Editing Ulysses, Kansas

{{Short description|City in Grant County, Kansas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Ulysses, Kansas
|settlement_type          = [[City]] and [[County seat]]

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|image_caption            = Grant County courthouse (2015)
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Grant County, Kansas|Grant County]] and [[Kansas]]
|image_map1               = Map of Grant Co, Ks, USA.png
|map_caption1             = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Grant County, Kansas|Grant 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        = [[Grant County, Kansas|Grant]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Kansas|Township]]
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|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1885
|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
|established_date1        =
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = 1921
|named_for                = [[Ulysses S. Grant]]

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|area_total_sq_mi         = 3.30
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|elevation_ft             = 3055

<!-- Population -->
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census-2020-Profile"/><ref name="Census-2020-QF"/>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 5788
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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              = 67880
|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               = 20-71975<ref name="GNIS"/>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 471718<ref name="GNIS">{{cite gnis2|471718|Ulysses, Kansas}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.cityofulysses.com/|cityofulysses.com}}
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'''Ulysses''' (pronounced {{IPAc-en|j|uː|'|l|ɪ|s|ɪ|s}})<ref>{{cite book |title=A pronunciation guide to Kansas place names |author=William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information  |publisher=University of Kansas |location=Lawrence, KS |year=1955 |page=22 |hdl=2027/mdp.39015047651115?urlappend=%3Bseq=26 |url=http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015047651115?urlappend=%3Bseq=26}}</ref> is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Grant County, Kansas|Grant County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  It is named after [[Ulysses S. Grant]], the [[List of Presidents of the United States|18th President of the United States]].  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 5,788.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Ulysses, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2071975 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117112648/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2071975 |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Census-2020-QF">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts; Ulysses, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ulyssescitykansas/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828105555/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ulyssescitykansas/POP010220 |archive-date=August 28, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:New ulysses grant ks3.jpg|thumb|left|Hotel Edwards, in New Ulysses, after town was moved in 1909]]

===Early History===
In 1831, south of the future site of Ulysses, Kansas, then a part of [[Territorial evolution of Mexico|Northern Mexico Territory]], mountain man and explorer [[Jedediah Smith]] was killed by [[Comanche]] warriors, on May 27, 1831.  The first Ulysses, town, founded in June 1885, was located approximately two miles east of present-day Ulysses. Approximately six weeks later Ulysses' first newspaper, the ''Grant County Register'', began publication.<ref name="book1">''Ulysses 1885-1909 From Boom to Bust''; compiled by The Historic Adobe Museum Staff of Ulysses, Kansas; 2009.</ref>

From February 1892 through August 1893, Ulysses had two weekly newspapers, the ''Ulysses Tribune'' and the ''Grant County Republican''; both papers were political in nature. The ''Grant County Republican'' represented the Republican Party, and the ''Ulysses Tribune'' represented the Alliance Party. The ''Grant County Republican'' constitutes the predecessor of the current-day ''Ulysses News'', which claims to be Grant County's oldest surviving business, although it has operated under numerous names, editor/publishers, and management.<ref name="book1"/>

In the ''Grant County Register'', Volume 1, #1, dated July 21, 1885, the following story was published:

<blockquote>''Ulysses, everything is newness and bustle, when a month ago on the 7th of June six thousand head of cattle were rounded up on a gentle western slope near a beautiful lake. Now there is a bustling, prosperous young city, and all the country is dotted with settlements. The town company offers fine inducements to all wanting to embark in business, no better location can be found. We have several buildings already up, and a good hotel with 16 rooms.''<ref name="book1"/></blockquote>

Another publication, the Ulysses Tribune, published in March 1887:

<blockquote>''Ulysses is the booming town of old Grant County, Kansas. The old county lines will be established by the present legislature beyond doubt, and Ulysses is bound to be the county seat. Ulysses has more natural advantages than any other town in western Kansas. She is on the direct line of the new east and west railroad, and a railroad is to be built from Lakin south to Ulysses, thus insuring her of two railroads. In other towns water is to be found at a depth of one to three hundred feet, but in Ulysses pure water is found at 30 feet.''<ref name="book1"/></blockquote>

