Jewell, Kansas

Jewell, Kansas
City
Location within Jewell County and Kansas
Location within Jewell County and Kansas
KDOT map of Jewell County (legend)
KDOT map of Jewell County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°40′18″N 98°09′09″W / 39.67167°N 98.15250°W / 39.67167; -98.15250
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyJewell
Founded1870
Incorporated1880
Named forLewis Jewell
Area
 • Total0.41 sq mi (1.06 km2)
 • Land0.41 sq mi (1.06 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,555 ft (474 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total370
 • Density900/sq mi (350/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66949
Area code785
FIPS code20-35475
GNIS ID2395470

Jewell is a city in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 370 people lived there.

History

The City of Jewell started in 1870. It was a big sod area called Fort Jewell. It was named after Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis R. Jewell.

The first post office in Jewell was created in July 1870.

Jewel was incorporated as a city in 1880.

Jewell was on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.

Geography

Jewell is at 39°40′15″N 98°9′10″W / 39.67083°N 98.15278°W / 39.67083; -98.15278 (39.670941, -98.152795). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.41 square miles (1.06 km2). All of it is land.

People

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1880372—
189070288.7%
19007364.8%
191083914.0%
1920805−4.1%
1930707−12.2%
1940669−5.4%
1950593−11.4%
1960582−1.9%
1970569−2.2%
19805893.5%
1990529−10.2%
2000483−8.7%
2010432−10.6%
2020370−14.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 370 people, 175 households, and 90 families living in Jewell. Of the households, 76.0% owned their home and 24.0% rented their home.

The median age was 47.7 years. Of the people, 92.4% were White, 0.5% were Native American, 0.5% were Black, 0.8% were from some other race, and 5.7% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the people.

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 432 people, 208 households, and 113 families living in Jewell.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jewell, 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. ↑ "Profile for Jewell, Kansas". ePodunk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  6. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History. Standard Publishing Company. p. 28.
  7. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1898). A Gazetteer of Kansas. Govt. Print. Off. p. 119.
  8. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  9. ↑ "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  10. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

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