Editing Mulberry, Kansas

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

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|established_date2        = 1902
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|area_code                = [[Area code 620|620]]
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'''Mulberry''' is a city in [[Crawford County, Kansas|Crawford County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 409.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Mulberry, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2049025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122135952/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2049025 |archive-date=November 22, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Mulberry was founded about 1875 as a mining town.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC | title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2 | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Blackmar, Frank Wilson | year=1912 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC/page/n321 331]}}</ref><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/n278 171]}}</ref> Mulberry was named from a grove of wild mulberry trees that stood on a former Indian camping and hunting site, where the town was laid out.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/twentiethcentury00chic | title=A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of Crawford County, Kansas | publisher=The Lewis Publishing Company | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/twentiethcentury00chic/page/48 48]}}</ref>

The first post office at Mulberry (called Mulberry Grove until 1892) was established in 1869.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/page:2/county:CR |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=6 June 2014 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009175340/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/page:2/county:CR |archivedate=October 9, 2013 }}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.50|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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1910= 997
|1920= 2697
|1930= 1596
|1940= 1175
|1950= 779
|1960= 642
|1970= 622
|1980= 647
|1990= 555
|2000= 577
|2010= 520
|2020= 409
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|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
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===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 409 people, 175 households, and 115 families in Mulberry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Mulberry%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 868.4 per square mile (335.3/km{{sup|2}}). There were 227 housing units at an average density of 482.0 per square mile (186.1/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=Mulberry%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 88.51% (362) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (87.29% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 0.49% (2) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 1.47% (6) [[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]], 1.47% (6) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 8.07% (33) 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=Mulberry%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 3.67% (15) 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=Mulberry%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 175 households, 24.0% had children under the age of 18; 42.9% were married couples living together; 28.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 31.4% of households consisted of individuals and 13.7% 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 2.3.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Mulberry%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 9.0% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Mulberry%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

23.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.5 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 100.6 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $42,793 (with a margin of error of +/- $11,571) and the median family income was $44,176 (+/- $13,154).<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=Mulberry%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $27,143 (+/- $10,413) versus $12,500 (+/- $8,598) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $20,000 (+/- $15,795).<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=Mulberry%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 16.3% of families and 24.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 52.8% of those under the age of 18 and 13.2% 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=Mulberry%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=Mulberry%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 520 people, 220 households, and 140 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1040.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 271 housing units at an average density of {{convert|542.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 89.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.5% of the population.

There were 220 households, of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.4% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.90.

The median age in the city was 41.8 years. 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.2% were from 25 to 44; 30.3% were from 45 to 64; and 15.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.6% male and 50.4% 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 577 people, 249 households, and 164 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,137.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 287 housing units at an average density of {{convert|565.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.67% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.29% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.87% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.39% of the population.

There were 249 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,771, and the median income for a family was $32,153. Males had a median income of $21,650 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,621. About 9.8% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Mulberry is served by Northeast [[Unified School District|USD]] 246 public school district.<ref>{{cite web | title = Northeast High School| publisher = 246| url =https://www.usd246.org/ | accessdate = 9 January 2017}}</ref>

Mulberry High School was closed through school unification. The Mulberry High School mascot was Tigers.<ref>{{cite web | title = Mulberry High School| publisher = classmates| url = http://www.classmates.com/places/school/Mulberry-High-School/18277081
| accessdate = 9 January 2017}}</ref>

==Media==
''The Mulberry Advance'', a weekly newspaper, once gained national attention for having the smallest circulation of any newspaper in Kansas.<ref>Jun 28, 1989.  "Smallest newspaper a labor of love."  ''Lawrence Journal-World'' [[Associated Press]].</ref> {{As of|2023}}, it had 56 subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Record Details {{!}} Kansas Press Association |url=https://kspress.com/viewRecord.php?recid=77598 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=kspress.com}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/Default.asp?id=41260906 Mulberry - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.usd246.org/ USD 246], local school district
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/mulberry.pdf Mulberry city map], KDOT

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