Editing Tyro, Kansas

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

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|map_caption              = Location within [[Montgomery County, Kansas|Montgomery County]] and [[Kansas]]
|image_map1               = Map of Montgomery Co, Ks, USA.png
|map_caption1             = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Montgomery County, Kansas|Montgomery County]] ([[:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png|legend]])

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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Kansas]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Kansas|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Montgomery County, Kansas|Montgomery]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Kansas|Township]]
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|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1886
|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
|established_date1        = 1886
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = 1906
|named_for                = Princess Tyro in Greek mythology

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|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.52
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|elevation_ft             = 902

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 177
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|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone|CST]]
|utc_offset               = -6
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|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 67364
|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               = 20-71925 
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 2397076<ref name="GNIS">{{GNIS|2397076}}</ref>
|website                  = [https://sites.google.com/site/cityoftyro/ City website]
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'''Tyro''' is a city in [[Montgomery County, Kansas|Montgomery County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 177.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Tyro, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2071925 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531151820/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2071925 |archive-date=May 31, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Tyro was laid out in the fall of 1886 when the Denver, Memphis & Atlantic railroad was first extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofmontgom00dunc | title=History of Montgomery County, Kansas | publisher=Press of Iola Register | author=Duncan, L. Wallace | year=1903 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofmontgom00dunc/page/80 80]}}</ref> It was named from the English word tyro, which also means "beginner" or "novice".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tyro | title=tyro | publisher=Merriam-Webster | accessdate=16 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ho23eS5qjNgC&pg=PA649 | title=Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia | publisher=Minnesota Historical Society Press | author=Upham, Warren | year=2001  | pages=649}}</ref>

Tyro was incorporated as a city in 1906.<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/n805 823]}}</ref>

==Geography==
Tyro is located at {{coord|37|2|9|N|95|49|18|W|type:city}} (37.035742, -95.821679).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>  According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.53|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/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=2012-07-02}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1910= 603
|1920= 454
|1930= 272
|1940= 322
|1950= 279
|1960= 289
|1970= 206
|1980= 289
|1990= 243
|2000= 226
|2010= 220
|2020= 177
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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 220 people, 88 households, and 61 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|415.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 106 housing units at an average density of {{convert|200.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 87.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 5.9% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 5.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.9% of the population.

There were 88 households, of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.7% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the city was 40.4 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25% were from 25 to 44; 29% were from 45 to 64; and 13.2% 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]]<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 226 people, 90 households, and 64 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|428.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 105 housing units at an average density of {{convert|198.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 90.71% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.44% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 5.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 3.54% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.44% of the population.

There were 90 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,750, and the median income for a family was $30,250. Males had a median income of $22,250 versus $15,556 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $9,608. About 10.4% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 6.9% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
The community is served by [[Caney Valley USD 436]] public school district.

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

==External links==
{{Portal|Kansas}}
* [https://sites.google.com/site/cityoftyro/ City of Tyro]
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41261077 Tyro - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/tyro.pdf Tyro city map], KDOT

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