Editing Silver Lake, Kansas

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

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|image_caption            = Downtown Silver Lake (2009)
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Shawnee County, Kansas|Shawnee County]] and [[Kansas]]
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|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_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         = 1868
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|established_date2        = 1871 <ref name=history1>[http://www.silverlakeks.gov/History History of Silver Lake]</ref>
|named_for                = [[Silver Lake (Kansas)|Silver Lake]]

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|population_total         = 1345
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 66539
|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               = 20-65600
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 2395889<ref name="GNIS">{{GNIS|2395889}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.silverlakeks.gov/|www.silverlakeks.gov}}
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'''Silver Lake''' 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 1,345.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Silver Lake, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2065600 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=June 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608195809/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2065600 |archive-date=June 8, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==

===19th century===
Silver Lake was founded in 1868.<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/n678 696]}}</ref> It was named from the lake upon which it was situated.<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/n400 293]}}</ref> In the spring of 1871, the city of '''Silver Lake''' was incorporated.<ref name=history1 />

===20th century===
In 1911, a new six room brick school building replaced the original two room structure and the first high school class was organized.  In 1928, that building became the elementary school.  In 1952, the high school burned and a new high school was completed in 1953.  In 1961, a new elementary school was completed.<ref name=history1 />

In 1928, a two-lane hard-surfaced road was completed through the city. It was later known as US Highway 40 and later became US Highway 24.<ref name=history1 />

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.60|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.58|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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>

Silver Lake is the nearest city to Topeka to the west, along [[U.S. Route 24 in Kansas|U.S. Route 24]]. Recently {{when?|date=February 2025}} Silver Lake has experienced a higher proportion of its citizens commuting into Topeka. The next city west along US 24 is [[Rossville, Kansas|Rossville]].

Silver Lake was originally settled along the northern shore of the [[Kansas River]]; however, in the time since the town's founding, the river has changed course and is located one-quarter of a mile south of the town.{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1870= 159
|1880= 268
|1890= 256
|1900= 259
|1910= 260
|1920= 260
|1930= 336
|1940= 362
|1950= 331
|1960= 392
|1970= 811
|1980= 1350
|1990= 1390
|2000= 1358
|2010= 1439
|2020= 1345
|estyear=
|estimate=
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|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
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Silver Lake is part of the [[Topeka, Kansas]] [[Topeka, Kansas metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

===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 1,439 people, 563 households, and 414 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2481.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 601 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1036.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.1% of the population.

There were 563 households, of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.5% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the city was 36.3 years. 29.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.4% were from 25 to 44; 25.9% were from 45 to 64; and 14.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.6% male and 51.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 1,358 people, 538 households, and 394 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,470.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 568 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,033.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.83% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.07% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.74% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.59% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.47% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.77% of the population.

There were 538 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,788, and the median income for a family was $59,875. Males had a median income of $40,847 versus $28,438 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,290. About 2.2% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The community is served by [[Silver Lake USD 372]] public school district, which operates two schools: Silver Lake Jr/Sr High School and Silver Lake Elementary School.  There used to be a Silver Lake Kindergarten until 2009, when it merged with the Elementary school. The old Kindergarten building has since been turned into a district office.

==Notable people==
* [[Lon Kruger]], college basketball player and coach
* [[Chad Taylor (Kansas)|Chad Taylor]], district attorney and [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] candidate

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Silver Lake, Kansas}}
* [https://www.silverlakeks.gov/ City of Silver Lake]
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41261037 Silver Lake - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/silverlake.pdf Silver Lake city map], KDOT

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