Editing Council Grove, Kansas

{{Short description|City in Morris County, Kansas}}
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|name                     = Council Grove, Kansas
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|leader_name              = Debi Schwerdtfeger

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'''Council Grove''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Morris County, Kansas|Morris County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 2,140.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Council Grove, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2015925 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113093421/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2015925 |archive-date=November 13, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>  It was named after an agreement between American settlers and the [[Osage Nation]] allowing settlers' wagon trains to pass westward through the area on the [[Santa Fe Trail]].  Pioneers gathered at a grove of trees so that wagons could band together for their trip west.

== History ==
[[Image:Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918 Morris County.png|thumb|left|1915-1918 Railroad Map of Morris County.]]
[[File:2018 West front of house -1.jpg|alt=This is the oldest stone home on the Santa Fe Trail and houses the Trail Days Cafe & Museum.|thumb|Historic Rawlinson-Terwilliger Stone Home, 803 West Main Street (2021)]]
{{See also|History of Kansas}}

Council Grove was a stop on the [[Santa Fe Trail]].  The first European-American settler was [[Seth M. Hays]], who came to the area in 1847 to trade with the [[Kaw (tribe)|Kaw tribe]], which had a reservation established in the area in 1846.  Hays was a great-grandson of [[Daniel Boone]].

The Main street in Council Grove is the old Santa Fe Trail. The Rawlinson-Terwilliger Home, 803 West Main Street, is the oldest stone home on the Santa Fe Trail and houses the Trail Days Cafe & Museum.

A post office was established in Council Grove on February 26, 1855.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/page:1/county:MR/sort:County.county_name/direction:asc | title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 | publisher=Kansas Historical Society | accessdate=15 June 2014}}</ref>

In 1858, the town was officially incorporated by the legislature.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofstateof00andr|year=1883|publisher=A. T. Andreas|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofstateof00andr/page/803 803]}}</ref>  Hays also opened a restaurant in 1857, the Hays House, which is said to be the oldest continuously operating restaurant west of the [[Mississippi River]].

The town has 15 sites listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].  One is the Post Office Oak.  Travelers left their mail in this designated tree to be picked up by others going in the right direction. [[General Custer]] of the [[United States Army]] slept here with his troops during the [[American Civil War]], under a large tree known now as the Custer Elm. 
 
The [[National Old Trails Road]], also known as the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway, was established in 1912, and was routed through [[Herington, Kansas|Herington]], [[Delavan, Kansas|Delavan]], Council Grove.

In 1943, German and Italian prisoners of [[World War II]] were brought to Kansas and other Midwest states as a means of solving the labor shortage caused by American men serving in the war effort. Large [[internment]] camps were established in Kansas: [[Camp Concordia]], Camp Funston (at [[Fort Riley]]), Camp Phillips (at [[Salina, Kansas|Salina]] under [[Fort Riley]]). [[Fort Riley]] established 12 smaller branch camps, including Council Grove.<ref>[http://www.gentracer.org/powcampsKS.html List of Prisoner Of War (POW) Camps in Kansas]</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.99|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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>  The city is fifty-five miles southwest of [[Topeka]].

===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, Council Grove has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=768141&cityname=Council+Grove%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Council Grove, Kansas]</ref>

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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1880= 1042
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|1900= 2265
|1910= 2545
|1920= 2857
|1930= 2898
|1940= 2875
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===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 2,140 people, 912 households, and 528 families in Council Grove.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Council%20Grove%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 1,002.3 per square mile (387.0/km{{sup|2}}). There were 1,050 housing units at an average density of 491.8 per square mile (189.9/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=Council%20Grove%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 90.89% (1,945) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (88.18% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 0.23% (5) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.33% (7) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.23% (5) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% (1) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 2.15% (46) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.12% (131) 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=Council%20Grove%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 7.1% (152) 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=Council%20Grove%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 912 households, 29.6% had children under the age of 18; 43.3% were married couples living together; 31.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 36.6% of households consisted of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.4 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=Council%20Grove%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 20.5% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Council%20Grove%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

23.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.6 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 112.8 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $49,519 (with a margin of error of +/- $7,824) and the median family income was $64,722 (+/- $5,171).<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=Council%20Grove%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $30,238 (+/- $8,095) versus $27,649 (+/- $1,905) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $27,799 (+/- $2,339).<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=Council%20Grove%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 5.0% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.9% of those under the age of 18 and 5.5% 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=Council%20Grove%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=Council%20Grove%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 2,182 people, 991 households, and 565 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1096.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,107 housing units at an average density of {{convert|556.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]],<ref>{{Citation|title=The Santa Fe Trail|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt46nx9w.5|work=Disaster At The Colorado|pages=13–22|publisher=Utah State University Press|doi=10.2307/j.ctt46nx9w.5|isbn=978-0-87421-461-1|access-date=2021-04-18}}</ref> 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.9% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.6% 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 991 households, of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.0% were non-families. 39.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.85.

