Editing Hanover, Kansas

{{Short description|City in Washington County, Kansas}}
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'''Hanover''' is a city in [[Washington County, Kansas|Washington County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 690.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Hanover, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2029875 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424181259/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2029875 |archive-date=April 24, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>  It is located approximately {{convert|7.5|mi|km}} south of the [[Nebraska]]-Kansas state line.

==History==
The "Hollenberg Station" became an important hub along the way for [[Pony Express]] travelers and Geret Hollenberg eventually established a grocery and stage depot on his farm in 1858.<ref name="jstor.org">{{cite journal|last1=Wilson|first1=Julie|title="Kansas Über Alles!": The Geography and Ideology of Conquest, 1870-1900|journal=The Western Historical Quarterly|date=Summer 1996|volume=27|issue=2|pages=170–187|doi=10.2307/970616 |jstor=970616}}</ref> The Hollenberg farm housed nine boarding rooms, and the success of "Hollenberg Station" as a business attracted more people to the area and many settled alongside the Hollenbergs in the decade leading up to the establishment of Hanover.<ref name="Carnes - Lost Kansas Communities 2">{{cite journal|last1=Carnes|first1=Rebekah|title=Hanover, Washington County, Kansas|journal=Lost Kansas Communities|date=Spring 2012|page=2|url=http://lostkscommunities.omeka.net/items/show/92|access-date=23 April 2015}}</ref>

Prior to the establishment of the town, in 1868 a school district was established in the area to satisfy the need to educate children of settlers who continued to arrive near the "Hollenberg Station."<ref name="Carnes - Lost Kansas Communities 8">{{cite journal|last1=Carnes|first1=Rebekah|title=Hanover, Washington County, Kansas|journal=Lost Kansas Communities|date=Spring 2012|page=8|url=http://lostkscommunities.omeka.net/items/show/92|access-date=23 April 2015}}</ref>

Hanover was laid out in 1869, and incorporated as a city in 1872.<ref name="Cyclopedia" />  It is a German community named after [[Hanover|Hanover, Germany]]. The founders Geret Hollenberg and Sophia Brockmeyer settled their farm originally called "The Cottonwood Ranch" and later the "Hollenberg Station" alongside the Little Blue River, which became a popular stop along the Pony Express. The popularity led to the establishment of Hanover. The [[Hollenberg Pony Express Station]] is the only remaining building along the two thousand mile route, and it continues to stand one mile northeast of Hanover. In the 1940s it was registered as a National Historic Landmark.<ref name="jstor.org"/><ref name="Carnes - Lost Kansas Communities 2"/>

Hollenberg, who laid out the original plans for the town in 1869, decided to name it [[Hanover]] after his hometown in Germany.<ref name="Carnes - Lost Kansas Communities 2"/><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ | title=Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society | publisher=Kansas State Printing Plant | author=Kansas State Historical Society | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ/page/n419 312]}}</ref> A contemporary of Hollenberg wrote at the time that Hanover represented "just a little bit of Germany" in Kansas Territory.<ref name="jstor.org"/> Located at the junction of two railroads, it was an important shipping point.<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 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_o8X5krq3fP8C/page/n802 806]}}</ref> Access to the railroad was greatly contributed to the economic growth of Hanover, enabling the expansion of the local grain elevator. The success of the grain elevator, because of its close connection with the railroad contributed to the growth and initial success of the town.<ref name="Carnes - Lost Kansas Communities 8-9">{{cite journal|last1=Carnes|first1=Rebekah|title=Hanover, Washington County, Kansas|journal=Lost Kansas Communities|date=Spring 2012|pages=8–9|url=http://lostkscommunities.omeka.net/items/show/92|access-date=23 April 2015}}</ref> As the town continued to develop, a German Evangelical Society church, as well as a Catholic church to serve the town's Czech residents were established in 1870.<ref name="lostkscommunities.omeka.net">Rebekah Carnes, "Hanover, Washington County," Lost Kansas Communities, accessed April 26, 2015, http://lostkscommunities.omeka.net/items/show/92</ref> Additionally, following the movement of some Native groups to Oklahoma from the nearby Ottoe reservation, some land was annexed by the Hanover township, which allowed for further expansion as more white settlers moved into the area.<ref name="jstor.org"/><ref name="lostkscommunities.omeka.net"/>

