Editing Vermillion, Kansas

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

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|image_skyline            = Vermillion United Methodist Church Marshall Co KS south facade.jpg
|image_caption            = Vermillion Community Center, formerly a [[Vermillion United Methodist Church (Kansas)|United Methodist Church]]
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|image_map                = Marshall_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Vermillion_Highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location within [[Marshall County, Kansas|Marshall County]] and [[Kansas]]
|image_map1               = Map of Marshall Co, Ks, USA.png
|map_caption1             = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Marshall County, Kansas|Marshall County]] ([[:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png|legend]])

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|coordinates              = {{coord|39|43|06|N|96|15|56|W|region:US-KS_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|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        = [[Marshall County, Kansas|Marshall]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Kansas|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        =

<!-- Established -->
|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1869
|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
|established_date1        =
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = 1899
|named_for                = Black Vermillion River

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|government_type          = <!-- [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–Council]] -->
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              =

<!-- Area -->
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_20.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 24, 2020}}</ref>
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.22
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.21
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.01
|area_total_km2           = 0.56
|area_land_km2            = 0.54
|area_water_km2           = 0.02
|unit_pref                = Imperial

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|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name="GNIS"/>
|elevation_ft             = 1214

<!-- Population -->
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census-2020-Profile"/>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 76
|pop_est_footnotes        =
|pop_est_as_of            =
|population_est           =
|population_density_sq_mi = auto
|population_density_km2   = auto

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|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone|CST]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 66544
|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               = 20-73525
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 2397128<ref name="GNIS">{{GNIS|2397128}}</ref>
|website                  =
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'''Vermillion''' is a city in [[Marshall County, Kansas|Marshall County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 76.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Vermillion, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2073525 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528184255/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2073525 |archive-date=May 28, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Vermillion was founded in 1869 by the [[Missouri Pacific Railroad]].<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/n826 844]}}</ref> It was named from the Black Vermillion River.<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/n344 237]}}</ref>

The first post office in Vermillion was established in May 1870.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:MS |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |access-date=14 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009124455/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:MS |archive-date=October 9, 2013 }}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.25|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.24|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|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/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 122
|1900= 362
|1910= 366
|1920= 294
|1930= 288
|1940= 300
|1950= 283
|1960= 265
|1970= 191
|1980= 191
|1990= 94
|2000= 107
|2010= 112
|2020= 76
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
}}

===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 112 people, 54 households, and 28 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|466.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 74 housing units at an average density of {{convert|308.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 3.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.4% of the population.

There were 54 households, of which 14.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 48.1% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.64.

The median age in the city was 48 years. 15.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.1% were from 25 to 44; 28.5% were from 45 to 64; and 26.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.8% male and 48.2% 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 107 people, 56 households, and 31 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|422.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 82 housing units at an average density of {{convert|323.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.07% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.93% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.61% of the population.

There were 56 households, out of which 14.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 41.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 26.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.91 and the average family size was 2.53.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 12.1% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 10.3% from 25 to 44, 34.6% from 45 to 64, and 34.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,167, and the median income for a family was $52,188. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $11,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,082. There were 8.0% of families and 9.9% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 10.0% of under eighteens and 9.8% of those over 64.

==Education==
The community and nearby rural areas are served by [[Vermillion USD 380]] public school district.

==See also==
* [[Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41261083 Vermillion - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/vermillion.pdf Vermillion city map], KDOT

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[[Category:Cities in Kansas]]
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[[Category:1869 establishments in Kansas]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1869]]