Gem, Kansas

Gem is a city in Thomas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, 88 people lived there.[6]

Gem, Kansas
City
Location within Thomas County and Kansas
Location within Thomas County and Kansas
KDOT map of Thomas County (legend)
KDOT map of Thomas County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°25′33″N 100°53′47″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyThomas
Incorporated1926
Named forGem Ranch
Area
[1]
 • Total0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
 • Land0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
3,094 ft (943 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total88
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
87
 • Density270/sq mi (100/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67734
Area code785
FIPS code20-26050 [4]
GNIS ID0471208 [5]

History

Gem was a shipping point on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.[7] The town was named from the Gem Ranch.[8]

The first post office in Gem was created in 1885.[9] It was closed in March 2014.

Geography

Gem is at 39°25′33″N 100°53′47″W (39.425730, -100.896294).[10]

According to the United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.33 square miles (0.85 km2). All of it is land.[1]

People
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1930200—
1940125−37.5%
1950118−5.6%
1960116−1.7%
197080−31.0%
198010126.3%
19901043.0%
200096−7.7%
201088−8.3%
2016 (est.)87[3]−1.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the 2010 census says that there were 88 people, 36 households, and 26 families living in the city.[2]

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. 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 September 11, 2013. 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 September 1, 2011.
  7. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 727. ISBN 9780722249055.
  8. "Profile for Gem, Kansas". ePodunk. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  9. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  10. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

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