Editing Horton, Kansas

{{Short description|City in Brown County, Kansas}}
{{confuse|Holton, Kansas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Horton, Kansas
|settlement_type          = [[City]]

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|established_date         = 1886
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|established_date2        = 1887
|named_for                = Albert Horton

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|area_code                = [[Area code 785|785]]
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'''Horton''' is a city in [[Brown County, Kansas|Brown County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 1,523.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Horton, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2033200 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710211203/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2033200 |archive-date=July 10, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Horton was founded in 1886.<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/n871 875]}}</ref> It was named for Albert H. Horton, chief justice of the [[Kansas Supreme Court]].<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/n256 149]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n160 161]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/bioh/hortonah.html |title=Judge Albert H. Horton |publisher=Kansas State Library |work=Blue Skyways |access-date=25 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607193033/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/bioh/hortonah.html |archive-date=7 June 2013 }}</ref>

On January 22, 2013, the host of [[CNBC]] television show ''[[The Profit (TV series)|The Profit]]'' toured Horton in hopes of revitalizing Horton's downtown business district.  Within 18 months, the community started the “Reinvent Horton” campaign to clean up the community and update "run-down" aspects of it, including the installation of curbs, sidewalks, and light poles, razed some buildings, and a large community effort to try to change Horton.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150623005440/http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article25124323.html Reality TV figure Marcus Lemonis gives a bump to Horton and small KC business; ''The Kansas City Star''; June 21, 2015.]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8uy7Ba70so Reinvent Horton Town Meeting; Youtube.]</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.80|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.78|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]] |access-date=2012-07-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

===Climate===
Humid continental climate is a climatic region typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "[[Humid continental climate|Dfa]]". (Hot Summer Continental Climate).<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=72937&cityname=Horton%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary]</ref>

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 | location    = Horton, Kansas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1891–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 74
 | Feb record high F  = 82
 | Mar record high F  = 94
 | Apr record high F  = 96
 | May record high F  = 104
 | Jun record high F  = 108
 | Jul record high F  = 111
 | Aug record high F  = 112
 | Sep record high F  = 109
 | Oct record high F  = 96
 | Nov record high F  = 84
 | Dec record high F  = 74
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|Jan avg record high F = 60.7
|Feb avg record high F = 65.5
|Mar avg record high F = 78.4
|Apr avg record high F = 84.8
|May avg record high F = 90.3
|Jun avg record high F = 94.8
|Jul avg record high F = 99.2
|Aug avg record high F = 97.7
|Sep avg record high F = 92.5
|Oct avg record high F = 86.4
|Nov avg record high F = 73.1
|Dec avg record high F = 63.0
|year avg record high F = 100.7

 | Jan high F = 36.9
 | Feb high F = 42.6
 | Mar high F = 54.0
 | Apr high F = 64.4
 | May high F = 75.1
 | Jun high F = 84.1
 | Jul high F = 88.4
 | Aug high F = 86.8
 | Sep high F = 79.5
 | Oct high F = 67.3
 | Nov high F = 52.6
 | Dec high F = 40.7
 | year high F = 64.4
 | Jan mean F = 26.3
 | Feb mean F = 31.1
 | Mar mean F = 41.9
 | Apr mean F = 52.8
 | May mean F = 64.2
 | Jun mean F = 73.8
 | Jul mean F = 78.1
 | Aug mean F = 75.8
 | Sep mean F = 67.6
 | Oct mean F = 54.6
 | Nov mean F = 41.3
 | Dec mean F = 30.6
 | year mean F = 53.2
 | Jan low F = 15.7
 | Feb low F = 19.6
 | Mar low F = 29.9
 | Apr low F = 41.3
 | May low F = 53.3
 | Jun low F = 63.6
 | Jul low F = 67.7
 | Aug low F = 64.8
 | Sep low F = 55.8
 | Oct low F = 42.0
 | Nov low F = 29.9
 | Dec low F = 20.4
 | year low F = 42.0

