Editing Thayer, Kansas

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

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|map_caption              = Location within [[Neosho County, Kansas|Neosho County]] and [[Kansas]]
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|map_caption1             = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Neosho County, Kansas|Neosho County]] ([[:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png|legend]])

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|subdivision_name         = United States
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Kansas]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Kansas|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Neosho County, Kansas|Neosho]]
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|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1870
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|established_date1        = 1870
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = 1871
|named_for                = [[Nathaniel Thayer, Jr.|Nathaniel Thayer]]

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|postal_code              = 66776
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|area_code                = [[Area code 620|620]]
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|website                  = {{URL|https://www.thayerks.com/}}
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'''Thayer''' is a city in [[Neosho County, Kansas|Neosho County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 432.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Thayer, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2070300 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620011229/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2070300 |archive-date=June 20, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Thayer was laid out in the fall of 1870 when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofstateof00andr|year=1883|publisher=A. T. Andreas|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofstateof00andr/page/839 839]}}</ref><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/n786 804]}}</ref> It was named for [[Nathaniel Thayer, Jr.|Nathaniel Thayer]], a railroad employee.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5zdAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA252 | 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=252}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=5068 | title=Profile for Thayer, Kansas | publisher=[[ePodunk]] | accessdate=20 June 2014}}</ref> The town was built up quickly and was incorporated as a city in 1871.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xvk0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA71 | title=History of Neosho and Wilson Counties, Kansas | publisher=Monitor Printing Company | author=Duncan, L. Wallace | year=1902 | pages=71}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.80|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.75|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.05|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>

===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, Thayer has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=890841&cityname=Thayer%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Thayer, Kansas]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1880= 311
|1890= 544
|1900= 542
|1910= 542
|1920= 528
|1930= 495
|1940= 461
|1950= 423
|1960= 396
|1970= 430
|1980= 517
|1990= 435
|2000= 500
|2010= 497
|2020= 432
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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 497 people, 197 households, and 136 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|662.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 221 housing units at an average density of {{convert|294.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 3.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.8% of the population.

There were 197 households, of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.0% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% 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 3.05.

The median age in the city was 37.1 years. 25.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.6% were from 25 to 44; 25% were from 45 to 64; and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.7% male and 46.3% 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 500 people, 183 households, and 137 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|751.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 203 housing units at an average density of {{convert|305.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.60% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.40% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.40% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.60% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.20% of the population.

There were 183 households, out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 31.8% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,288, and the median income for a family was $38,250. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $18,906 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,497. About 8.9% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 18.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Thayer is served by [[Unified School District|USD]] 447 Cherryvale.<ref>{{cite web | title = Cherryvale USD 447| publisher = USD 447| url = http://www.usd447schools.org/| accessdate = 10 January 2017}}</ref>

Thayer High School was closed through school unification. The Thayer school's mascot was the Flyer.<ref>{{cite web | title = Thayer High School| publisher = E-YEARBOOK.COM| url = http://www.e-yearbook.com/Thayer_High_School_Pilot_Yearbook| accessdate = 10 January 2017}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Nellie Ellen Shepherd|Nellie Shepherd]], painter<ref name="okhistory.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entryname=NELLIE%20ELLEN%20SHEPHERD|title=Shepherd, Nellie Ellen - The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture|publisher=|accessdate=14 February 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.thayerks.com/ City of Thayer]
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41261068 Thayer - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.usd447schools.org/ USD 447], local school district
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/thayer.pdf Thayer city map], KDOT

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[[Category:Cities in Neosho County, Kansas]]
[[Category:Cities in Kansas]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1870]]
[[Category:1870 establishments in Kansas]]