Ingalls, Kansas

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′43″N 100°27′12″W / 37.82861°N 100.45333°W / 37.82861; -100.45333
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyGray
Founded1880s
Incorporated1929
Named forJohn Ingalls
Area
 • Total0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
 • Land0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
2,681 ft (817 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total252
 • Density970/sq mi (380/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67853
Area code620
FIPS code20-34225
GNIS ID2395426

Ingalls is a city in Gray County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 252 people lived there.

History

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

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

Geography

Ingalls is at 37°49′48″N 100°27′14″W / 37.83000°N 100.45389°W / 37.83000; -100.45389 (37.829932, -100.453844). 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.

People

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1930273—
1940187−31.5%
1950173−7.5%
19601740.6%
197023535.1%
198027416.6%
19903019.9%
20003289.0%
2010306−6.7%
2020252−17.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 252 people, 97 households, and 71 families living in Ingalls. Of the households, 71.1% owned their home and 28.9% rented their home.

The median age was 32.6 years. Of the people, 78.2% were White, 1.6% were Black, 0.8% were Asian, 0.4% were Native American, 10.7% were from some other race, and 8.3% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30.2% of the people.

2010 census

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

Education

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ingalls, Kansas
  2. 1 2 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Profile for Ingalls, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved 10 June 2014.[permanent dead link]
  6. ↑ 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. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  7. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  8. ↑ "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  9. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  10. ↑ "Ingalls USD 477". USD 477. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

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