Editing Perry, Kansas

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = City of Perry, Kansas
| settlement_type    = [[City]]

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| image_caption      = Downtown Perry (2024)
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| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map          = Jefferson_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Perry_Highlighted.svg
| map_caption        = Location within [[Jefferson County, Kansas|Jefferson County]] and [[Kansas]]
| image_map1         = Map of Jefferson Co, Ks, USA.png
| map_caption1       = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Jefferson County, Kansas|Jefferson County]] ([[:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png|legend]])

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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Kansas]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Kansas|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Jefferson County, Kansas|Jefferson]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Kansas|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = <!-- Established -->
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1865
| established_title1 = [[Platted]]
| established_date1  = 
| established_title2 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date2  = 1871
| named_for          = John Perry

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| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
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| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_20.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 24, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.76
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.75
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.01
| area_total_km2     = 1.97
| area_land_km2      = 1.94
| area_water_km2     = 0.03
| unit_pref          = Imperial

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| elevation_ft       = 853

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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_total   = 852
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| pop_est_as_of      = 
| population_est     = 
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
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| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 66073
| 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         = 20-55450<ref name="GNIS"/>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
| blank1_info        = 478809<ref name="GNIS">{{cite gnis2|478809|Perry, Kansas}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://www.cityofperryks.com/}}
}}

'''Perry''' is a city in [[Jefferson County, Kansas|Jefferson County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 852.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Perry, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile/Perry_city,_Kansas?g=1600000US2055450 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112191228/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile/Perry_city,_Kansas?g=1600000US2055450 |archive-date=November 12, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Perry got its start in the year 1865 following construction of the railroad through the territory.<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/n457 467]}}</ref>  It was named for John D. Perry, the President of the [[Kansas Pacific Railroad]].<ref name= "Bates">{{cite web |url= http://perrykansas.us/history/history.pdf |first1=Elmer E. |last1=Bates |title=Homesteaders: The Story of Perry, Kansas |work=One Hundred Years of Progress from 1854 to 1954 |publisher=Perry Centennial |date=July 8–10, 1954 |format=pdf |page=12 |access-date=February 19, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JroyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hegFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6612%2C4399216 | title=What's in a name? Key elements of area history | work=Lawrence Journal-World | date=November 28, 1997 | access-date=28 April 2015 | author=Carpenter, Tim | pages=3B}}</ref>

The first post office in Perry was established in October 1866.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:JF |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |access-date=11 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009125438/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:JF |archive-date=October 9, 2013 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Perry is located at {{coord|39|4|32|N|95|23|31|W|type:city}} (39.075458, -95.391902).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.77|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|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, Perry has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=333641&cityname=Perry%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Perry, Kansas]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1870= 403
|1880= 319
|1900= 464
|1910= 400
|1920= 481
|1930= 418
|1940= 392
|1950= 399
|1960= 495
|1970= 664
|1980= 907
|1990= 881
|2000= 901
|2010= 929
|2020= 852
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
}}
Perry is part of the [[Topeka, Kansas]] [[Topeka metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].
===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 852 people, 371 households, and 238 families in Perry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Perry%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 1,137.5 per square mile (439.2/km{{sup|2}}). There were 385 housing units at an average density of 514.0 per square mile (198.5/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=Perry%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 90.14% (768) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (88.97% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 1.06% (9) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.59% (5) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.59% (5) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% (1) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 1.17% (10) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.34% (54) 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=Perry%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 3.64% (31) 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=Perry%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 371 households, 27.5% had children under the age of 18; 47.2% were married couples living together; 25.9% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 29.6% of households consisted of individuals and 14.8% 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=Perry%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 13.6% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Perry%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

22.3% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 107.5 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $59,583 (with a margin of error of +/- $8,103) and the median family income was $70,893 (+/- $18,178).<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=Perry%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $46,830 (+/- $11,194) versus $22,847 (+/- $6,048) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $35,664 (+/- $9,397).<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=Perry%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 8.1% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.2% of those under the age of 18 and 7.8% 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=Perry%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=Perry%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 929 people, 375 households, and 254 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1206.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 392 housing units at an average density of {{convert|509.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.2% of the population.

There were 375 households, of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.3% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median age in the city was 37.1 years. 27.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.6% were from 25 to 44; 25.3% were from 45 to 64; and 15.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% 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 901 people, 370 households, and 260 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,156.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 395 housing units at an average density of {{convert|507.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.12% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.67% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.67% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.22% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.33% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.66% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.00% of the population.

There were 370 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,013, and the median income for a family was $46,641. Males had a median income of $32,778 versus $26,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,577. About 4.9% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The community is served by [[Perry–Lecompton USD 343]] public school district. School unification consolidated Perry and [[Lecompton, Kansas|Lecompton]] schools forming [[Unified School District|USD]] 343 in 1970. Perry-Lecompton High School is located in Perry. Lecompton Elementary School is located in Lecompton. The Perry-Lecompton High School mascot is Kaws.<ref>{{cite web | title = Perry-Lecompton USD 343 | publisher = USD 343 | url = http://www.usd343.net/ | access-date = 4 January 2017}}</ref>

Prior to school unification, the Perry High School mascot was Kaws.

==Parks and Recreation==
* [[Perry Lake (Kansas)|Perry Lake]] and [[Perry State Park]]
* [[Great Flood of 1951]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Perry, Kansas}}
* [https://www.cityofperryks.com/ City of Perry]
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260970 Perry - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/perry.pdf Perry City Map], KDOT

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