Editing Rossville, Kansas

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

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|image_skyline            = Downtown Rossville.jpg
|image_caption            = Downtown Rossville (2006)
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|image_map                = Shawnee_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Rossville_Highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location within [[Shawnee County, Kansas|Shawnee County]] and [[Kansas]]
|image_map1               = Map of Shawnee Co, Ks, USA.png
|map_caption1             = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Shawnee County, Kansas|Shawnee 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        = [[Shawnee County, Kansas|Shawnee]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Kansas|Township]]
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|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1871
|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
|established_date1        =
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = 1881
|named_for                = William Ross

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|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.55
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|area_total_km2           = 1.43
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|unit_pref                = Imperial

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|elevation_ft             = 925

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|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census-2020-Profile"/>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 1105
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|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone|CST]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 66533
|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               = 20-61400 
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 2396438<ref name="GNIS">{{GNIS|2396438}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.rossvillekansas.us/|rossvillekansas.us}}
}}

'''Rossville''' is a city in [[Shawnee County, Kansas|Shawnee County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 1,105.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Rossville, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2061400 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=June 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608195635/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2061400 |archive-date=June 8, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Rossville was founded in 1871.<ref>{{cite book|title=Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ|year=1916|publisher=Kansas State Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ/page/n400 293]}}</ref> It was named for William W. Ross, a Kansas reporter.<ref>{{cite book|last=Capace|first=Nancy|title=Encyclopedia of Kansas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TSFZV1bcgOQC&pg=PA259|date=1 June 2000|publisher=North American Book Dist LLC|isbn=978-0-403-09312-0|page=259}}</ref>

In 1889, an all women ticket won mayor and city council.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Duncan |first=Spencer L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6AEP-CI71TwC&dq=rossville,+kansas+all+women&pg=PA29 |title=Historic Shawnee County: The Story of Topeka & Shawnee County |date=2005 |publisher=HPN Books |isbn=978-1-893619-43-2 |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.61|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>

===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, Rossville has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=700741&cityname=Rossville%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Rossville, Kansas]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 323
|1890= 420
|1900= 555
|1910= 672
|1920= 664
|1930= 701
|1940= 601
|1950= 577
|1960= 797
|1970= 934
|1980= 1045
|1990= 1052
|2000= 1014
|2010= 1151
|2020= 1105
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|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
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Rossville is part of the [[Topeka, Kansas]] [[Topeka metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 1,151 people in 413 households, including 293 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|1886.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 448 housing units at an average density of {{convert|734.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makup]] of the city was 92.3% White, 0.7% African American, 4.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.9%.<ref name ="FactFinder">{{cite web|title=American FactFinder|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212234628/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-12|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-07-06}}</ref>

Of the 413 households 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.9% of households were one person and 13.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.15.

The median age was 35.5 years. 30.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25% were from 25 to 44; 20.3% were from 45 to 64; and 18.2% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.1% male and 53.9% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], there were 1,014 people in 383 households, including 279 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,075.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 411 housing units at an average density of {{convert|841.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makup]] of the city was 94.48% White, 1.68% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.89% from other races, and 2.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.37% of the population.

Of the 383 households 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 24.0% of households were one person and 12.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98.

The age distribution was 27.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.7 males.

The median household income was $44,118 and the median family income  was $53,333. Males had a median income of $37,917 versus $25,347 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,103. About 2.2% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The community is served by [[Kaw Valley USD 321]] public school district.  It serves portions of the Tri-County area which includes [[Shawnee County, Kansas|Shawnee]], [[Wabaunsee County, Kansas|Wabaunsee]], [[Pottawatomie County, Kansas|Pottawatomie]] Counties, as well as portions of [[Jackson County, Kansas|Jackson County]].

==Sports==
Rossville was once home to a Summer Collegiate baseball team, the [[Rossville Rattlers]].  In 2013, the Rattlers won the [[National Baseball Congress]] 19 and Under World Series. The Rattlers played at Joe Campbell Memorial Stadium.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130906114548/http://www.leaguelineup.com/rossvillerattlers Rossville Rattlers]</ref>  The Rattlers were members of the [[Mid-Plains League]] The Rossville Rattlers ceased operations at the end of the 2017 season.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.rossvillekansas.us/ City of Rossville]
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41261012 Rossville - Directory of Public Officials]
* [http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/rossville_kansas/index.html Rossville History]
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/rossville.pdf Rossville city map], KDOT

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[[Category:Cities in Kansas]]
[[Category:Cities in Shawnee County, Kansas]]
[[Category:Topeka metropolitan area, Kansas]]