Editing Chapman, Kansas

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{{Short description|City in Dickinson County, Kansas, US}}
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'''Chapman''' is a city in [[Dickinson County, Kansas|Dickinson County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 1,377.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Chapman, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2012550 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113135349/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2012550 |archive-date=November 13, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
The first settlement was made at Chapman in 1868, and the same year Jackman's mill was built on Chapman Creek, a little northeast of the present town. James Streeter and S. M. Strickler laid out the town in 1871.<ref>[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/c/chapman.html Kansas Skyways Library] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901221831/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/c/chapman.html |date=September 1, 2006 }}, Chapman, Kansas</ref> It was named after the Chapman Creek.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ODXKhgH3e6AC&pg=PA40 | title=Exploring Kansas Highways | author=Heim, Michael | year=2007 | pages=40| publisher=Exploring America's Highway | isbn=9780974435886 }}</ref>

The first post office at Chapman was established in 1866, but the post office was given the name Chapman's Creek until 1872.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:DK |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=8 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909023757/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3ADK |archive-date=9 September 2013 }}</ref>

===2008 tornado===
{{main|Tornado outbreak sequence of June 3–11, 2008}}
[[File:Chapman tornado damage.jpg|thumb|left|Heavy tornado damage at [[Chapman High School (Chapman, Kansas)|Chapman High School]] on June 12, 2008 (NWS Topeka)]]

On the evening of June 11, 2008, a ½-mile wide [[tornado]] swept through Chapman.  The tornado moved from the southwest side of town, through the central business district, and then on out of town.  Many buildings and structures in the town were extensively damaged; most of the downtown area was obliterated and over 60 homes were destroyed.  At least one person was confirmed dead in early reports.<ref>[http://www.kansas.com/457/story/432424.html Wichita Eagle-Beacon]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''Tornado claims 2 lives in Kansas'' John Hanna, posted and retrieved on June 12, 2008</ref>  The [[American Red Cross]] estimated that 75 percent of homes had major damage or were destroyed. School buildings and churches took extensive damage and at least 200 people were displaced from the town.<ref name=reminiscent>{{cite web |url=http://cjonline.com/stories/061208/bre_chapman.shtml |title=Chapman 'Reminiscent of Greensburg' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613170522/http://cjonline.com/stories/061208/bre_chapman.shtml |archive-date=2008-06-13 |website=[[The Topeka Capital-Journal]] |first=Barbara |last=Hollingsworth |date=June 12, 2008 }}</ref>

Sharon Watson, public affairs director for the Kansas Army National Guard, said the damage was "very reminiscent of [[Greensburg, Kansas|Greensburg]]", a small city in southwestern Kansas that was similarly damaged during the [[tornado outbreak of May 4–6, 2007]].<ref name=reminiscent />

===''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition''===
On January 23, 2009, Friday, in the episode "Tutwiler Family" (2009) of ''[[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition]]'', the show helped rebuild their lives and homes. In the episode, the show arrived to assist an [[Iraq War]] veteran, his wife and their four young children, who were among those left homeless by the tornado. In addition to rebuilding the Tutwiler home, a coalition of builders, volunteers, and crew of ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' helped neighbors with furniture and some rebuilding, and they built the town's first community center that could also be used as a safe shelter for tornado protection.<ref>[http://www.tvguide.com/Celebrity-Blogs/Paige-Hemmis-Extreme-1002065.aspx Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: Chapman, Kansas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126015225/http://www.tvguide.com/Celebrity-Blogs/Paige-Hemmis-Extreme-1002065.aspx |date=2009-01-26 }}, ''[[TV Guide]]'', Paige Hemmis, January 23, 2009</ref>  By the end of 2009, the Tutwiler family had placed their house on the market, saying they wanted to leave the town of Chapman, citing "scrutiny and ill feelings" from several Chapman residents who claimed the family did not deserve the makeover had made residing in their new home extremely difficult. The Tutweilers have since relocated to an army base in Texas. Later that year the house was sold.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.zillow.com/blog/tutwilers-extreme-makeover-home-in-chapman-ks-listed-for-298900/2009/12/22/ |title=Tutwiler's Extreme Makeover Home in Chapman, KS Listed for $298,900 &#124; Zillow Blog - Real Estate Market Stats, Celebrity Real Estate, and Zillow News |access-date=2009-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091224154938/http://www.zillow.com/blog/tutwilers-extreme-makeover-home-in-chapman-ks-listed-for-298900/2009/12/22/ |archive-date=2009-12-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://cjonline.com/news/state/2009-12-12/makeover_home_for_sale 'Makeover' home for sale]</ref>