|Jan avg record low F = -5.2
|Feb avg record low F = 2.4
|Mar avg record low F = 11.9
|Apr avg record low F = 25.5
|May avg record low F = 37.7
|Jun avg record low F = 49.9
|Jul avg record low F = 56.8
|Aug avg record low F = 54.0
|Sep avg record low F = 39.7
|Oct avg record low F = 25.6
|Nov avg record low F = 14.0
|Dec avg record low F = 2.9
|year avg record low F = -8.0

 | Jan record low F  = -33
 | Feb record low F  = -26
 | Mar record low F  = -18
 | Apr record low F  = 3
 | May record low F  = 26
 | Jun record low F  = 40
 | Jul record low F  = 44
 | Aug record low F  = 40
 | Sep record low F  = 27
 | Oct record low F  = 11
 | Nov record low F  = -5
 | Dec record low F  = -27
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 | Jan precipitation inch = 0.76
 | Feb precipitation inch = 1.28
 | Mar precipitation inch = 2.13
 | Apr precipitation inch = 3.82
 | May precipitation inch = 5.23
 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.77
 | Jul precipitation inch = 5.42
 | Aug precipitation inch = 4.27
 | Sep precipitation inch = 3.71
 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.25
 | Nov precipitation inch = 1.81
 | Dec precipitation inch = 1.49
 | year precipitation inch = 37.94
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 | Feb precipitation days  = 5.6
 | Mar precipitation days  = 6.8
 | Apr precipitation days  = 9.8
 | May precipitation days  = 11.2
 | Jun precipitation days  = 9.8
 | Jul precipitation days  = 9.4
 | Aug precipitation days  = 8.4
 | Sep precipitation days  = 7.5
 | Oct precipitation days  = 7.3
 | Nov precipitation days  = 5.5
 | Dec precipitation days  = 4.6
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 3316
|1900= 3398
|1910= 3600
|1920= 4009
|1930= 4049
|1940= 2872
|1950= 2354
|1960= 2361
|1970= 2177
|1980= 2130
|1990= 1885
|2000= 1967
|2010= 1776
|2020= 1523
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===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 1,523 people, 638 households, and 369 families in Horton.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Horton%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 859.0 per square mile (331.7/km{{sup|2}}). There were 813 housing units at an average density of 458.5 per square mile (177.0/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=Horton%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 78.92% (1,202) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (77.41% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 1.44% (22) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 9.91% (151) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.79% (12) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% (1) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 1.25% (19) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 7.62% (116) 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=Horton%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 6.11% (93) 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=Horton%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 638 households, 26.6% had children under the age of 18; 39.2% were married couples living together; 31.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 35.3% of households consisted of individuals and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 3.0.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Horton%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 9.1% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Horton%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, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 106.2 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $41,250 (with a margin of error of +/- $2,713) and the median family income was $48,095 (+/- $3,562).<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=Horton%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $31,853 (+/- $3,041) versus $21,867 (+/- $921) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $25,577 (+/- $1,832).<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=Horton%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 17.0% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.5% of those under the age of 18 and 13.6% 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=Horton%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=Horton%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 1,776 people, 732 households, and 453 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|997.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 904 housing units at an average density of {{convert|507.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 82.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 10.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.8% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 4.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.7% of the population.

There were 732 households, of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.1% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.02.

The median age in the city was 38.3 years. 27.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.2% were from 25 to 44; 22.8% were from 45 to 64; and 20.2% 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]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,967 people, 812 households, and 506 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,125.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 906 housing units at an average density of {{convert|518.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 84.65% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.97% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 10.78% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.66% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.51% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.44% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.08% of the population.

There were 812 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% 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 3.00.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,991, and the median income for a family was $31,447. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $21,474 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,063. About 14.0% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 18.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The community is served by [[South Brown County USD 430]] public school district.
* [[Horton High School (Kansas)|Horton High School]]

==Notable people==
* [[Boots Adams]], businessman
* [[Robert Harder]], Kansas legislator

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Horton, Kansas}}
* [https://www.cityofhorton.com/ City of Horton]
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260773 Horton - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.usd430.org/ USD 430], local school district
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/horton.pdf Horton city map], KDOT

{{Brown County, Kansas}}
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[[Category:Cities in Kansas]]
[[Category:Cities in Brown County, Kansas]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1886]]
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