Editing Dorrance, Kansas

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{{Short description|City in Russell County, Kansas}}
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'''Dorrance''' is a city in [[Russell County, Kansas|Russell County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 146.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Dorrance, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2018325 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321191952/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2018325 |archive-date=March 21, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Kansas Pacific Railway]] reached the site of Dorrance in June 1867. [[German people|German]], [[English people|English]], and [[Irish people|Irish]] settlers followed shortly thereafter, forming a small community by 1870.<ref name=Chamber>{{cite web | title = Area Attractions | publisher = Russell Area Chamber of Commerce | url = http://www.russellks.org/attractions.html | accessdate = 2011-08-28 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110727225241/http://www.russellks.org/attractions.html | archive-date = 2011-07-27 }}</ref> In early 1872, they were joined by a colony of settlers from [[Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web | last = Cutler | first = William G. | title = Russell County, Part 2 | work = History of the State of Kansas | publisher = A. T. Andreas | location = [[Chicago]] | year = 1883 | url = http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/russell/russell-co-p2.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030708014110/http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/russell/russell-co-p2.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2003-07-08 | accessdate = 2011-08-28}}</ref> A prairie fire destroyed much of the community's business district in March 1879.<ref name=Chamber/> The town of Dorrance was formally laid out in 1880, named for Oliver Dorrance, the-then railroad superintendent.<ref name=FHSU>{{cite web | title = Homesteading in Russell County - Dorrance | work = Kansas Heritage Project | publisher = [[Fort Hays State University]] | url = http://www.fhsu.edu/library/ksheritage/Dorrance/ | accessdate = 2011-08-28 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927010309/http://www.fhsu.edu/library/ksheritage/Dorrance/ | archive-date = 2011-09-27 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title = The Biographical Directory of the Railway Officials of America for 1887 | publisher = The Railway Age Publishing Co. | location = [[Chicago]] | page = 89 | year = 1887 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=m4BKWu0Jf0EC&dq=Dorrance+%22Kansas+Pacific%22+superintendent&pg=PA89 | accessdate = 2011-08-28}}</ref> The first [[post office]] opened in July 1883.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:RS |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=22 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009133403/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3ARS |archive-date=October 9, 2013 }}</ref> Dorrance was [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] in April 1910 and became a center of goods and services for eastern Russell County.<ref name=KSHS>{{cite web | title = Dorrance State Bank - Dorrance, Kansas | work = Register of Historic Kansas Places Registration Form | publisher = [[Kansas Historical Society]] | url = http://www.kshs.org/resource/national_register/nominationsNRDB/Russell_DorranceStateBankSR.pdf | accessdate = 2011-08-28}}</ref><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/n530 534]}}</ref>

==Geography==
Dorrance is located in north-central Kansas, {{convert|102|mi|km}} northwest of [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]] and {{convert|214|mi|km}} west of [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]].<ref>{{cite web | title = City Distance Tool | publisher = [[Geobytes]] | url = http://www.geobytes.com/citydistancetool.htm | accessdate = 2010-10-23 | archive-date = October 5, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101005175701/http://geobytes.com/CityDistanceTool.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref> Located {{convert|1/2|mi|km}} south of [[Interstate 70 in Kansas|Interstate 70]], it is roughly {{convert|15|mi|km}} east-southeast of [[Russell, Kansas|Russell]], the [[county seat]].<ref name=CountyMap/>

Dorrance lies in the [[Smoky Hills]] region of the [[Great Plains]], approximately {{convert|3|mi|km}} north of the [[Smoky Hill River]] and {{convert|6|mi|km}} south of [[Wilson Lake (Kansas)|Wilson Lake]].<ref name=CountyMap>{{cite web | title = General Highway Map - Russell County, Kansas | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | date = 2010-10-01 | url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/county-pdf/russell.PDF | accessdate = 2010-12-12}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.34|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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</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, Dorrance has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=149841&cityname=Dorrance%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Dorrance, Kansas]</ref>

