Editing Rantoul, Kansas

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

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|map_caption              = Location within [[Franklin County, Kansas|Franklin County]] and [[Kansas]]
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|map_caption1             = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Franklin County, Kansas|Franklin County]] ([[:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png|legend]])

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|subdivision_name1        = [[Kansas]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Franklin County, Kansas|Franklin]]
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|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
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|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = 1913
|named_for                = [[Robert Rantoul Jr.]]

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 165
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 66079
|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               = 20-58525
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 2396322<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396322}}</ref>
|website                  = [http://www.franklincoks.org/616/City-of-Rantoul City info]
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'''Rantoul''' is a city in [[Franklin County, Kansas|Franklin County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name=gnis/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 165.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Rantoul, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2058525 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=June 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625162708/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2058525 |archive-date=June 25, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
The first post office in Rantoul was established in 1862.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:FR |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=10 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009130410/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:FR |archivedate=October 9, 2013 }}</ref> It was named for Senator [[Robert Rantoul Jr.]], of Massachusetts.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=4970 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021120033053/http://epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=4970 | url-status=dead | archive-date=November 20, 2002 | title=Profile for Rantoul, Kansas | publisher=[[ePodunk]] | accessdate=10 June 2014 }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.15|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/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=2012-07-02}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1920= 317
|1930= 224
|1940= 164
|1950= 197
|1960= 157
|1970= 163
|1980= 212
|1990= 200
|2000= 241
|2010= 184
|2020= 165
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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 165 people, 69 households, and 47 families in Rantoul.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Rantoul%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115022502/https://data.census.gov/table?q=Rantoul%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 1,122.4 per square mile (433.4/km{{sup|2}}). There were 80 housing units at an average density of 544.2 per square mile (210.1/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=Rantoul%20city,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115022503/https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Rantoul%20city%2C%20Kansas%20dp1 |url-status=live }}</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 |archive-date=August 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811052610/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The racial makeup was 87.88% (145) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (87.88% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 0.0% (0) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 1.82% (3) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 1.21% (2) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 0.0% (0) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 9.09% (15) 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=Rantoul%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115022503/https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Rantoul%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 1.21% (2) 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=Rantoul%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 69 households, 23.2% had children under the age of 18; 43.5% were married couples living together; 27.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 27.5% of households consisted of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 3.0 and the average family size was 3.4.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Rantoul%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 5.5% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Rantoul%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

16.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 100.0 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $41,042 (with a margin of error of +/- $15,175) and the median family income was $40,250 (+/- $11,072).<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=Rantoul%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115022502/https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Rantoul%20city%2C%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Males had a median income of $18,864 (+/- $12,323) versus $17,045 (+/- $6,039) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $18,409 (+/- $5,948).<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=Rantoul%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115022502/https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Rantoul%20city%2C%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Approximately, 27.3% of families and 26.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 44.4% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% 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=Rantoul%20city,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115022503/https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Rantoul%20city,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |url-status=live }}</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=Rantoul%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115022502/https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Rantoul%20city%2C%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 184 people in 74 households, including 50 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|1226.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 82 housing units at an average density of {{convert|546.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 96.7% White, 0.5% African American, and 2.7% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7%.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov/|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-07-06|archive-date=May 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512074548/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08000.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Of the 74 households 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.0% of households were one person and 10.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.02.

The median age was 40.9 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 30.5% were from 45 to 64; and 14.7% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.7% male and 53.3% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 241 people in 84 households, including 66 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,631.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 91 housing units at an average density of {{convert|616.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 98.76% White, 0.41% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.07%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website|archive-date=May 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512074548/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08000.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Of the 84 households 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 15.5% of households were one person and 7.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.11.

The age distribution was 35.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males.

The median household income was $41,667 and the median family income was $46,250. Males had a median income of $32,321 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,594. None of the families and 1.2% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]].

==Education==
Rantoul is a part of Central Heights USD 288 school district, headquarters located in [[Richmond, Kansas|Richmond]]. School mascot is Central Heights Vikings.<ref>{{cite web | title = Central Heights USD 288| publisher = USD 288| url = http://www.usd288.org/| accessdate = 7 January 2017}}</ref>

Rantoul schools were closed through school unification in 1965. The Rantoul High School mascot was Rantoul Bulldogs.<ref>"Rantoul Whips Edgerton", The Ottawa Herald, 20 December 1957, p.11.</ref>

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

==External links==
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/Default.asp?id=41260997 Rantoul - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.usd288.org/ USD 288], local school district
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/rantoul.pdf Rantoul city map], KDOT

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