Editing Viola, Kansas

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

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|image_skyline            = ViolaHS.jpg
|image_caption            = Former High School is now Community Center (2015)
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|image_map                = Sedgwick_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Viola_Highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location within [[Sedgwick County, Kansas|Sedgwick County]] and [[Kansas]]
|image_map1               = Map of Sedgwick Co, Ks, USA.png
|map_caption1             = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Sedgwick County, Kansas|Sedgwick County]] ([[:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png|legend]])

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|coordinates              = {{coord|37|29|1|N|97|38|42|W|region:US-KS_type:city_source:GNIS|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        = [[Sedgwick County, Kansas|Sedgwick]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Kansas|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Viola Township, Sedgwick County, Kansas|Viola]]

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|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1870s
|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
|established_date1        =
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = 1909
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|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         = 0.16
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|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|area_total_km2           = 0.43
|area_land_km2            = 0.43
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|unit_pref                = Imperial

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|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name="GNIS"/>
|elevation_ft             = 1339

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|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census-2020-Profile"/>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 115
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|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              = 67149
|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               = 20-74025 <ref name="GNIS"/>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 470265 <ref name="GNIS">{{cite gnis2|470265|Viola, Kansas}}</ref>
|website                  =
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'''Viola''' is a city in [[Sedgwick County, Kansas|Sedgwick County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 115.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Viola, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2074025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115011528/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2074025 |archive-date=November 15, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Viola had its start when the Englewood branch of the Santa Fe railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_fk0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA644 | title=History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: Past and Present | publisher=Windmill Publications | author=Bentley, Orsemus Hills | year=1910 | pages=644}}</ref>

The first post office at Viola was established in 1877, but the post office was called Peotone until 1899.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/page:2/county:SG | title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2 | publisher=Kansas Historical Society | access-date=23 June 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
Viola is located at {{coord|37|29|1|N|97|38|42|W|type:city}} (37.483526, -97.644918).<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> It is southwest of Wichita on [[K-42 (Kansas highway)|Highway 42]] at the intersection of [[K-49 (Kansas highway)|Highway 49]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.16|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|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|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 290
|1890= 537
|1900= 510
|1910= 517
|1920= 173
|1930= 159
|1940= 131
|1950= 132
|1960= 203
|1970= 193
|1980= 199
|1990= 185
|2000= 211
|2010= 130
|2020= 115
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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]]|access-date=2012-07-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 130 people, 51 households, and 37 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|812.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 64 housing units at an average density of {{convert|400.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 8.5% of the population.

There were 51 households, of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.89.

The median age in the city was 38.7 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 10% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.5% were from 25 to 44; 26.8% were from 45 to 64; and 17.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.8% male and 49.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 211 people, 74 households, and 56 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,331.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 79 housing units at an average density of {{convert|498.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.21% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.37% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.47% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.95% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.42% of the population.

There were 74 households, out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 21.6% 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 2.85 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 36.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,469, and the median income for a family was $47,031. Males had a median income of $42,000 versus $20,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,804. About 3.4% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.4% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

==Education==
The community is served by [[Conway Springs USD 356]] public school district.

Viola High School was closed through school unification. The Viola High School mascot was Bulldogs.<ref>{{cite web | title = Viola High School| publisher = classmates.com| url = http://www.classmates.com/places/school/Viola-High-School/16845911| access-date = 15 January 2017}}</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
* [[Lake Afton]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

==External links==
{{Commons category|Viola, Kansas}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41261086 Viola - Directory of Public Officials]

{{Sedgwick County, Kansas}}
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[[Category:Cities in Kansas]]
[[Category:Cities in Sedgwick County, Kansas]]
[[Category:Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area]]