==Demographics==
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|1980= 220
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===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 146 people, 75 households, and 42 families in Dorrance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Dorrance%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 430.7 per square mile (166.3/km{{sup|2}}). There were 97 housing units at an average density of 286.1 per square mile (110.5/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=Dorrance%20city,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-03 |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 93.15% (136) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (93.15% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 0.0% (0) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.0% (0) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 1.37% (2) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 0.68% (1) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.79% (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=Dorrance%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 0.68% (1) 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=Dorrance%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 75 households, 16.0% had children under the age of 18; 49.3% were married couples living together; 22.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 44.0% of households consisted of individuals and 16.0% 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 3.3.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Dorrance%20city,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |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=Dorrance%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

11.0% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 28.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.8 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 88.4 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $55,000 (with a margin of error of +/- $33,361) and the median family income was $69,444 (+/- $13,544).<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=Dorrance%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Females had a median income of $16,641 (+/- $4,228) for females.<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=Dorrance%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 5.4% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.0% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% 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=Dorrance%20city,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |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=Dorrance%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], there were 185 people, 85 households, and 51 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|616.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 113 housing units at an average density of {{convert|376.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.8% [[White American|White]], 2.7% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]], and 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics and Latinos]] of any race were 0.5% of the population.<ref name=Census>{{cite web | title = U.S. Census website | url = https://www.census.gov | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]] | accessdate = 2014-09-10}}</ref>

There were 85 households, of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.4% had a male householder with no wife present, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18, and the average family size was 2.84.<ref name=Census/>

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males age 18 and over.<ref name=Census/>

The median income for a household in the city was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $36,000. Males had a median income of $43,438 versus $37,708 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,126. 8.3% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 36.8% of those under the age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census/>

===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 205 people, 94 households, and 56 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|611.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 118 housing units at an average density of {{convert|351.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.51% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.49% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.49% of the population.

There were 94 households, out of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.4% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city the population was spread out, with 21.0% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.

==Economy==
As of 2012, 64.8% of the population over the age of 16 was in the labor force. 0.0% was in the armed forces, and 64.8% was in the civilian labor force with 55.7% being employed and 9.0% unemployed. The composition, by occupation, of the employed civilian labor force was: 35.3% in management, business, science, and arts; 22.1% in sales and office occupations; 16.2% in service occupations; 13.2% in natural resources, construction, and maintenance; and 13.2% in production, transportation, and material moving. The three industries employing the largest percentages of the working civilian labor force were: agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining (27.9%); educational services, and health care and social assistance (26.5%); and manufacturing (14.7%).<ref name=Census/>

The cost of living in Dorrance is relatively low; compared to a U.S. average of 100, the cost of living index for the community is 79.2.<ref name=CityData>{{cite web | title = Dorrance, Kansas | publisher = City-Data.com | url = http://www.city-data.com/city/Dorrance-Kansas.html | accessdate = 2014-09-10}}</ref> As of 2012, the median home value in the city was $51,300, and the median selected monthly owner cost was $656 for housing units with a mortgage and $304 for those without.<ref name=Census/>

==Government==
Dorrance is a [[Kansas#Important cities and towns|city of the third class]] with a [[mayor-council government|mayor-council]] form of government. The [[city council]] consists of five members, and it meets on the second Saturday of each month.<ref name="gov1">{{cite web | title = Dorrance | work = Directory of Kansas Public Officials | publisher = The League of Kansas Municipalities | url = http://www.lkm.org/directory/cities.php?ID=464 | accessdate = 2011-08-28 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111213104521/http://www.lkm.org/directory/cities.php?ID=464 | archive-date = 2011-12-13 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Dorrance lies within [[Kansas's 1st congressional district|Kansas's 1st U.S. Congressional District]]. For the purposes of representation in the [[Kansas Legislature]], the city is located in the 36th district of the [[Kansas Senate]] and the 109th district of the [[Kansas House of Representatives]].<ref name="gov1"/>

==Education==
The community is served by [[Central Plains USD 112]] public school district.<ref>{{cite web | title = Central Plains USD 112| publisher = USD 112| url = http://www.usd112.org/| accessdate = 7 January 2017}}</ref> Students attend schools in [[Wilson, Kansas|Wilson]].

