Editing Sylvan Grove, Kansas

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

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|image_caption            = Former rail depot (2014)
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Lincoln County, Kansas|Lincoln County]] and [[Kansas]]
|image_map1               = Map of Lincoln Co, Ks, USA.png
|map_caption1             = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Lincoln County, Kansas|Lincoln 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        = [[Lincoln County, Kansas|Lincoln]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Kansas|Township]]
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|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1877
|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
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|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = 1899
|named_for                = [[wiktionary:sylvan|sylvan]] groves

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|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.39
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|elevation_ft             = 1444

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 291
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 67481
|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               = 20-69775 
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 472542 <ref name="GNIS">{{cite gnis2|472542|Sylvan Grove, Kansas}}</ref>
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'''Sylvan Grove''' is a city in [[Lincoln County, Kansas|Lincoln County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 291.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Sylvan Grove, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2069775 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330065331/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2069775 |archive-date=March 30, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Sylvan Grove was founded in 1877, at the site where a mill had been built in 1875.<ref name="Cyclopedia">{{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/n776 794]}}</ref> The city was named for twin [[wiktionary:sylvan|sylvan]] groves near the original town site.<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/n332 225]}}</ref>

The Evangelical Lutheran School (at 38 N. Indiana St) and the Sylvan Grove Union Pacific Depot (131 S. Main St) are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Kansas|National Register of Historic Places]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.37|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]]|access-date=2012-07-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25|df=}}</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, Sylvan Grove has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=594390&cityname=Sylvan+Grove%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Sylvan Grove, Kansas]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 25
|1900= 319
|1910= 464
|1920= 450
|1930= 530
|1940= 540
|1950= 506
|1960= 400
|1970= 403
|1980= 376
|1990= 321
|2000= 324
|2010= 279
|2020= 291
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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 279 people, 138 households, and 88 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|754.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 192 housing units at an average density of {{convert|518.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 138 households, of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.2% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.58.

The median age in the city was 46.9 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.7% were from 25 to 44; 35.1% were from 45 to 64; and 20.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.6% male and 48.4% 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 324 people, 157 households, and 88 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|876.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 195 housing units at an average density of {{convert|527.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.91% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.85% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.93% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.31% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.54% of the population.

There were 157 households, out of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.9% were non-families. 40.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.0% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 27.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,188, and the median income for a family was $36,375. Males had a median income of $20,962 versus $16,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,684. About 13.5% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.4% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The community is served by [[Sylvan–Lucas USD 299]] public school district.

School unification consolidated Sylvan Grove schools with [[Hunter, Kansas|Hunter]] and [[Vesper, Kansas|Vesper]] schools to form Sylvan Unified schools in 1966. In 2010, school unification combined Sylvan Unified with Lucas-Luray schools to form USD 299, Sylvan-Lucas Unified schools. Sylvan-Lucas Unified is located in Sylvan Grove.

The Sylvan Grove High School mascot was the Mustangs. Sylvan Unified and Sylvan-Lucas Unified mascot has been the Mustangs since unification.<ref>"Lebanon Overtime Win Over Sylvan", The Belleville Telescope, 7 December 1978, p.6.</ref>

===Libraries===
The Sylvan Grove Public Library was organized in the fall of 1925 by the Tuesday Club. The first library was housed in a central room above the Sylvan State Bank. In 1938, the city took over the library and it was moved to a southeast corner room of the bank. In 1949, a fund-raiser was held to purchase several hundred books. On December 1, 1956, the library was moved to its present location in City Hall.

==See also==
* [[Wilson Lake (Kansas)|Wilson Lake]] and [[Wilson State Park (Kansas)|Wilson State Park]]

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

==External links==
{{Commons category|Sylvan Grove, Kansas}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41261063 Sylvan Grove - Directory of Public Officials]
* [http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/kw/towns.asp?town=Sylvan%20Grove&county=Lincoln Historic Images] - Wichita State University Libraries
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/sylvangrove.pdf Sylvan Grove city map], KDOT

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[[Category:Cities in Kansas]]
[[Category:Cities in Lincoln County, Kansas]]