Editing Savonburg, Kansas

{{Short description|City in Allen County, Kansas}}
{{Use mdy dates | date = October 2022}}
{{Use American English | date = October 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Savonburg, Kansas
|settlement_type          = [[City]]

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|map_caption              = Location within [[Allen County, Kansas|Allen County]] and [[Kansas]]
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|map_caption1             = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Allen County, Kansas|Allen 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        = [[Allen County, Kansas|Allen]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Kansas|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Elsmore Township, Allen County, Kansas|Elsmore]]

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|established_date         = 1879
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|established_date2        = 1902
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 74
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|postal_code              = 66772
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|area_code                = [[Area code 620|620]]
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|blank_info               = 20-63200 
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'''Savonburg''' is a [[city]] in [[Elsmore Township, Allen County, Kansas|Elsmore Township]], [[Allen County, Kansas|Allen County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 74.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Savonburg, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2063200 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=June 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624012244/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2063200 |archive-date=June 24, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Savonburg was founded in 1879.<ref name="AC1">{{cite web | url=http://www.allencounty.org/savonburg1.html | title=Savonburg | publisher=Allen County | access-date= May 18, 2014}}</ref>  The origin of the name Savonburg is obscure.<ref>{{cite book|last=Capace|first=Nancy|title=Encyclopedia of Kansas | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=TSFZV1bcgOQC&pg=PA264|date= June 1, 2000|publisher=North American Book Dist LLC|isbn=978-0-403-09312-0|page=264}}</ref> It was incorporated as a city in 1902.<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 | page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC/page/n636 652]}}</ref>  Its high school closed in 1946, then its grade school closed in the 1960s.<ref name="AC1"/>  Many of the settlers of Savonburg were Swedish.  In the early days, the city had a Swedish concert band.<ref>[http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/100615 Kansa Memory photo of Swedish concert band at Savonburg]</ref>  For much of the 20th century, Savonburg was served by the [[Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad]] which maintained a [[Train station|passenger depot]] in the city.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.20|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it 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= 257
|1920= 258
|1930= 230
|1940= 198
|1950= 155
|1960= 131
|1970= 109
|1980= 113
|1990= 93
|2000= 91
|2010= 109
|2020= 74
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|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
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===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 109 people, 41 households, and 27 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|545.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 47 housing units at an average density of {{convert|235.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 89.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 5.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.5% of the population.

There were 41 households, of which 46.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 17.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.1% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.41.

The median age in the city was 31.5 years. 39.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 1.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22% were from 25 to 44; 20.2% were from 45 to 64; and 16.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 55.0% male and 45.0% 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 91 people, 37 households, and 24 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|462.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 45 housing units at an average density of {{convert|228.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.59% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.10% from two or more races.

There were 37 households, out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $8,750, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $19,375 versus $21,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $11,085. There were 23.1% of families and 40.7% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 26.7% of under eighteens and 70.0% of those over 64.

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

==External links==
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41261019 Savonburg - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.marmatonvalley.org/ USD 256], local school district
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/allen.PDF Allen County map], KDOT

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