===2016 tornado===
{{main|Tornado outbreak sequence of May 22–26, 2016#Solomon–Abilene–Chapman, Kansas}}
[[File:Chapman2016EF4Damage.jpg|thumb|left|EF4 damage to a well-constructed brick home near Chapman with destroyed farm machinery in the background.]]
On May 25, 2016, a large tornado tore southwest of Chapman, which was placed under a [[tornado emergency]]. The violent and long-lived wedge tornado was on the ground for {{convert|25.09|mi|km|}} and lasted for at least 90 minutes, producing at least mid-range EF4 damage at its most intense point.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/20160525.20.614002 |title=Tornado History Project: 20160525.20.614002 |access-date=2020-06-25 |archive-date=2020-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627015509/http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/20160525.20.614002 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> While officially rated mid-range EF4, NWS Topeka damage surveyors noted that based on the damage that occurred in rural areas, an [[List of F5 and EF5 tornadoes|EF5]] rating may have been necessary had the tornado hit any towns directly.<ref>{{cite AV media|people=Omitt, Chad |date=February 19, 2017 |title=Tornado Talk Podcast Episode 29 - Top 10 of 2016 Part 2 (Enhanced Version) |medium=Podcast |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvOTNoraTEI |accessdate=November 5, 2017}}</ref><ref name="ArcGIS Web Application">{{Cite web|url=https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/StormDamage/DamageViewer/|title=ArcGIS Web Application}}</ref> The tornado began to weaken as it passed south of Chapman, causing extensive tree damage and inflicting low-end EF3 damage to a large farm house. To the southeast of Chapman, a home was shifted off  its foundation at EF1 intensity before the tornado dissipated shortly after 8:30&nbsp;p.m. The tornado reached a maximum width of one half-mile wide along its path, and damaged or destroyed roughly 20 homes in Dickinson County. No fatalities were incurred, but eight people suffered minor injuries  as a result of this tornado.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.gov/top/LongTrackTornadoHitsNorthCentralKS |title=Wednesday, May 25th, 2016: Long Track Tornado Hits North Central Kansas |date=June 3, 2016 |website=NWS Topeka }}</ref><ref name="OttawaCounty">{{cite report|via=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Topeka, Kansas|title=Kansas Event Report: EF3 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=626910|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2016|accessdate=December 10, 2016}}</ref><ref name="DickinsonCounty">{{cite report|via=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Topeka, Kansas|title=Kansas Event Report: EF4 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=626912|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2016|accessdate=December 10, 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.86|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>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Chapman has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=534141&cityname=Chapman%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Chapman, Kansas]</ref>

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==Demographics==
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For population 25 and over in Chapman, 87.2% have a high school diploma or higher, 17.8% have a bachelor's degree or higher, and 5.7% have a Graduate degree or higher.
===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 1,377 people, 526 households, and 369 families in Chapman.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Chapman%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 1,475.9 per square mile (569.8/km{{sup|2}}). There were 597 housing units at an average density of 639.9 per square mile (247.1/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=Chapman%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 90.99% (1,253) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (87.8% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 0.65% (9) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.22% (3) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.51% (7) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.15% (2) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 1.02% (14) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.46% (89) 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=Chapman%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 6.25% (86) 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=Chapman%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 526 households, 38.0% had children under the age of 18; 51.3% were married couples living together; 27.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 26.6% of households consisted of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.0 and the average family size was 2.5.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Chapman%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 17.8% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Chapman%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

29.7% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.1 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 109.1 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $53,621 (with a margin of error of +/- $8,319) and the median family income was $59,766 (+/- $7,410).<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=Chapman%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $42,900 (+/- $7,801) versus $38,651 (+/- $3,722) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $39,917 (+/- $3,592).<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=Chapman%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 4.1% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.6% of those under the age of 18 and 5.0% 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=Chapman%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=Chapman%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 1,393 people, 529 households, and 374 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1619.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 572 housing units at an average density of {{convert|665.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.0% of the population.