The local area had a significant Native American population. The [[Pawnee people|Pawnee]] Indians resided west of Hanover, the Kansa and [[Kaw (tribe)|Kaw]] tribes lived to the south, and the [[Otoe tribe|Otoe]] Indians were located north.<ref name="Carnes - Lost Kansas Communities 8-9"/> The [[Otoe Reservation]] resided north of Hanover on the Kansas-Nebraska border from 1854 to 1883.<ref name="Overton1992">Overton, Daniel W., [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1074&context=greatplainsresearch "Withholding Payment on Otoe-Missouria Reservation Lands"] (1992). Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences. Paper 75. Retrieved 5/30/15.</ref> Their reservation was 160,000 acres large (250&nbsp;mi<sup>2</sup>).<ref>[http://www.visitodell.com/otoe.htm "Otoe Reservation"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219025111/http://www.visitodell.com/otoe.htm |date=2012-02-19 }}, Old West Trails Center. Retrieved 5/30/15.</ref> When the Otoe tribal lands were sold in 1883, the land sold for a record-high average of $12.22 per acre. By comparison, most other Native American tribes in the central and northern Great Plains were only paid ten cents per acre.<ref name="Overton1992" /> Some of the Otoe Indians were relocated to [[Red Rock, Oklahoma]], while many of the mixed-race Otoe Indians were integrated with the local German settlers.<ref>[http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/gage/odell/ "Odell - Gage County"], University of Nebraska. Retrieved 11/29/08.</ref> Many people in Hanover today have a fraction of Native American ancestry.

The region was especially attractive to German speakers and settlers, and when the town was established Hollenberg continued to draw to settlers of German, as well as Czech origin. Until World War I many residents of Hanover and the surrounding continued to speak their native languages, and to this day many German traditions remain an important aspect of town identity.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Carnes|first1=Rebekah|title=Hanover, Washington County, Kansas|journal=Lost Kansas Communities|date=Spring 2012|pages=7–8|url=http://lostkscommunities.omeka.net/items/show/92|access-date=23 April 2015}}</ref> German settlers often encountered Native people groups such as the [[Pawnee people|Pawnee]], [[Kaw (tribe)|Kansa]], and the [[Kaw (tribe)|Kaw]]. Contact between the German settlers and natives were mainly non-violent and few conflicts were reported between the various groups. In fact, a substantial amount of trade took place between the settlers and the native groups.<ref name="Carnes - Lost Kansas Communities 4-5">{{cite journal|last1=Carnes|first1=Rebekah|title=Hanover, Washington County, Kansas|journal=Lost Kansas Communities|date=Spring 2012|pages=4–5|url=http://lostkscommunities.omeka.net/items/show/92|access-date=23 April 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.54|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]]|access-date=2012-07-06}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1880= 578
|1890= 903
|1900= 987
|1910= 1039
|1920= 947
|1930= 880
|1940= 896
|1950= 854
|1960= 773
|1970= 793
|1980= 802
|1990= 696
|2000= 653
|2010= 682
|2020= 690
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===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 690 people, 268 households, and 158 families in Hanover.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Hanover%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 1,151.9 per square mile (444.8/km{{sup|2}}). There were 312 housing units at an average density of 520.9 per square mile (201.1/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=Hanover%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 96.38% (665) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (95.22% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 0.58% (4) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.0% (0) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.14% (1) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% (1) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 0.72% (5) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.03% (14) 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=Hanover%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 1.74% (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=Hanover%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 268 households, 27.6% had children under the age of 18; 53.4% were married couples living together; 25.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 39.6% of households consisted of individuals and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 2.9.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Hanover%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 15.4% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Hanover%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

26.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.0 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 104.8 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $56,250 (with a margin of error of +/- $4,115) and the median family income was $71,667 (+/- $13,181).<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=Hanover%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $41,000 (+/- $5,838) versus $31,538 (+/- $4,725) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $36,250 (+/- $4,660).<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=Hanover%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 1.8% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.7% of those under the age of 18 and 3.9% 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=Hanover%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=Hanover%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]]|access-date=2012-07-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 682 people, 285 households, and 180 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1263.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 314 housing units at an average density of {{convert|581.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.6% of the population.

