Editing Ness City, Kansas

{{Short description|City in Ness County, Kansas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Ness City, Kansas
|settlement_type          = [[City]] and [[county seat]]

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|image_caption            = Ness County Bank building (2013)
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Ness County, Kansas|Ness County]] and [[Kansas]]
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|map_caption1             = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Ness County, Kansas|Ness 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        = [[Ness County, Kansas|Ness]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Kansas|Township]]
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|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1878
|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
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|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = 1886
|named_for                = Corporal Noah Ness

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|area_total_sq_mi         = 1.46
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|population_total         = 1329
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|utc_offset               = -6
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 67560
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|area_code                = [[Area code 785|785]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 20-49925 
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
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|website                  = {{URL|https://www.facebook.com/pages/City-of-Ness-City/139629852750746|City Website}}
}}

'''Ness City''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Ness County, Kansas]], United States.<ref name=gnis/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 1,329.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Ness City, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2049925 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123003934/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2049925 |archive-date=November 23, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>  Ness City is famous for its four-story [[Ness County Bank|Old Ness County Bank Building]] located downtown and nicknamed ''Skyscraper of the Plains''.

==History==
Ness City was founded in 1878.<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/n360 253]}}</ref> The town experienced growth with the arrival of the railroad in 1886.<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/n342 352]}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.02|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===
Ness City has a [[humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cwa'')]], with hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters. On average, January is the coldest and driest month, and July is both the hottest month and the wettest month.<ref name=weather1>{{cite web
|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USKS0415 |title =Monthly Averages for Ness City, Kansas |accessdate=August 15, 2013 |publisher=[[The Weather Channel]] |work=[[Weather.com]]}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Ness City, Kansas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–2021
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Yes

|Jan record high F = 83
|Feb record high F = 91
|Mar record high F = 95
|Apr record high F = 103
|May record high F = 105
|Jun record high F = 114
|Jul record high F = 113
|Aug record high F = 111
|Sep record high F = 109
|Oct record high F = 100
|Nov record high F = 92
|Dec record high F = 83

|Jan avg record high F = 69.7
|Feb avg record high F = 74.7
|Mar avg record high F = 83.8
|Apr avg record high F = 89.8
|May avg record high F = 95.6
|Jun avg record high F = 101.6
|Jul avg record high F = 105.2
|Aug avg record high F = 102.7
|Sep avg record high F = 99.5
|Oct avg record high F = 92.6
|Nov avg record high F = 78.8
|Dec avg record high F = 68.1
|year avg record high F = 105.9

|Jan high F = 44.3
|Feb high F = 47.9
|Mar high F = 58.5
|Apr high F = 67.5
|May high F = 77.2
|Jun high F = 88.2
|Jul high F = 93.2
|Aug high F = 90.9
|Sep high F = 83.6
|Oct high F = 70.5
|Nov high F = 56.8
|Dec high F = 45.5
|year high F = 

|Jan mean F = 30.0
|Feb mean F = 33.2
|Mar mean F = 42.9
|Apr mean F = 51.9
|May mean F = 62.6
|Jun mean F = 73.8
|Jul mean F = 79.0
|Aug mean F = 76.7
|Sep mean F = 68.4
|Oct mean F = 54.8
|Nov mean F = 41.6
|Dec mean F = 31.7
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|Jan low F = 15.7
|Feb low F = 18.5
|Mar low F = 27.3
|Apr low F = 36.3
|May low F = 47.9
|Jun low F = 59.3
|Jul low F = 64.8
|Aug low F = 62.6
|Sep low F = 53.3
|Oct low F = 39.0
|Nov low F = 26.3
|Dec low F = 17.9
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|Jan avg record low F = -0.1
|Feb avg record low F = 2.1
|Mar avg record low F = 9.1
|Apr avg record low F = 20.8
|May avg record low F = 33.7
|Jun avg record low F = 46.9
|Jul avg record low F = 54.5
|Aug avg record low F = 53.1
|Sep avg record low F = 38.5
|Oct avg record low F = 22.1
|Nov avg record low F = 10.5
|Dec avg record low F = 1.9
|year avg record low F = -6.6

|Jan record low F = -19
|Feb record low F = -24
|Mar record low F = -21
|Apr record low F = 10
|May record low F = 20
|Jun record low F = 37
|Jul record low F = 41
|Aug record low F = 43
|Sep record low F = 20
|Oct record low F = 10
|Nov record low F = -4
|Dec record low F = -25

