Norton, Kansas Norton, Kansas Norton County Courthouse (2010) Norton County Courthouse (2010) Location inside Norton County and Kansas Location inside Norton County and Kansas KDOT map of Norton County (legend) KDOT map of Norton County (legend) State Kansas County Norton Norton is a town/city in, and the governmental center of county of, Norton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 2,928. Norton was established in 1872. Like the county, it was titled for Capt.
Norton is positioned at 39 50 0 N 99 53 27 W (39.833338, -99.890899). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 1.93 square miles (5.00 km2), all land. The town/city is situated on the north side of Prairie Dog Creek in Norton County.
Before the Bureau of Reclamation constructed Keith Sebelius Lake in 1963, Norton was apt to incessant flooding.
There were 1,465 housing units at an average density of 759.1 per square mile (293.1/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.8% White, 0.2% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.5% from other competitions, and 1.9% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,290 homeholds of which 26.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 40.9% were non-families.
The average homehold size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.86.
The median age in the town/city was 44.8 years.
23.2% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.6% were from 25 to 44; 27.8% were from 45 to 64; and 22% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,012 citizens , 1,331 homeholds, and 814 families residing in the city.
There were 1,517 housing units at an average density of 789.0 per square mile (305.1/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.91% White, 0.40% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.03% African American, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.63% from other competitions, and 0.66% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,331 homeholds out of which 27.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families.
The average homehold size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 24.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 5.5% of families and 9.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
Temperatures can fluctuate drastically between the winter and summer seasons with average lows of 15 F in January to average highs of 94 F in July.
Snowfall throughout the year averages 25.1 inches (640 mm), however, because of its locale on the high plains, snow flurry totals can sometimes approach the annual average after a single snowfall.
Climate data for Norton, Kansas The Board of Education for the Unified School District #211, the Norton Community Schools, oversees the operation of three student attendance centers in the Community of Norton. Norton Junior High School Constructed in 1937 and extensively remodeled in 1984, Norton Junior High School serves the 120+ students in grades 7 & 8.
Norton Community High School Constructed in 1975 & 1977, NCHS is a 3 - A high school with an enrollment of 200+.
The Norton Community High School Bluejays have won ten Kansas State High School Activities Association state championships in wrestling, including a state championship in 2010 and three consecutive Class 3-2-1 - A championships in 2004-6.
Norton's football team won back-to-back Class 4 - A state championships in 1985 and 1986, and rather than as state runners-up in 1989.
The girls basketball and boys basketball squads won state championships in 1983 and 2003, in the order given, and have made various state tournament appearances.
Keith Sebelius, former member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas from 1969 to 1981 United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status".
Kansas State Historical Society (1916).
Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society.
Kansas State Printing Plant.
"Profile for Norton, Kansas".
Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2.
United States Bureau of Reclamation.
"Historical Weather for Norton, KS".
"Norton Climate Records".
History of the State of Kansas; William G.
Kansas : A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc; 3 Volumes; Frank W.
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