Editing Wilmore, Kansas

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

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|image_skyline            = Wilmore, Kansas (1900).jpg
|image_caption            = [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] depot (1900)
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|image_map                = Comanche_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Wilmore_Highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location within [[Comanche County, Kansas|Comanche County]] and [[Kansas]]
|image_map1               = Map of Comanche Co, Ks, USA.png
|map_caption1             = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Comanche County, Kansas|Comanche 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        = [[Comanche County, Kansas|Comanche]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Kansas|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        =

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|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1887
|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
|established_date1        =
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = 1920
|named_for                = Thomas Wilmore

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|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
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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|accessdate=July 24, 2020}}</ref>
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.18
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.18
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|area_total_km2           = 0.46
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|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|unit_pref                = Imperial

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|elevation_ft             = 2024

<!-- Population -->
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census-2020-Profile"/>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 37
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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              = 67155
|area_code                = [[Area code 620|620]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 20-79550 
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 2397330<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2397330}}</ref>
|website                  =
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'''Wilmore''' is a city in [[Comanche County, Kansas|Comanche County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name=gnis/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 37.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Wilmore, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2079550 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117061142/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2079550 |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Wilmore was founded in about 1887. It was named for Thomas Wilmore, the first merchant in town.<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/n274 167]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=5126 | title=Profile for Wilmore, Kansas | publisher=[[ePodunk]] | accessdate=7 June 2014}}</ref>

The first post office in Wilmore was established on June 7, 1887.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:CM | title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 | publisher=Kansas Historical Society | accessdate=6 June 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.20|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}}</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, Wilmore has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=419841&cityname=Wilmore%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Wilmore, Kansas]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1930= 265
|1940= 212
|1950= 172
|1960= 99
|1970= 96
|1980= 97
|1990= 78
|2000= 57
|2010= 53
|2020= 37
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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 53 people, 27 households, and 19 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|265.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 34 housing units at an average density of {{convert|170.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 27 households, of which 11.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.6% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.96 and the average family size was 2.21.

The median age in the city was 54.4 years. 11.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 15.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 7.6% were from 25 to 44; 51% were from 45 to 64; and 15.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 54.7% male and 45.3% 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 57 people, 30 households, and 20 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|279.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 41 housing units at an average density of {{convert|201.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 30 households, out of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, and 33.3% were non-families. 33.3% 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 1.90 and the average family size was 2.35.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 14.0% under the age of 18, 14.0% from 25 to 44, 40.4% from 45 to 64, and 31.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $16,786, and the median income for a family was $28,125. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $13,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,820. There were 25.0% of families and 27.1% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 31.6% of those over 64.

==Education==
The community is served by [[Comanche County USD 300]] public school district.<ref>{{cite web | title = USD 300| publisher = USD 300| url = http://www.usd300ks.com/| accessdate = 8 January 2017}}</ref>

Wilmore High School was closed through school unification. The Wilmore High School mascot was Tigers.<ref>{{cite web | title = Wilmore School, 1959 Yearbook| publisher = rootsweb| url = http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kscomanc/wilsch59.html| accessdate = 8 January 2017}}</ref>

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

==External links==
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41261120 Wilmore - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/wilmore.PDF Wilmore City Map], KDOT

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