Editing Marquette, Kansas

{{Short description|City in McPherson County, Kansas}}
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'''Marquette''' is a city in [[McPherson County, Kansas|McPherson County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 599.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Marquette, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2044925 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112134010/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2044925 |archive-date=November 12, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>  It is located between [[K-4 (Kansas highway)|K-4]] and the [[Smoky Hill River]].

==History==
For millennia, the land now known as Kansas was inhabited by [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]].  In 1803, most of [[History of Kansas|modern Kansas]] was secured by the United States as part of the [[Louisiana Purchase]]. In 1854, the [[Kansas Territory]] was organized, then in 1861 [[Kansas]] became the 34th [[U.S. state]]. In 1867, [[McPherson County, Kansas|McPherson County]] was founded.

In 1873, what eventually would become Marquette began on the banks of the Smoky Hill River with a flour mill.<ref name=marqhist>[http://www.marquettekansas.com/history.html Marquette Kansas History]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030504133601/http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/mcpherson/mcpherson-co-p7.html#MARQUETTE kancoll.com]</ref>  The site was surveyed and on February 9, 1874, the town was chartered. It was settled by [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[immigrant]]s and [[American Civil War|Civil War]] veterans.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skyways.org/towns/Marquette/index.html |title=Marquette, KS |website=www.skyways.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000531031854/http://www.skyways.org/towns/Marquette/index.html |archive-date=2000-05-31}}</ref> It was named after [[Marquette, Michigan]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=4831 | title=Profile for Marquette, Kansas | publisher=[[ePodunk]] | accessdate=14 June 2014}}</ref> Marquette was located on the [[Missouri Pacific Railroad]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5zdAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA232 | 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=232}}</ref>

On the night of May 8–9, 1905, an F4 tornado destroyed much of the town, killing 34 people. Many homes in town were blown away and entire families were killed.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Grazulis |first1=Thomas P. |title=Significant tornadoes, 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events |date=1993 |publisher=Environmental Films |location=St. Johnsbury, Vermont |isbn=1-879362-03-1 |page=705}}</ref>

On April 14, 2012, a large EF4 tornado would pass to the west of Marquette, sweeping a home away leaving an empty foundation and a small staircase, and there were no fatalities or injuries. Damage at this location would be the most severe near or in the small community of [[Langley, Kansas|Langley]].

==Geography==
Marquette is located in the Smoky Hills region of Kansas. The area is highlighted by outcrops of [[Cretaceous]]-era sandstone known as the [[Dakota Formation]]. Erosion of those strata has left hills and [[butte]]s which rise sharply about the surrounding plains. 

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.44|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/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=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, Marquette has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=871441&cityname=Marquette%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Marquette, Kansas]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1890= 367
|1900= 489
|1910= 715
|1920= 780
|1930= 714
|1940= 609
|1950= 666
|1960= 607
|1970= 578
|1980= 639
|1990= 593
|2000= 542
|2010= 641
|2020= 599
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|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
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In May 2003, facing a declining population, Marquette was the first of at least ten other Kansas cities, including [[Ellsworth, Kansas|Ellsworth]], [[Kanopolis, Kansas|Kanopolis]], [[Holyrood, Kansas|Holyrood]] and [[Wilson, Kansas|Wilson]], who offer free land to attract residents. Fifty acres (200,000 m<sup>2</sup>) of what used to be farmland were developed, furnished with gravel streets, water, electric, sewer and gas hookups. In less than one year, twenty-one of the ⅓ acre (1,300 m<sup>2</sup>) lots created for this purpose were claimed. The program requires the landowners to build a house on the lot within a year, and live in that house for a year.{{citation needed|date=March 2011}}
===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 599 people, 274 households, and 161 families in Marquette.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Marquette%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 1,242.7 per square mile (479.8/km{{sup|2}}). There were 310 housing units at an average density of 643.2 per square mile (248.3/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=Marquette%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 94.99% (569) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (92.65% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 0.17% (1) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.17% (1) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.0% (0) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 0.67% (4) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.01% (24) 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=Marquette%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 3.84% (23) 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=Marquette%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 274 households, 24.8% had children under the age of 18; 42.7% were married couples living together; 33.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 39.1% of households consisted of individuals and 20.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 1.9 and the average family size was 2.3.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Marquette%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 15.0% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Marquette%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

19.7% of the population was under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 27.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.8 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 123.7 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $49,643 (with a margin of error of +/- $5,009) and the median family income was $50,833 (+/- $7,027).<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=Marquette%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $40,938 (+/- $15,882) versus $26,333 (+/- $5,321) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $29,153 (+/- $2,788).<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=Marquette%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 11.2% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 47.5% of those under the age of 18 and 2.2% 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=Marquette%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=Marquette%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 641 people, 272 households, and 162 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1456.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 311 housing units at an average density of {{convert|706.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.0% 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 4.5% of the population.

There were 272 households, of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.4% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.90.

The median age in the city was 45.4 years. 22.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.7% were from 25 to 44; 27.9% were from 45 to 64; and 22.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.6% male and 54.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[United States Census, 2000|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 542 people, 243 households, and 157 families residing in the city, a decline from the total [[United States Census, 1990|1990]] population of 593. The population density was {{convert|1,503.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 271 housing units at an average density of {{convert|751.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.34% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.37% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.11% from two or more races. 0.18% of the population were [[Ethnicity (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-3-18.pdf U.S. Census Bureau - 2000 Census, Population and Housing Unit Counts for Kansas]</ref><ref>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-18.pdf U.S. Census Bureau - 1990 Census, Population and Housing Unit Counts for Kansas]</ref>

There were 243 [[household]]s, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $35,938, and the median income for a family was $44,531. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $20,208 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,965. 5.6% of the population and 3.8% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, none of those under the age of 18 and 8.7% of those 65 and older were living below the [[poverty]] line.

