Ingalls, Kansas

Ingalls is a city in Gray County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 306 people lived there.[6]

Ingalls, Kansas
City
Location within Gray County and Kansas
Location within Gray County and Kansas
KDOT map of Gray County (legend)
KDOT map of Gray County (legend)
Coordinates: 37°49′48″N 100°27′14″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyGray
Incorporated1929
Named forJohn Ingalls
Area
[1]
 • Total0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
 • Land0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
2,671 ft (814 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total306
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
303
 • Density1,200/sq mi (460/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67853
Area code620
FIPS code20-34225 [4]
GNIS ID0471650 [5]

History

The first post office in Ingalls was created in May 1887 with the name Soule. It kept that name until May 1888.[7] The city was renamed for Kansas senator John James Ingalls.[8]

Ingalls could have been the county seat in the late 1880s. It once had the county offices.[9]

Geography

Ingalls is at 37°49′48″N 100°27′14″W (37.829932, -100.453844).[10] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2). All of it is land.[1]

People
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1930273—
1940187−31.5%
1950173−7.5%
19601740.6%
197023535.1%
198027416.6%
19903019.9%
20003289.0%
2010306−6.7%
2016 (est.)303[3]−1.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 306 people, 113 households, and 87 families living in Ingalls.[2]

Education

Ingalls is served by USD 477 Ingalls. The Ingalls High School mascot is the Bulldogs.[11]

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. 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 March 6, 2011.
  7. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  8. "Profile for Ingalls, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  9. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 937. ISBN 9780722249055.
  10. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  11. "Ingalls USD 477". USD 477. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

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