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families, and 24.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.02. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $40,417, and the median income for a family was $49,000. Males had a median income of $34,063 versus $21,563 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,254. About 7.4% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 5.7% of those 65 or over. ==Education== The community is served by [[Prairie Hills USD 113]] public school district,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/SchoolDistrict/School%20District_273.pdf|title=USD 273 Map|date=June 10, 2016 |publisher=[[Kansas Department of Transportation]]|accessdate=2020-04-29}}</ref> formed in 2010 by the merger of Sabetha USD 441 and Axtel USD 488.<ref name=KansasSchoolcons>{{cite web|url=https://www.cjonline.com/article/20110724/NEWS/307249967|title=School consolidations in Kansas for past decade|work=[[The Topeka Capital-Journal]]|date=2011-07-24|accessdate=2020-04-26}}</ref> The school board voted close Bern Elementary and High School. ==Notable person== * [[Herman F. Krueger]], [[Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives]] ==See also== * [[Tornado outbreak of May 20–22, 2019]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260561 Bern - Directory of Public Officials] * [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/bern.pdf Bern city map], KDOT {{Nemaha County, Kansas}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Cities in Kansas]] [[Category:Cities in Nemaha County, Kansas]] [[Category:Swiss-American history]] [[Category:1910 establishments in Kansas]]
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