==Economy==
Marquette is a town that is offering parcels of residential land for free on the condition that the recipient build a home within a specified deadline.<ref>[http://www.grit.com/Community/Theres-Still-Free-Land-Out-West.aspx Grit.com "There's Still Free Land Out West"]</ref> In the few years since the program's inception, it has attracted an influx of new residents from who have decided to take advantage of the program and enjoy small-town living.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8jcwzEmG7s Inspiration & Spirit - "Free Land in Kasas"]</ref>

== Attractions ==
[[Image:Hans Hanson House Marquette KS.jpg|thumb|right|The 1888 [[Hans Hanson House]] is listed on the National Register of Historic Places]]
The downtown has a block of late 19th century stores that have been restored and repainted to their original colors. They are part of the ''Washington Street Historic District'', a state historic site.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kansastravel.org/marquettemuseum.htm|title = Marquette Museum and Range School Museum - Marquette, Kansas}}</ref>

Nearby is the [[Hanson-Lindfors home]], a sixteen-room [[Victorian architecture|Victorian style]] house built in 1888. It is named after Hans Hanson, one of the city founders, and has been restored to its original appearance and listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Located in the backyard of the home is Hanson's original 1871 wood-frame cabin, where the city charter was signed.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2007a}}</ref>

The downtown area includes the Range School Museum, a one-room 1906 schoolhouse moved there about eighty years later. Each spring and fall, local school children use it for a half day of class.<ref>[http://www.skyways.org/towns/Marquette/museums.html Marquette Museums website]</ref>

The [[Kansas Motorcycle Museum]] is located downtown on North Washington Street.  It was founded in 2004 by National Racing Champion, "Stan the Man" Engdahl, a native of Marquette.<ref>[http://www.ksmotorcyclemuseum.org/ Kansas Motorcycle Museum Website (accessed September 10, 2008)]</ref>

Ten miles away is [[Kanopolis State Park]], the first state park of Kansas. The park, completed in 1948, includes more than {{convert|22,000|acre|km2}} of rolling hills, bluffs and woods and a {{convert|3000|acre|km2}} lake, offering hunting, fishing, over {{convert|25|mi|km}} of trails, and other recreational activities. Game includes [[pheasant]], [[quail]], [[grouse|prairie chicken]]s, [[deer]], [[American beaver|beaver]], [[wild turkey]], [[squirrel]]s, [[rabbit]]s, [[coyote]]s and [[waterfowl]]; fishing for [[white bass]] and [[crappie]] is popular.

==Education==
The community is served by [[Smoky Valley USD 400]] public school district. The Smoky Valley High School mascot is Smoky Valley Vikings.<ref>[http://www.smokyvalley.org USD 400]</ref><ref>[http://www3.ksde.org/eddir/usd_map.pdf Kansas School District Boundary Map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721071446/http://www3.ksde.org/eddir/usd_map.pdf |date=2011-07-21 }}</ref>

Marquette High School was closed through school unification in 1985. The Marquette High School mascot was Marquette Wolverines.<ref>"Marquette Undefeated In 19 Straight Games", The Salina Journal, 23 November 1961, p.11.</ref>

On June 7, 2014, the school in Marquette closed its doors for the last time, being closed due to poor funding from the school district.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Marquette Kansas downtown block.jpg|Marquette downtown block.
Image:Marquette Kansas Library block.jpg|Marquette Library block and bank.
Image:Marquette Kansas School.jpg|Marquette school
Image:Marquette Kansas Museum and Range School museum.jpg|Marquette Museum and Range School museum
Image:Marquette Kansas Railroad depot museum.jpg|Marquette Railroad depot museum
File:Kansas Motorcycle Museum in Marquette KS 1 USA.jpg|[[Kansas Motorcycle Museum]]
Image:Marquette Kansas grain elevator.jpg|Marquette [[grain elevator]]
Image:Marquette Kansas new development.jpg|Marquette modern homesteading development
Image:Marquette Kansas Lutheran Church.jpg|Elim Lutheran Church
Image:Valley Community Church in Marquette Kansas.jpg|Valley Community Church
Image:Marquette United Methodist Church in Marquette, KS.jpg|Marquette United Methodist Church
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of people from McPherson County, Kansas]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in McPherson County, Kansas]]
** [[Hans Hanson House]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
{{See also|McPherson County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about McPherson County, Kansas}}
* ''Pioneers on the Prairie: A History of Marquette, Kansas''; Allan Lindfors and Eleanor Burnison; Lindsborg News-Record; 1978.
* ''Marquette's Pioneer Day Memento''; 75th Anniversary Planning Committee; 1949.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Marquette, Kansas}}
* {{Official website|http://www.marquettekansas.com/|Marquette - Official}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260868 Marquette - Directory of Public Officials], League of Kansas Municipalities
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120603144817/http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/kw/towns.asp?town=Marquette&county=MCPherson Historic Images of Marquette], Special Photo Collections at [[Wichita State University]] Library

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