The median age in the city was 45.9 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.8% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 24.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.8% male and 53.2% 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 2,321 people, 1,002 households, and 634 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,293.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,099 housing units at an average density of {{convert|612.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.23% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.26% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.47% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.60% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.11% of the population.

There were 1,002 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,949, and the median income for a family was $37,061. Males had a median income of $29,500 versus $20,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,189. About 7.4% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Area events==
* Heritage Rendezvous
* Washunga Days

==Area attractions==
* Allegawaho Heritage Memorial Park
* [[Kaw Mission State Historic Site]]
* 1857 Hays House
* ''[[Madonna of the Trail]]'' monument
*  Trail Days Historic Site
Presently, both the [[Council Grove Lake|Council Grove Reservoir]] and the City Lake are popular for recreational activities.  While both lakes are open to the public and motorized boats, most of the land around the City Lake is leased to the owners of over three hundred lake houses.  Building is restricted on the larger Council Grove Reservoir but there are many well-positioned camp sites.  Excellent fishing is found on these lakes as well.  Walleye, crappie, white bass, and many more fish are in both the Council Grove Reservoir and the City Lake.

==Education==
[[Image:Aerial photo of Council Grove Kansas 09-04-2013.JPG|thumb|right|Aerial photo of Council Grove (2013)]]

The community is served by [[Morris County USD 417]] public school district.<ref>[http://www.usd417.net/ USD 417 website.]</ref> [[Council Grove High School]] is a high school located at 129 Hockaday St., Council Grove.  Students from the surrounding areas travel to Council Grove to attend high school.<ref>[http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ks/288 "Council Grove High School"], Great Schools</ref> Council Grove Middle School includes grades 6 through 8 and is located at 706 E Main St.  Council Grove Elementary School includes kindergarten through the 5th grade and is attached to the middle school. The athletic teams are known as the ''Braves''.

==Transportation==
Council Grove was located on the [[National Old Trails Road]], also known as the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway, that was established in 1912.

==Notable people==
* [[Charles Curtis]] Vice President of the United States under Herbert Hoover 1929 - 1933, member [[Kaw people|Kaw]] Indian tribe.
* [[Don C. Harvey|Don Harvey]], actor
* [[Clara H. Hazelrigg|Clara Hazelrigg]], author, educator, social reformer
* [[James Monroe Miller|James Miller]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Kansas]]
* [[John Jacob Rhodes|John Rhodes]], United States House of Representatives from Arizona 1952 - 1983, House Republican Leader 1973 - 1981

==Gallery==
* [http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/kw/towns.asp?town=Council%20Grove&county=Morris Historic Images of Council Grove], Special Photo Collections at [[Wichita State University]] Library
<gallery widths="220px" heights="165px">
Image:Farmers and Drovers Bank and Indicator Building (8217689776).jpg|Historic Farmers and Drovers Bank building (2012)
Image:MKT Depot Council Grove, Kansas.jpg|1894 Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Depot (2015)
Image:Carnegie Library Council Grove, Kansas.jpg|Morris County Historical Society, previously was a Carnegie Library (2015)
Image:Madonna-Council-Grove.jpg|''[[Madonna of the Trail]]'' monument in Council Grove (2005)
Image:CouncilOakatCouncilGrove.jpg|Council Oak at Council Grove (1912)
Image:Last Chance Store.jpg|1857 Historic Last Chance Store (1958)
</gallery>

==See also==
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* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, Kansas]]
** [[Council Grove Historic District]]
* [[Santa Fe Trail]]
* [[National Old Trails Road]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
{{Kansas books}}
{{See also|Morris County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Morris County, Kansas}}
{{See also|Santa Fe Trail#Further reading|l1=List of books about Santa Fe Trail}}
* [https://archive.org/details/storyofcouncilgr00brig ''The Story of Council Grove on the Santa Fe Trail'']; 2nd Ed; Lalla Maloy Brigham; 176 pages; 1921.

==External links==
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;City
* [https://www.cityofcouncilgrove.com/ City of Council Grove]
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260585 Council Grove - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.councilgrove.com/ Council Grove Chamber of Commerce & Tourism]
;Historical
* {{YouTube|ybzo69iQsxY|Hays House}}, from ''Hatteberg's People'' on [[KAKE]] TV news
* [http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/kw/towns.asp?town=Council%20Grove&county=Morris Historic Images of Council Grove], Special Photo Collections at [[Wichita State University]] Library
* [http://www.kansasphototour.com/councilg.htm Kansas Photo Tour - Council Grove]
* [http://www.kansastowns.us/coungrov.html Council Grove 19th Century History]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050827191251/http://www.ku.edu/heritage/towns/coungrov.html Historical information about Council Grove]

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