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|Jan precipitation inch = 0.56
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.74
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.40
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.93
|May precipitation inch = 2.99
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.83
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.83
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.07
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.84
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.76
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.76
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.88
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|Jan precipitation days = 2.6
|Feb precipitation days = 3.2
|Mar precipitation days = 4.7
|Apr precipitation days = 6.4
|May precipitation days = 7.9
|Jun precipitation days = 7.5
|Jul precipitation days = 6.8
|Aug precipitation days = 6.5
|Sep precipitation days = 4.7
|Oct precipitation days = 4.4
|Nov precipitation days = 2.9
|Dec precipitation days = 2.9

|Jan snow inch = 3.2
|Feb snow inch = 3.5
|Mar snow inch = 3.3
|Apr snow inch = 0.4
|May snow inch = 0.1
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|Jul snow inch = 0.0
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|Oct snow inch = 0.4
|Nov snow inch = 1.3
|Dec snow inch = 3.2
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|Feb snow days = 1.8
|Mar snow days = 1.2
|Apr snow days = 0.3
|May snow days = 0.0
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|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 0.4
|Dec snow days = 1.5

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|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00145692&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Ness City, KS
|access-date = November 26, 2023
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|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=ddc
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Dodge City
|access-date = November 26, 2023
}}
</ref>
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 31
|1890= 869
|1900= 505
|1910= 712
|1920= 905
|1930= 1509
|1940= 1355
|1950= 1612
|1960= 1653
|1970= 1756
|1980= 1769
|1990= 1724
|2000= 1534
|2010= 1449
|2020= 1329
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|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
}}
===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 1,329 people, 595 households, and 340 families in Ness City.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Ness%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 913.4 per square mile (352.7/km{{sup|2}}). There were 710 housing units at an average density of 488.0 per square mile (188.4/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=Ness%20City%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 86.08% (1,144) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (83.45% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 0.08% (1) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.6% (8) [[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]], 8.2% (109) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.04% (67) 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=Ness%20City%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 14.15% (188) 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=Ness%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 595 households, 22.2% had children under the age of 18; 47.7% were married couples living together; 26.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 37.3% of households consisted of individuals and 19.7% 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 2.8.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Ness%20City%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 23.3% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Ness%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

21.2% of the population was under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 25.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.1 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 108.6 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $60,852 (with a margin of error of +/- $7,029) and the median family income was $76,250 (+/- $23,800).<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=Ness%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $56,583 (+/- $8,414) versus $19,750 (+/- $6,232) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $35,417 (+/- $10,302).<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=Ness%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 3.9% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.0% of those under the age of 18 and 8.4% 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=Ness%20City%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=Ness%20City%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 1,449 people, 635 households, and 392 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1420.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 739 housing units at an average density of {{convert|724.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 8.9% of the population.

There were 635 households, of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.3% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.85.

The median age in the city was 47.5 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.2% were from 25 to 44; 27.7% were from 45 to 64; and 25.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.1% male and 50.9% 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 1,534 people, 684 households, and 424 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,495.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 800 housing units at an average density of {{convert|780.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.72% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.07% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.39% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.07% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.59% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.28% of the population.

There were 684 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 25.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,068, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $28,992 versus $18,553 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,481. About 5.1% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The community is served by [[Ness City USD 303]] public school district.

==References==
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==Further reading==
{{Portal|Kansas}}
{{Kansas books}}
{{See also|Ness County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about NessCounty, Kansas}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Ness City, Kansas}}
* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/City-of-Ness-City/139629852750746 City of Ness City]
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260917 Ness City - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.nesscityschools.org/ USD 303], local school district
* [https://sacredheartnc.eduk12.net/ Sacred Heart Catholic School], local Catholic school, grades PreK-8
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/Ness%20City.pdf Ness city map], KDOT

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