Editing Grenola, Kansas

{{Short description|City in Elk County, Kansas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Grenola, Kansas
|settlement_type          = [[City]]

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|image_caption            = Grenola Elevator Museum & Historical Society (2023)
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Elk County, Kansas|Elk County]] and [[Kansas]]
|image_map1               = Map of Elk Co, Ks, USA.png
|map_caption1             = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Elk County, Kansas|Elk County]] ([[:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png|legend]])

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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Kansas]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Kansas|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Elk County, Kansas|Elk]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Kansas|Township]]
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|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1879
|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
|established_date1        =
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = 1880<ref name="gov1"/>
|named_for                = Green Field + Canola

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|government_footnotes     = <ref name="gov1">{{cite web |title=City of Grenola |url=https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260736 |website=The League of Kansas Municipalities |date=May 29, 2019}}</ref>
|government_type          = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–Council]]
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Josh Kessinger

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|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.47
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|area_total_km2           = 1.21
|area_land_km2            = 1.20
|area_water_km2           = 0.01
|unit_pref                = Imperial

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|elevation_ft             = 1125

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|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census-2020-Profile"/>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 151
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|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone|CST]]
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|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 67346
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|area_code                = [[Area code 620|620]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 20-28800
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 2394247<ref name="GNIS">{{GNIS|2394247}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://www.grenolaks.com/|grenolaks.com}}
}}

'''Grenola''' is a city in [[Elk County, Kansas|Elk County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 151.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Grenola, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2028800 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504101334/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2028800 |archive-date=May 4, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Grenola had its start in the year 1879 by the building of the railroad through that territory. At that time, the two rival cities of '''Green Field''' and '''Canola''', which were three miles apart, relocated to the site of the railroad and merged. The name Grenola is a [[portmanteau]] of the names of the two former towns.<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/n792 796]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Hook|first=J. N.|title=All Those Wonderful Names|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rIq4AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT274|date=10 June 2014|publisher=Open Road Media|isbn=978-1-4976-1186-3|page=274}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.48|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, Grenola has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=842341&cityname=Grenola%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Grenola, Kansas]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1890= 608
|1900= 666
|1910= 532
|1920= 547
|1930= 552
|1940= 517
|1950= 380
|1960= 349
|1970= 290
|1980= 335
|1990= 256
|2000= 231
|2010= 216
|2020= 151
|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 151 people, 76 households, and 39 families in Grenola.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Grenola%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 324.7 per square mile (125.4/km{{sup|2}}). There were 112 housing units at an average density of 240.9 per square mile (93.0/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=Grenola%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 93.38% (141) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (93.38% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 0.0% (0) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.66% (1) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.66% (1) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 0.66% (1) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.64% (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=Grenola%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 1.32% (2) 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=Grenola%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 76 households, 18.4% had children under the age of 18; 42.1% were married couples living together; 25.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 44.7% of households consisted of individuals and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.1 and the average family size was 2.7.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Grenola%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 17.2% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Grenola%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

21.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 2.6% from 18 to 24, 15.2% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 29.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.8 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 107.0 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $44,167 (with a margin of error of +/- $12,418) and the median family income was $60,938 (+/- $8,652).<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=Grenola%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $22,708 (+/- $17,356). The median income for those above 16 years old was $16,528 (+/- $9,774).<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=Grenola%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 10.9% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.7% of those under the age of 18 and 3.0% 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=Grenola%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=Grenola%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |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 216 people, 92 households, and 64 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|450.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 128 housing units at an average density of {{convert|266.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.5% from two or more races.

There were 92 households, of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.4% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.80.

The median age in the city was 47.4 years. 25% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.5% were from 25 to 44; 25.8% were from 45 to 64; and 26.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.5% male and 50.5% 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 231 people, 102 households, and 68 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|486.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 128 housing units at an average density of {{convert|269.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.24% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.43% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.43% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.60% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.30% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.60% of the population.

There were 102 households, out of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.3% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,000, and the median income for a family was $30,417. Males had a median income of $20,313 versus $16,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,068. About 7.2% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 19.6% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
The community is served by [[Central USD 462]] public school district. The Central High School mascot is Central Raiders.<ref>{{cite web | title = Central USD 462 | publisher = USD 462 | url = http://www.usd462.org/ | accessdate = 5 January 2017}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Trixie Friganza]] (1870-1955), American actress, Touring Theatre (1889-1917), Vaudeville (1906–1932), Film (1923-1940), born Delia O'Callaghan in Grenola
* [[Jake L. Hamon Sr.]] (1873–1920), attorney, oil millionaire, railway owner, political figure, born in Grenola.

==See also==
* [[Caney River]]
* [[Grenola Mill and Elevator]]
* [[South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

==External links==
{{commons category|Grenola, Kansas}}
* [http://www.grenolaks.com/ City of Grenola]
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260736 Grenola - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/grenola.pdf Grenola city map], KDOT

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