Dorrance schools were closed through school unification. The Dorrance Cardinals<ref>"Dorrance Honors Its State Champs", The Salina Journal, 21 March 1956, p.14.</ref> won the [[Kansas State High School Activities Association|Kansas State High School]] boys class BB basketball championship in 1956.<ref>{{cite web | title = Basketball | publisher = KSHSAA | url = http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Basketball/History.cfm | accessdate = 3 January 2017 | archive-date = 2 January 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170102171800/http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Basketball/History.cfm | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[Interstate 70 in Kansas|Interstate 70]] and [[U.S. Route 40 in Kansas|U.S. Route 40]] run concurrently east–west less than a mile north of the city. The old alignment of U.S. 40 runs southeast–northwest through Dorrance, intersecting 200th Boulevard, a paved county road formerly designated [[K-231 (Kansas highway)|K-231]], which runs north–south along the city's eastern edge.<ref name=CountyMap/><ref>{{cite web | title = Official 1960-61 Kansas Highway Map | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/1960Mapside.pdf | accessdate = 2010-12-12}}</ref>

[[Union Pacific Railroad]] operates a freight rail line, its Kansas Pacific (KP) line, through Dorrance. The line runs southeast–northwest through the community, parallel to the old alignment of U.S. 40.<ref>{{cite web | title = UPRR Common Line Names | publisher = [[Union Pacific Railroad]] | url = http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/maps/attachments/upcomnam.pdf | accessdate = 2010-10-23}}</ref>

===Utilities===
Western Electric provides electricity to local residents. H & B Communications provides landline telephone service and offers cable television and internet access.<ref name=Utilities>{{cite web | title = Utilities | publisher = Russell County, Kansas Economic Development & CVB | url = http://www.russellcoks.org/EconomicDevelopment/RussellCounty/Utilities/tabid/196/Default.aspx | accessdate = 2014-09-10 | archive-date = January 16, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150116130115/http://www.russellcoks.org/EconomicDevelopment/RussellCounty/Utilities/tabid/196/Default.aspx | url-status = dead }}</ref> Most residents use [[natural gas]] for heating fuel; service is provided by Midwest Energy, Inc.<ref name=CityData/><ref name=Utilities/>

==Media==
Dorrance is in the [[Media in Wichita, Kansas#Television|Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Kansas | work = TV Market Maps | publisher = EchoStar Knowledge Base | url = http://dishuser.org/TVMarkets/Maps/kansas.gif | accessdate = 2014-09-10 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110726000406/http://dishuser.org/TVMarkets/Maps/kansas.gif | archive-date = 2011-07-26 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Culture==
===Points of interest===
The Dorrance Historical Society Museum, located downtown, exhibits artifacts from the community's history.<ref name=Chamber/><ref>{{cite web | title = Russell County | work = Blue Skyways | publisher = [[State Library of Kansas]] | url = http://skyways.lib.ks.us/counties/RS/ | accessdate = 2011-08-28 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110805004834/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/counties/RS/ | archive-date = 2011-08-05 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

===In popular culture and the arts===
Dorrance was among the filming locations for the 1973 film ''[[Paper Moon (film)|Paper Moon]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title = Paper Moon | publisher = Moviediva | date = Nov 2010 | url = http://www.moviediva.com/MD_root/reviewpages/MDPaperMoon.htm | accessdate = 2011-03-06}}</ref>

Toss Back, the company which invented and first produced the "Snap Back" rim used in NBA basketball, was located in Dorrance.<ref>{{cite web | last = Bickel | first = Amy | title = Still in the game | publisher = [[The Hutchinson News]] | date = 2008-04-05 | url = http://www.hutchnews.com/Todaystop/goal | accessdate = 2011-03-06}}</ref>

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

==External links==
{{Commons category|Dorrance, Kansas}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260652 Dorrance - Directory of Public Officials]
* [http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/kw/towns.asp?town=Dorrance&county=Russell Historic Images of Dorrance], Wichita State University Library
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/dorrance.pdf Dorrance city map], KDOT

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