Blue Mound, Kansas

Blue Mound is a city in Linn County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 275 people lived there.[6] It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[7]

Blue Mound, Kansas
City
Location within Linn County and Kansas
Location within Linn County and Kansas
KDOT map of Linn County (legend)
KDOT map of Linn County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°5′25″N 95°0′30″W
Country United States
State Kansas
CountyLinn
Platted1882
Incorporated1884
Area
[1]
 • Total0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2)
 • Land0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,037 ft (316 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total275
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
278
 • Density440/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66010
Area code913
FIPS code20-07600[4]
GNIS ID0478149[5]

History

Blue Mound was planned out in 1882. It was named Blue Mound because from far away, its elevation is said to look blue.[8]

Geography

Blue Mound is at 38°5′25″N 95°0′30″W (38.090283, -95.008409).[9] The United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.63 square miles (1.63 km2). All of it is land.[1]

People
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1890689—
19007387.1%
1910596−19.2%
1920570−4.4%
1930545−4.4%
1940449−17.6%
1950424−5.6%
1960319−24.8%
1970308−3.4%
19803193.6%
1990251−21.3%
200027710.4%
2010275−0.7%
2016 (est.)278[3]1.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 275 people, 111 households, and 75 families living in Blue Mound.[2]

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  7. "Population Data and Maps | MARC". Archived from the original on 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  8. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 197. ISBN 9780722249055.
  9. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

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