Hiawatha, Kansas Hiawatha, Kansas Location inside Brown County and Kansas Location inside Brown County and Kansas Hiawatha (Ioway: Hari Wata pronounced [ha i wa t ]) is the biggest city and governmental center of county of Brown County, Kansas, United States.
As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 3,172. 7.1 Hiawatha High School 7.2 Hiawatha Middle School 7.3 Hiawatha Elementary School Rider reportedly was responsible for naming Hiawatha, taking the young Indian's name from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, The Song of Hiawatha. Hiawatha became the Brown County Seat in 1858, and the first school opened in 1870.
Parallel streets north of it were titled after Indian tribes north of the Trail, and streets south carried tribal names of those south of the Trail.
Hiawatha is titled after a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow called The Song of Hiawatha.
In the poem is legendary Onondaga and Mohawk Indian prestige Hiawatha.
Next to to the former Ioway-Sac reservation and the present-day Ioway Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, Hiawatha is called Hari Wata in Ioway, meaning "I am looking far away". This name may be the result of choosing Ioway words that sound like the English name.
[John] Goldwater, a New Yorker, had fond memories of time spent in Hiawatha, Kan." Goldwater had hitchhiked to the improve at the age of 17 and started working at the Hiawatha Daily World. Hiawatha is positioned at 39 51 9 N 95 32 11 W (39.852530, -95.536429). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.59 square miles (6.71 km2), all land. There were 1,369 homeholds of which 30.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 38.4% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 42.6 years.
24.1% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.4% were from 45 to 64; and 21.1% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,417 citizens , 1,466 homeholds, and 914 families residing in the city.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 8.5% of families and 9.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
611 Utah Street, South of Brown County Courthouse Square Brown County Ag Museum Hiawatha City Lake is a tree-shaded 7-acre impoundment a mile south of the city, prominent for picnicking and camping.
Bruning Park, positioned in west Hiawatha has 3 chief fields; 2 for baseball, 1 for softball.
Noble Park is a recent addition in Hiawatha that lies just south of the aquatic park.
Deemed as one of the most premier Legion fields in the state, Hiawatha has been host to Zone and State Legion baseball tournaments.
The Hiawatha Middle School softball field is home to Hiawatha High School softball practices and some games.
The field lies between the middle school and the Fisher Community Center.
Hiawatha High School (HHS) teaches grades 9-12, and is positioned at 600 Red Hawk Drive.
Their mascot is the Red Hawks (changed from Redskins after 2000), and the school colors are red and blue.
The Hiawatha band travels to music festival every three or four years.
Memorial Stadium lies north of the school and a prairie trail region and practice field is east of the chief school.
Other activities and organizations include cheerleading, Color Guard, Dance Team, journalism, Yearbook, Gifted-Talented Program, National Honor Society, Red Hawk Club, Kansas Association for Youth, International Club, Student Council, Red Hawk Reader's Club, Biology Club (travels to the Bahamas annually), National FFA Organization, Business Professionals of America, Family Career and Community Leaders of America, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Hiawatha Middle School HMS is a recently erected school in 2000 after moving from Robinson Middle School in Robinson, Kansas.
The school lies on the east side of Hiawatha, just south of the high school.
There is a softball field to the south of the school and a practice field and track west of the school.
The Hiawatha Hawks are a member of the Big 7 League, with a total of six squads in northeast Kansas.
HES is positioned in north central Hiawatha and has been for many years.
In December 2000, the Hiawatha USD 415 School District voted 4-3 to eliminate the American Indian mascots from the schools.
The high school had the nickname 'Redskins', similar to 'Indians' when the school was in its early years.
The middle school was the 'Warriors' and the elementary school, the 'Braves'.
After narrowing down many potential new nicknames, the high school decided to retain its red pride, renaming itself the 'Red Hawks'.
The middle school obtained the name 'Hawks' and the elementary school, 'Junior Hawks'.
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