There were 285 households, of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.8% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% 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 3.06.

The median age in the city was 41.8 years. 24.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 19.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.

Hanover is a rural community, so its income is slightly lower than the state average. The median income for a household in the city was $43,250 compared to Kansas's average of $51,332.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_13_5YR_S1901&prodType=table "Kansas Income in the Past 12 Months"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200214010929/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_13_5YR_S1901&prodType=table |date=2020-02-14 }}. American FactFinder. Retrieved 5/31/15.</ref> The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,596, compared to Kansas's per capita income of $26,929. About 9.6% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.0% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 653 people, 283 households, and 170 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,298.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 332 housing units at an average density of {{convert|660.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.61% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.46% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.61% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.46% of the population.

There were 283 households, out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 28.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,375, and the median income for a family was $38,667. Males had a median income of $25,104 versus $18,235 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,596. About 5.7% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
The Hanover government consists of a mayor and five council members.  The council meets the second Monday of each month at 7 pm.<ref name="gov1">[http://www.lkm.org/directory/cities.php?ID=81 Hanover - Directory of Public Officials]</ref>

==Education==

===Primary and Secondary Education===
The community and nearby rural areas are served by [[Barnes–Hanover–Linn USD 223]] public school district.

Hanover has Weecat Preschool, Hanover Public School (K-12), and St. John's Catholic School (1-8). Almost all Hanover children start their education in the Hanover Weecat Preschool located in the basement of St. John’s Catholic School.<ref>[http://childcarecenter.us/provider_detail/hanover_weecat_preschool_inc_hanover_ks "Hanover Weecat Preschool"] Retrieved 5/31/15.</ref> This preschool was certified as a nuclear fallout shelter during the Cold War. The children attend kindergarten in Hanover Public School. In first grade the Hanover children are separated into different schools. The predominantly Lutheran population remains in Hanover Public School, while the predominantly Catholic population attends St. John’s Catholic School from first through eighth grade.

After eighth grade, children attend Hanover High School, a small 1A high school with 79 students.<ref>[http://online.ksde.org/rcard/summary/D02230622.pdf "Hanover High School Report Card"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213030/http://online.ksde.org/rcard/summary/D02230622.pdf |date=2016-03-03 }}. Kansas Department of Education. Retrieved 5/31/15.</ref> Several Hanover High School students compete at the national level for the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) organization as well as at the state level for FBLA and possibly for other activities such as scholar bowl.  The high school also competes well in sports like basketball, football, and track and have won many state championships in Kansas 1a division 2. Many Hanover students complete dual credit courses during high school at [[Cloud County Community College]]. 

===Libraries===
Hanover has a small public library located in the basement of the city hall. It is open for a few hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday.<ref>[http://www.washingtoncountyks.net/libraries.html "Libraries within Washington County, Kansas"]. Washington County. Retrieved 5/31/15</ref>

==Media==
The Hanover News is the local newspaper that reports current events in the Hanover area.<ref>[http://www.washingtoncountyks.net/newspapers.html "Washington County, Kansas Newspapers"]. Retrieved 6/1/15.</ref> It has been published weekly since 1877.<ref>(May 29, 2015). The Hanover News (Hanover). Retrieved 6/1/15.</ref> The newspaper went out of business in 2019.

==See also==
* [[Hollenberg Pony Express Station]]
* [[Otoe Reservation]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

==External links==
{{Commons category|Hanover, Kansas}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260744 Hanover - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.stjohnshanover.com/ St. John's Catholic School], parochial grade school
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/hanover.pdf Hanover city map], KDOT

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