St. Francis, Kansas facts for kids
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St. Francis, Kansas
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City and County seat
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Cheyenne County Courthouse (2010)
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Location within Cheyenne County and Kansas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Cheyenne |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Incorporated | 1903 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.86 sq mi (2.22 km2) |
| • Land | 0.86 sq mi (2.22 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,320 ft (1,010 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 1,263 |
| • Density | 1,469/sq mi (568.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
67756
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| Area code | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-62175 |
| GNIS ID | 2396488 |
St. Francis is a city in and the county seat of Cheyenne County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,263.
History
St. Francis was founded in 1887. The city may have been named for the wife of its founder.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.87 square miles (2.25 km2), all of it land.
Climate
St. Francis experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with cold, dry winters and hot, wetter summers.
| Climate data for St. Francis, Kansas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1908–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 81 (27) |
83 (28) |
92 (33) |
97 (36) |
103 (39) |
110 (43) |
111 (44) |
110 (43) |
105 (41) |
104 (40) |
89 (32) |
80 (27) |
111 (44) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 66.4 (19.1) |
70.4 (21.3) |
80.9 (27.2) |
87.1 (30.6) |
94.1 (34.5) |
102.2 (39.0) |
103.8 (39.9) |
101.5 (38.6) |
97.6 (36.4) |
90.1 (32.3) |
78.4 (25.8) |
68.4 (20.2) |
105.2 (40.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 43.4 (6.3) |
46.1 (7.8) |
56.5 (13.6) |
64.5 (18.1) |
74.1 (23.4) |
86.2 (30.1) |
91.7 (33.2) |
89.3 (31.8) |
81.5 (27.5) |
67.9 (19.9) |
54.5 (12.5) |
44.5 (6.9) |
66.7 (19.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 29.4 (−1.4) |
31.8 (−0.1) |
41.4 (5.2) |
49.6 (9.8) |
60.0 (15.6) |
71.6 (22.0) |
77.1 (25.1) |
74.8 (23.8) |
65.9 (18.8) |
51.9 (11.1) |
39.4 (4.1) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
51.9 (11.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.3 (−9.3) |
17.6 (−8.0) |
26.3 (−3.2) |
34.8 (1.6) |
45.9 (7.7) |
57.1 (13.9) |
62.6 (17.0) |
60.3 (15.7) |
50.3 (10.2) |
35.9 (2.2) |
24.4 (−4.2) |
16.2 (−8.8) |
37.2 (2.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −4.3 (−20.2) |
0.0 (−17.8) |
8.5 (−13.1) |
21.3 (−5.9) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
44.9 (7.2) |
53.5 (11.9) |
50.2 (10.1) |
36.4 (2.4) |
19.8 (−6.8) |
8.8 (−12.9) |
−2.1 (−18.9) |
−9.9 (−23.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −28 (−33) |
−28 (−33) |
−20 (−29) |
0 (−18) |
17 (−8) |
33 (1) |
41 (5) |
33 (1) |
18 (−8) |
0 (−18) |
−9 (−23) |
−31 (−35) |
−31 (−35) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.38 (9.7) |
0.44 (11) |
0.72 (18) |
1.63 (41) |
2.43 (62) |
2.42 (61) |
2.89 (73) |
2.92 (74) |
1.49 (38) |
1.29 (33) |
0.50 (13) |
0.45 (11) |
17.56 (444.7) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.6 (12) |
4.5 (11) |
2.9 (7.4) |
1.7 (4.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.9 (2.3) |
2.0 (5.1) |
2.9 (7.4) |
19.8 (50.26) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 60.0 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 8.5 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 492 | — | |
| 1920 | 733 | 49.0% | |
| 1930 | 944 | 28.8% | |
| 1940 | 1,041 | 10.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,892 | 81.7% | |
| 1960 | 1,594 | −15.8% | |
| 1970 | 1,725 | 8.2% | |
| 1980 | 1,610 | −6.7% | |
| 1990 | 1,495 | −7.1% | |
| 2000 | 1,497 | 0.1% | |
| 2010 | 1,329 | −11.2% | |
| 2020 | 1,263 | −5.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the 2010 census, there were 1,329 people, 650 households and 357 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,527.6 per square mile (589.8/km2). There were 768 housing units at an average density of 882.8 per square mile (340.9/km2). The racial make-up of the city was 98.2% White, 0.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races and 0.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.8% of the population.
There were 650 households, of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present and 45.1% were non-families. 42.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.67.
The median age was 51.7 years. 18.7% of residents were under the age of 18, 5.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24, 17.8% were from 25 to 44, 26.8% were from 45 to 64 and 31.8% were 65 years of age or older. The sex ratio was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.
Education
The community is served by St. Francis USD 297 public school district.
Notable people
- Ron Evans, astronaut and, as a member of Apollo 17, one of 24 people to have orbited the Moon
- Ray Stafford, Olympian
See also
In Spanish: St. Francis (Kansas) para niños