There were 529 households, of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.3% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.01.

The median age in the city was 38.4 years. 26.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 24.1% were from 45 to 64; and 16.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.5% male and 52.5% 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 1,241 people, 488 households, and 348 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,627.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 534 housing units at an average density of {{convert|700.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.76% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.48% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.97% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.40% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.73% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.66% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.98% of the population.

There were 488 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $44,063. Males had a median income of $30,536 versus $22,891 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,842. About 4.3% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The community is served by [[Chapman USD 473]] public school district.

==Government==
The city is ruled by a mayor, 5 councilmen, and a city administrator.  Howard Battishill is Mayor.  Bill Flanery is the City Administrator.

==Notable people==
{{See also|List of people from Dickinson County, Kansas}}
[[Frankie Burke]] was born in [[Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]] before traveling to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] to become an actor.  He starred in an estimated sixteen films, including  ''[[Angels with Dirty Faces]]'' (1938) and other films (many uncredited) before disappearing altogether after his last role in ''[[Shadow of the Thin Man]]'' (1941).  In the early 1960s, he opted to become a [[hobo]] and travel across the United States in freight trains. He ended up settling in Chapman, where he died in 1983 at the age of 67.

[[Joseph Henry Engle]] was a retired [[U.S. Air Force]] Major General and a former [[NASA]] [[astronaut]].  Engle helped to flight test the joint NASA-Air Force [[X-15]] rocket airplane and was one of the first astronauts in the [[Space Shuttle]] program, having flight tested the [[Space Shuttle Enterprise]] in 1977. He was commander of the second orbital test flight of the [[Space Shuttle Columbia]] in 1981.

[[Pop Hollinger|Harvey T. "Pop" Hollinger]] was one of the first [[comic book]] [[Comic book collecting|collectors]].<ref name="Gailliet">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J1t8g_yX1wcC&q=%2B%22concordia%2C+kansas%22+%2B%22fiction%22&pg=PA260|title=Of comics and men: a cultural history of American comic books|author1=Jean-Paul Gabilliet|accessdate=April 26, 2011|page=260|isbn=978-1-60473-267-2|year=2010|publisher=University Press of Mississippi}}</ref> He set up his retail and mail order shop for new and used comics in [[Concordia, Kansas]], in the late 1930s.<ref name="overstreet">{{cite web|url=http://members.cox.net/buster44/3/popstory.txt |title=The Pop Hollinger Story |accessdate=April 26, 2011 |publisher=Overstreet's Comic Book Price Guide (reprint) |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720191229/http://members.cox.net/buster44/3/popstory.txt |archivedate=July 20, 2010 }}</ref>  Hollinger was born in Chapman and lived there through his high school years.

[[Henry Varnum Poor (designer)|Henry Varnum Poor]] was an American architect, painter, sculptor, muralist, and potter.<ref>[https://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F40D1EF63459137B93CBA91789D95F448785F9  "Henry Varnum Poor, Artist, Dies at 82,"] ''New York Times.'' December 9, 1970.</ref>   Poor designed the [[Henry Varnum Poor House|"Crow House"]] on [[South Mountain Road]] in [[New City, New York]] for himself, and designed houses or home renovations for [[Kurt Weill]] and [[Lotte Lenya]], [[John Houseman]], [[Burgess Meredith]] and [[Maxwell Anderson]].  He was born in Chapman.
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==See also==
* [[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (season 6)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

==External links==
{{Commons category|Chapman, Kansas}}
;City
* {{Official website|http://chapmanks.com/|City of Chapman}}, official website
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/Default.asp?id=41260601 Chapman - Directory of Public Officials]
;Historical
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110809062929/http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/kw/towns.asp?town=Chapman&county=Dickinson Historic Images of Chapman], Special Photo Collections at [[Wichita State University]] Library
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120526125451/http://picasaweb.google.com/incntrol/ChapmanTornado Picasa album of tornado damage, 6-2008]
* [http://www.crh.noaa.gov/top/?n=chapman Chapman 2008 tornado on NWS, with radar and photo]

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