Editing Sharon, Kansas

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

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|image_skyline            = Sharon-Kansas2.jpg
|image_caption            = Martina McBride Park (2009)
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|image_map                = Barber_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Sharon_Highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location within [[Barber County, Kansas|Barber County]] and [[Kansas]]
|image_map1               = Map of Barber Co, Ks, USA.png
|map_caption1             = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Barber County, Kansas|Barber County]] ([[:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png|legend]])

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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = {{USA}}
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Kansas}}
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Kansas|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Barber County, Kansas|Barber]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Kansas|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Sharon Township, Barber County, Kansas|Sharon]]

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|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1883
|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
|established_date1        =
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = 1885
|named_for                = [[Sharon]]

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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|accessdate=July 24, 2020}}</ref>
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.28
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.28
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|area_total_km2           = 0.73
|area_land_km2            = 0.73
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|unit_pref                = Imperial

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|elevation_ft             = 1457

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|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census-2020-Profile"/>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 147
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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              = 67138
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|area_code                = [[Area code 620|620]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 20-64325 
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 2395857<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2395857}}</ref>
|website                  =
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'''Sharon''' is a city in [[Sharon Township, Barber County, Kansas|Sharon Township]], [[Barber County, Kansas]], United States.<ref name=gnis/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 147.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Sharon, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2064325 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317090448/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2064325 |archive-date=March 17, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Sharon was founded in 1883.<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/n252 145]}}</ref> Sharon is a Hebrew name meaning "[[plain]]".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=5025 | title=Profile for Sharon, Kansas | publisher=[[ePodunk]] | accessdate=4 June 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.29|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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1900= 116
|1910= 350
|1920= 325
|1930= 316
|1940= 296
|1950= 278
|1960= 272
|1970= 265
|1980= 283
|1990= 256
|2000= 210
|2010= 158
|2020= 147
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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 158 people, 77 households, and 48 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|544.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 98 housing units at an average density of {{convert|337.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 90.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 5.1% from two or more races.

There were 77 households, of which 19.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.7% were non-families. 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.63.

The median age in the city was 49.8 years. 16.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.4% were from 25 to 44; 34.2% were from 45 to 64; and 24.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.3% male and 48.7% female.

===2000 census===
[[File:Sharon-Kansas1.jpg|thumb|left|Sharon Welcome Sign signifying Martina McBride's home (2009)]]
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 210 people, 91 households, and 54 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|713.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 100 housing units at an average density of {{convert|339.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.24% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.38% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.48% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.48% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.43% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.48% of the population.

There were 91 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.6% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,188, and the median income for a family was $43,056. Males had a median income of $30,500 versus $20,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,759. None of the families and 4.0% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including none under 18 and 5.6% of those over 64.

==Education==
The community is served by [[Barber County North USD 254]] public school district..<ref>{{cite web | title = Barber County North USD 254 | publisher = USD 254 | url = http://www.usd254.org/ | accessdate = 6 January 2017}}</ref>

Sharon schools were closed through school unification. The Sharon Cardinals won the [[Kansas State High School Activities Association|Kansas State High School]] boys class B basketball championship in 1935<ref>{{cite web | title = Basketball | publisher = KSHSAA | url = http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Basketball/History.cfm | accessdate = 3 January 2017}}</ref> and the 8-Man football championship in 1977.<ref>{{cite web | title = Football | publisher = KSHSAA | url = http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Football/History.cfm | accessdate = 3 January 2017}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Orville Brown]] (1908–1981), professional wrestler, thirteen-time world champion, recognized as the first NWA World Heavyweight Champion in 1948
* [[Martina McBride]] (b. 1966), [[country music]] singer, songwriter, record producer

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

==External links==
{{Commons category|Sharon, Kansas}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41261034 Sharon - Directory of Public Officials]
* [http://www.usd254.org/ USD 254], local school district
* [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ksbarber/sharon.html "Sharon, Barber County, Kansas"] Barber County, Kansas: History and Genealogy
* [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ksbarber/sch_sharon_hsgrads.html "List of Sharon, Kansas, High School Graduates, 1914 - 1987"]
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/sharon.PDF Sharon city map], KDOT

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