Editing Claflin, Kansas

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{{Short description|City in Barton County, Kansas}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Claflin, Kansas
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|area_code                = [[Area code 620|620]]
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'''Claflin''' is a city in [[Barton County, Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 562.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Claflin, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2013425 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320185724/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2013425 |archive-date=March 20, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Prior to American expansion and occupation, the region was controlled by [[Cheyenne]], [[Pawnee people|Pawnee]], and [[Kiowa]] tribes. The [[Santa Fe Trail]] contributed to American settlement in Barton County, as it did throughout [[Kansas]] and much of the southern [[Great Plains]].

The first settlement claim recorded in the area of Claflin was made by George Platt in 1870.<ref name="Simons">{{cite web |last1=Simons |first1=John |title=A History of Early Day Barton County, Kansas |url=https://esirc.emporia.edu/bitstream/handle/123456789/2732/Simons%201971.pdf |publisher=Thesis: Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia |format=PDF |date=August 1971}}</ref> This claim was divided and re-entered, eventually being sold to J. H. Williamson in 1875,<ref name="Simons" /> and becoming the town of Claflin.

The community was officially organized in response to [[Missouri Pacific Railroad]] plans for a branch line to come through the area.
<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalhist00unse_4|title=Biographical History of Barton County, Kansas|publisher=Great Bend Tribune|year=1912|page=[https://archive.org/details/biographicalhist00unse_4/page/312 312]}}</ref><ref name="Cyclopedia">{{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|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_o8X5krq3fP8C/page/n348 352]}}</ref> Tracks were laid by 1887.<ref name="Cyclopedia" /><ref name="Claflin-History">{{cite web|url=http://www.claflinkansas.com/page13.php|title=History|publisher=City of Claflin, KS|access-date=5 April 2014|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010134705/http://claflinkansas.com/page13.php|archive-date=10 October 2014}}</ref>

The station, on the south side of the tracks, was originally named '''Giles City''' after landowner Stelle Giles.<ref name="Simons" /> Farmer and landowner William Albro Giles,<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9K6T-8XS Family Search] {{user generated source|date=November 2023}}</ref> son of Stella Giles,<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVG8-WVY Family Search] {{user generated source|date=November 2023}}</ref> did not sell the 40 acres desired by the town company for building a town on the south side of the tracks.<ref name="Simons" /> The land for the town was purchased on the north side of the tracks from J. H. Williamson.<ref name="Simons" /> Judge Oliver Perry Hamilton surveyed the land<ref name="Simons" /> and named the town '''Claflin,''' after his wife, Adelia Maria Claflin.<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCCW-8TR Family Search] {{user generated source|date=November 2023}}</ref> The Claflin Town Company, with Stelle Giles as President, filed the townsite with the Barton County Register of Deeds on March 31, 1887.<ref name="Simons" />

The first official resident of Claflin was Robert Leslie Hamilton,<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KL59-NKH Family Search] {{user generated source|date=November 2023}}</ref> who built and operated the S. S. Chatten Lumber Company.<ref name="Simons" /> Other early residents include: Mel Cummings, railroad agent; George Norris; J. H. Cannon, store owner, banker, undertaker; M. C. Elmore, hardware store owner; Cas Dermitt, cafe owner; A. A. German, elevator operator; Charles Bucker, blacksmith; Charles Vert, publisher of the Claflin Clarion.<ref name="Simons" />

The city was incorporated<ref name="Simons" /> by order of the Barton County Commissioners on July 18, 1901, and the first election was held on August 2, 1901.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.33|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
|align=left
|1910= 554
|1920= 648
|1930= 607
|1940= 747
|1950= 921
|1960= 891
|1970= 887
|1980= 764
|1990= 678
|2000= 705
|2010= 645
|2020= 562
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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 562 people, 240 households, and 152 families in Claflin.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Claflin%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 1,667.7 per square mile (643.9/km{{sup|2}}). There were 280 housing units at an average density of 830.9 per square mile (320.8/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=Claflin%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 95.2% (535) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (93.59% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 0.18% (1) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.0% (0) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.18% (1) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 0.71% (4) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.74% (21) 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=Claflin%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 2.14% (12) 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=Claflin%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 240 households, 27.9% had children under the age of 18; 52.9% were married couples living together; 20.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 32.5% of households consisted of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.2 and the average family size was 3.1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Claflin%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 11.0% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Claflin%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

24.0% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 100.5 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $43,516 (with a margin of error of +/- $7,215) and the median family income was $57,813 (+/- $28,752).<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=Claflin%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $37,813 (+/- $12,297) versus $26,111 (+/- $9,140) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $31,932 (+/- $11,060).<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=Claflin%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 15.2% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 31.9% of those under the age of 18 and 11.9% 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=Claflin%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=Claflin%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 645 people, 267 households, and 175 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1954.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 299 housing units at an average density of {{convert|906.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.6% of the population.

There were 267 households, of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.5% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.04.

The median age in the city was 42.6 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.1% were from 25 to 44; 28.4% were from 45 to 64; and 18.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% 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 705 people, 280 households, and 189 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,120.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 316 housing units at an average density of {{convert|950.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.43% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.43% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.99% of the population.

There were 280 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,521, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $29,659 versus $18,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,819. About 2.2% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The community is served by [[Central Plains USD 112]] public school district. The Central Plains High School mascot is the "Oilers" and current principal is Toby Holmes.

Prior to a consolidation, the school and mascot were known as the Claflin High School "Wildcats".<ref>"Western Kansas Basketball Results", Great Bend Tribune, 13 December 1967, p.5.</ref>

As the Claflin Wildcats, they won the Kansas State High School 8-Man DII football championship in 1991 and 1992 as well as the 2-1A football championship in 1997, 1998 and 1999.<ref name="football" />  The Central Plains Oilers won the [[Kansas State High School Activities Association|Kansas State High School]] 8-Man DI football championship in 2014, and again in 2018 after an undefeated season, finishing 13–0 with the Kansas State Ranking of #1 for their classification, and a National ranking of #8 in the country.<ref name="football">{{cite web | title = Football | publisher = KSHSAA | url = http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Football/History.cfm | accessdate = 3 January 2017 | archive-date = December 20, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161220184508/http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Football/History.cfm | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Walter J. Hickel|Walter Hickel]] (1919–2010) - Twice governor of [[Alaska]]. [[United States Secretary of the Interior]] under President [[Richard Nixon]].
* [[Jackie Stiles]] (b. 1978) - [[NCAA]] Division I women's [[college basketball]].

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

==External links==
{{Commons category|Claflin, Kansas}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260610 Claflin - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/claflin.PDF Claflin city map], KDOT

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