Lakin, Kansas Lakin, Kansas Location inside Kearny County (left) and Kansas (right) Location inside Kearny County (left) and Kansas (right) State Kansas Lakin is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Kearny County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 2,216. Lakin was established in 1874. It was titled for David Long Lakin, former treasurer of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. A postal service has been in operation in Lakin since March 1874. Lakin was designated governmental center of county in 1888. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 0.98 square miles (2.54 km2), all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,216 citizens , 781 homeholds, and 573 families residing in the city.
There were 851 housing units at an average density of 868.4 per square mile (335.3/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 87.7% White, 0.3% African American, 0.9% Native American, 8.7% from other competitions, and 2.4% from two or more competitions.
There were 781 homeholds of which 43.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 6.7% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 26.6% were non-families.
24.2% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.23.
The median age in the town/city was 34.5 years.
30.1% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.1% were from 25 to 44; 23.6% were from 45 to 64; and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,316 citizens , 823 homeholds, and 604 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 2,480.0 citizens per square mile (961.5/km ).
There were 883 housing units at an average density of 945.5 per square mile (366.6/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 81.56% White, 0.82% African American, 1.34% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 14.16% from other competitions, and 1.77% from two or more competitions.
There were 823 homeholds out of which 42.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families.
24.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.32.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 34.2% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $38,875, and the median income for a family was $44,688.
About 6.9% of families and 10.4% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
Climate data for Lakin, Kansas (1981 2010) Kansas Highway 25 runs though Lakin United States Enumeration Bureau.
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"2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status".
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