In its prime, "Old" Ulysses boasted four hotels (the most notable, Hotel Edwards, pictured herein, which was moved to "New Ulysses" in 1909, and has been preserved/restored, currently resting on the grounds of The Historic Adobe Museum for Grant County, Kansas today), twelve restaurants, twelve saloons, a bank, six gambling houses, a large schoolhouse, a church, a newspaper office, and an opera house to serve the approximately 1500 residents. When Old Ulysses moved to New Ulysses in 1909, the opera house was set in what is today the front lawn of the current day court house, where it was converted into being the Grant County courthouse, with county offices on the first floor, and high school classes being held on the second floor, until the first dedicated building for a high school was put in service in 1923. During the 1930s WPA era, the current Grant County courthouse was constructed behind it, and this building was destroyed.<ref name="book2"/>

According to the ''Grant County Register'', in February 1888, the Supreme Court of Kansas declared Ulysses the temporary county seat of Grant County. The county seat status was contested by another early Grant County settlement, Cincinnati, throwing the determination into state courts. During this same general time frame of 1887–1888, Grant County itself was in a state of formation, de-formation, ultimate re-formation and re-organization, with that controversy being resolved and the first officers of Grant County being sworn on June 18, 1888.<ref name="book1"/>

The years 1885 through 1888 and the first half of 1889, were boom times and growing years for early day Ulysses; the second half of 1889 brought drought, and the boom began to fade.<ref name="book1"/>

===Early 1900s===
By the early 1900s, Ulysses was the last surviving town in Grant County, and by 1906, Ulysses was faced with increasingly hard times and desperation. According to the Grant County History book, the population of Ulysses had dwindled from that of a flourishing town to a hamlet of about 40 people.<ref name="book2">{{cite book | title=Grant County, Kansas | publisher=Grant County History Commission | author=Bessire, Fern | year=1982}}</ref>

24 years later, after the initial founding, in February 1909, the early day residents of "Old" Ulysses began moving the remains of the town to its present location.<ref name="book1"/>

The early town of Ulysses had been bonded heavily for improvements that were never made. The bonds were issued and sold and the money pocketed by early grafters. "Old" Ulysses dwindled from a flourishing town of approximately 1,500 residents in the late 1880s to a hamlet of 100 in 1908. Facing a staggering debt of $84,000 (US$ {{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|84000|1908|r=-4}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}), for which there was absolutely nothing to show, the situation was desperate.<ref name="book1"/>

Some of the bond holders brought suit and took judgments for several thousand dollars against the city for delinquent interest. The citizens of Ulysses were forced to pay a high levy to meet payment on the judgment. This levy included a 600% increase in the realty taxes, and a 362% increase on personal property taxes.

After paying a year of exorbitant taxes, came the decision which few towns make, the citizens decided to take their belongings and move off the old town site, and out of the school district. The unity the citizens displayed in reaching this decision deserves credit, and the determination they displayed in putting this gigantic plan in operation has become a significant portion of Ulysses and Grant County history.<ref name="book1"/>

The city fathers moved approximately two miles west, and purchased a quarter of land that was deeded to the New Ulysses Town Company. After the land was surveyed into a new town site, the town began the move. The move began the first of February 1909, and continued for approximately three months. Skids were used to move the larger buildings, and the smaller ones were loaded onto wagons. Horse power was used to move the loads. It was necessary to move these structures downhill, through a large draw, and uphill to the new locations.<ref name="book1"/>

It took several days to move some of the buildings. The larger buildings were cut into sections and moved a section at a time. It took 60 horses to move just one section of the old hotel. The courthouse and the post office remained on the old town site until June 1909, when New Ulysses was officially declared the county seat.<ref name="book1"/>

The move that began in February was completed in June 1909, when every resident with their homes, business houses and belongings moved from the old town site. The inhabitants moved to the new location, two and one half miles west, crossing the Lakin draw at the bottom of an intervening valley, and built a new town called New Ulysses. Later in 1909, with the move complete, the former citizens left the old town site just as they had found it, a rolling tract of prairie.<ref name="book1"/>

===Proposed Secession===
On September 11, 1992, Ulysses was chosen as the capital of the proposed state of "[[West Kansas]]" and hosted the states [[Constitutional convention (political meeting)|constitutional convention]]. The proclamation of the state was a protest due to Governor [[Joan Finney]] both increasing rural taxation and decreasing rural school funding. No formal petition for secession was ever presented to the [[Kansas Legislature]] and the movement died out rather quickly.<ref name=Overby>{{cite journal | url=https://www.questia.com/magazine/1G1-13319676/we-re-outta-here#/ | title=We're outta here! | journal=[[Common Cause|Common Cause Magazine]] | date=December 1992 | last=Overby | first=Peter | number=4 | volume=18 | page=23}}</ref><ref name=GPQ>{{cite journal|last1=McCormick|first1=Peter J.|title=The 1992 Secessionist Movement in Southwest Kansas|journal=Great Plains Quarterly|date=Fall 1995|volume=15|issue=4|pages=247–258|url=http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1993&context=greatplainsquarterly|accessdate=12 August 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==
Ulysses is located at {{coord|37|34|48|N|101|21|27|W|type:city}} (37.580055, -101.357532).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=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|3.26|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.18|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.08|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]]|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}}</ref>

