Editing Winchester, Kansas

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Winchester, Kansas
|settlement_type          = [[City]]

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|image_caption            = Winchester Street (2024)
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Jefferson County, Kansas|Jefferson County]] and [[Kansas]]
|image_map1               = Map of Jefferson Co, Ks, USA.png
|map_caption1             = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Jefferson County, Kansas|Jefferson 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        = [[Jefferson County, Kansas|Jefferson]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Kansas|Township]]
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|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
|established_date1        = 1857
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = 1903
|named_for                = [[Winchester, Virginia]]

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|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.36
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|elevation_ft             = 1171

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 461
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|utc_offset               = -6
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 66097
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|area_code                = [[Area code 913|913]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 20-79800 <ref name="GNIS"/>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 478344 <ref name="GNIS">{{cite gnis2|478344|Winchester, Kansas}}</ref>
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'''Winchester''' is a city in [[Jefferson County, Kansas|Jefferson County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 461.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Winchester, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile/Winchester_city,_Kansas?g=1600000US2079800 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112191524/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile/Winchester_city,_Kansas?g=1600000US2079800 |archive-date=November 12, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Winchester was laid out in 1857.<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/n907 925]}}</ref> It was named after [[Winchester, Virginia]].<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/n317 210]}}</ref>

A post office in Winchester was established in March 1858 and closed in 2021. <ref>{{cite web |title=After mold closes post office, Kansas town forced to drive miles for mail |url=https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/after-mold-closes-post-office-kansas-town-forced-to-drive-miles-for-mail/ |website=KSNT |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/page:2/county:JF |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=11 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009182417/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/page:2/county:JF |archivedate=October 9, 2013 }}</ref>

The county hospital in Winchester was established in February 1956.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fwhuston.com/ |website=F.W. Huston Medical Center |title=F.W. Huston Medical Center |publisher=F.W. Huston Medical Center |accessdate=March 20, 2023}}</ref>

==Geography==
Winchester is located at {{coord|39|19|18|N|95|16|5|W|type:city}} (39.321658, -95.268142).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.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|0.36|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.35|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]]|accessdate=2012-07-06}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 413
|1890= 429
|1910= 456
|1920= 386
|1930= 418
|1940= 415
|1950= 355
|1960= 458
|1970= 492
|1980= 570
|1990= 613
|2000= 579
|2010= 551
|2020= 461
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|estimate=
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|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
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Winchester is part of the [[Topeka, Kansas]] [[Topeka metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="FactFinder">{{cite web|title=American FactFinder|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212234628/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-12|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-07-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 551 people, 229 households, and 140 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1574.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 261 housing units at an average density of {{convert|745.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.4% 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 229 households, of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.9% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.91.

The median age in the city was 42.8 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.7% were from 25 to 44; 22.4% were from 45 to 64; and 25.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212221153/http://factfinder.census.gov/main.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-12|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}</ref> of 2000, there were 579 people, 210 households, and 149 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,958.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 221 housing units at an average density of {{convert|747.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.06% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.17% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.35% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.73% of the population.

There were 210 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,143, and the median income for a family was $41,500. Males had a median income of $35,313 versus $19,659 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,568. About 9.0% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==

===Schools===
The community is served by [[Jefferson County North USD 339]] public school district. School unification consolidated [[Nortonville, Kansas|Nortonville]] and Winchester schools forming [[Unified school district|USD]] 339. Jefferson County North High School is located in Winchester. The Jefferson County North High School mascot is Jefferson County Chargers.<ref>{{cite web | title = Jefferson County North USD 339 | publisher = USD 339 | url = http://www.usd339.net/ | accessdate = 4 January 2017}}</ref>

Winchester High School was closed through school unification. The Winchester High School mascot was Winchester Eagles.<ref>"Eagles Take Easton Scalps", The Leavenworth Times, 10 February 1965, p.10.</ref>

=== Libraries ===
* [http://www.winchesterlibrary.org/ Winchester Public Library]

==Notable people==
* [[Bob Lyon]] - Kansas State Senator.
* [[Al Reynolds]] - college and professional football guard.
* [[Jerry Robertson (baseball)|Jerry Robertson]] - baseball pitcher on the original [[1969 Montreal Expos season|1969 Montreal Expos]]; also pitched for the 1970 Detroit Tigers.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Winchester, Kansas}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41261123 Winchester - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.usd339.net/ USD 339], local school district
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/winchester.pdf Winchester City Map], KDOT

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[[Category:Cities in Kansas]]
[[Category:Cities in Jefferson County, Kansas]]
[[Category:Topeka metropolitan area, Kansas]]