Gardner, Kansas Gardner, Kansas Location inside Johnson County and Kansas Location inside Johnson County and Kansas Gardner is a town/city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 19,123. Gardner was established where the Santa Fe Trail and the Oregon/California Trails divided.
Four years after its establishment, it became the first improve in Johnson County and perhaps the first in the state to experience an attack by Confederate forces. Gardner is positioned at 38 48 45 N 94 55 7 W (38.812367, -94.918621). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 10.17 square miles (26.34 km2), of which 10.12 square miles (26.21 km2) is territory and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Gardner has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of the census of 2010, there were 19,123 citizens , 6,644 homeholds, and 4,938 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 89.7% White, 3.0% African American, 0.5% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 1.8% from other competitions, and 3.0% from two or more competitions.
There were 6,644 homeholds of which 49.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 25.7% were non-families.
20.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 30 years.
33.2% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 37.7% were from 25 to 44; 17.1% were from 45 to 64; and 5.3% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,396 citizens , 3,307 homeholds, and 2,460 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 94.13% White, 1.21% African American, 0.49% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.26% from other competitions, and 1.85% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,307 homeholds out of which 47.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 33.1% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 38.4% from 25 to 44, 13.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
As of 2000 the median income for a homehold in the town/city was $50,807, and the median income for a family was $54,554.
About 5.3% of families and 6.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.
BNSF Railway assembled a refueling plant and office in Edgerton which is 3 miles from Gardner.
According to the City's 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the biggest employers in the town/city are: 6 City of Gardner 135 Gardner is part of the USD 231 school district.
Located in Gardner are five out of the six elementary schools (Edgerton Elementary is the only school in the precinct not positioned in Gardner).
These include Gardner Elementary, Sunflower Elementary, Madison Elementary, Nike Elementary, Grand Star Elementary, and Moonlight Elementary.
The precinct also has three middle schools, Wheatridge, Trail Ridge, and Pioneer Ridge, and one high school (Gardner-Edgerton High School) all positioned in Gardner.
The school precinct is building a new elementary school that will be open amid the 2013-2014 school year. City of Gardner United States Enumeration Bureau.
United States Postal Service (2012).
"2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status".
City of Gardner.
Gardner History, Gardner Museum and Historical Society.
Climate Summary for Gardner, Kansas "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"City of Gardner, Kansas 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Johnson County Library "Gardner Scientist Honored by State Project".
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