===Climate===

According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Ulysses has a [[cold semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Ulysses was {{convert|116|F|C|1}} on July 28, 1894, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-27|F|C|1}} on January 19, 1984.<ref name = NOWData></ref>

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|location = Ulysses, Kansas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 83
|Feb record high F = 90
|Mar record high F = 98
|Apr record high F = 103
|May record high F = 103
|Jun record high F = 111
|Jul record high F = 116
|Aug record high F = 109
|Sep record high F = 107
|Oct record high F = 100
|Nov record high F = 91
|Dec record high F = 86

|Jan avg record high F = 68.7
|Feb avg record high F = 75.9
|Mar avg record high F = 83.8
|Apr avg record high F = 90.1
|May avg record high F = 96.0
|Jun avg record high F = 101.9
|Jul avg record high F = 103.8
|Aug avg record high F = 100.9
|Sep avg record high F = 98.6
|Oct avg record high F = 92.5
|Nov avg record high F = 79.5
|Dec avg record high F = 68.4
|year avg record high F = 105.0

|Jan high F = 45.6
|Feb high F = 49.8
|Mar high F = 59.7
|Apr high F = 68.2
|May high F = 78.2
|Jun high F = 88.6
|Jul high F = 92.8
|Aug high F = 90.4
|Sep high F = 83.5
|Oct high F = 70.8
|Nov high F = 57.2
|Dec high F = 46.5
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|Jan mean F = 30.9
|Feb mean F = 34.6
|Mar mean F = 43.4
|Apr mean F = 52.1
|May mean F = 62.6
|Jun mean F = 73.6
|Jul mean F = 78.1
|Aug mean F = 76.1
|Sep mean F = 68.2
|Oct mean F = 54.7
|Nov mean F = 41.7
|Dec mean F = 32.0
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|Jan low F = 16.2
|Feb low F = 19.3
|Mar low F = 27.1
|Apr low F = 36.0
|May low F = 47.0
|Jun low F = 58.6
|Jul low F = 63.4
|Aug low F = 61.8
|Sep low F = 52.9
|Oct low F = 38.7
|Nov low F = 26.2
|Dec low F = 17.5
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|Jan avg record low F = -0.3
|Feb avg record low F = 4.2
|Mar avg record low F = 11.4
|Apr avg record low F = 23.1
|May avg record low F = 33.6
|Jun avg record low F = 46.8
|Jul avg record low F = 55.4
|Aug avg record low F = 53.8
|Sep avg record low F = 38.9
|Oct avg record low F = 24.1
|Nov avg record low F = 10.3
|Dec avg record low F = 0.2
|year avg record low F = -6.2

|Jan record low F = -27
|Feb record low F = -20
|Mar record low F = -18
|Apr record low F = 8
|May record low F = 19
|Jun record low F = 32
|Jul record low F = 43
|Aug record low F = 40
|Sep record low F = 25
|Oct record low F = 3
|Nov record low F = -9
|Dec record low F = -21

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|Jan precipitation inch = 0.43
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.32
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.08
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.51
|May precipitation inch = 1.96
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.59
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.88
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.87
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.34
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.60
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.49
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.69
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|Feb precipitation days = 3.2
|Mar precipitation days = 4.4
|Apr precipitation days = 5.7
|May precipitation days = 7.2
|Jun precipitation days = 7.7
|Jul precipitation days = 8.3
|Aug precipitation days = 7.7
|Sep precipitation days = 4.7
|Oct precipitation days = 4.3
|Nov precipitation days = 3.1
|Dec precipitation days = 3.1

|Jan snow inch = 4.2
|Feb snow inch = 3.1
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|Jul snow days = 0.0
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|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Ulysses 3NE, KS
|access-date = November 26, 2023
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|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
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|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Dodge City
|access-date = November 26, 2023
}}
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}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1890 = 198
| 1920 = 103
| 1930 = 1140
| 1940 = 824
| 1950 = 2243
| 1960 = 3157
| 1970 = 3779
| 1980 = 4653
| 1990 = 5474
| 2000 = 5960
| 2010 = 6161
| 2020 = 5788
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 5616
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 24, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
| align-fn = center
| footnote = [https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]<br />2010-2020<ref name="Census-2020-QF"/>
}}

===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov| access-date=2023-08-16 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> counted 5,788 people, 1,896 households, and 1,229 families in Ulysses. The population density was {{convert|1,792.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,163 housing units at an average density of {{convert|669.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup was 53.89% (3,119) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]], 0.14% (8) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black or African-American]], 1.97% (114) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.21% (12) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% (4) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 23.13% (1,339) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 20.59% (1,192) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 51.1% (2,820) of the population.

Of the 1,896 households, 30.1% had children under the age of 18; 53.2% were married couples living together; 26.8% had a female householder with no husband present.  29.6% of households consisted of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.9 and the average family size was 3.7.

29.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 108.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 102.2 males.

The Census Bureau's 2020 5-year American Community Survey<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov|access-date=2023-08-15|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> showed that the median household income was $51,370 (with a margin of error of +/- $3,714) and the median family income $74,519 (+/- $39,983). Males had a median income of $50,596 (+/- $3,885) versus $25,880 (+/- $6,547) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $42,564 (+/- $13,512). Approximately, 4.2% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.6% of those under the age of 18 and 7.0% of those ages 65 or over.

===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]]|access-date=2012-07-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 6,161 people, 2,140 households, and 1,618 families residing in the city.<ref name="Census2010">{{cite web|title=2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=March 6, 2011}} {{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|1937.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,295 housing units at an average density of {{convert|721.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 78.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 16.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 49.0% of the population.

There were 2,140 households, of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.4% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.32.

The median age in the city was 32.4 years. 31.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 24% were from 45 to 64; and 10.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 5,960 people, 2,086 households, and 1,577 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,059.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,269 housing units at an average density of {{convert|784.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 75.12% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.29% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.96% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.45% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 21.19% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.00% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 37.52% of the population.

There were 2,086 households, out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.7% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,675, and the median income for a family was $47,734. Males had a median income of $36,688 versus $22,017 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,079. About 6.7% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The community is served by [[Ulysses USD 214]] public school district.

==Transportation==

===Highways===
[[U.S. Route 160 in Kansas|U.S. Route 160]] runs east–west through Ulysses, continuing across the state. [[K-25 (Kansas highway)|K-25]] runs north–south through the city and  state.

===Air===
Ulysses Airport (KULS<ref>[http://www.airnav.com/airport/uls ULS]</ref>) serves the county and the region with a 6,000&nbsp;ft. x 100' north south (35-17) runway and a second 4'600 x 60' runway (12-30).

==Media==

===Television===
Ulysses is in the [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]-[[Hutchinson, Kansas]] television [[media market|market]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Kansas TV Markets | publisher = EchoStar Knowledge Base | url = http://dishuser.org/TVMarkets/Maps/kansas.gif | access-date = 2011-05-28 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110726000406/http://dishuser.org/TVMarkets/Maps/kansas.gif | archive-date = 2011-07-26 }}</ref>

[[KDGU-LD]] is licensed to Ulysses, Kansas and carries the signal of [[KDGL-LD]] in Sublette, Kansas.  KDGU-LD broadcasts on RF channel 33, but viewers see channel 23.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kdgltv.com/coverage.htm |title=TV23 KDGL-TV - Coverage |access-date=2013-07-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811103347/http://www.kdgltv.com/coverage.htm |archive-date=2013-08-11 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/tv-query-broadcast-station-search | title=TV Query Broadcast Station Search | date=10 December 2015 }}</ref>

== Notable people ==
* [[Gary Bender]], sports broadcaster
* [[Sheri L. Dew|Sheri Dew]], CEO of [[Deseret Book]]
* [[Karen Dillon (filmmaker)|Karen Dillon]], filmmaker and arts educator
* [[Eddie Hare]], former punter for the [[New England Patriots]]
* [[Sarah Noriega]] (Sulentor), athlete and Olympian (women's volleyball)
* [[Eugene C. Pulliam|Eugene Pulliam]], newspaper publisher
* [[Jedediah Smith]] (1799-1831), mountain man and explorer; killed by Comanches south of Ulysses at [[Wagon Bed Spring]]
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==References==
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==Further reading==
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{{See also|Grant County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Grant County, Kansas}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Ulysses, Kansas}}
* [https://www.cityofulysses.com/ City of Ulysses]
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41261079 Ulysses - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.usd214.org/ Ulysses USD 214]
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/ulysses.pdf Ulysses City Map], KDOT

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