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Oberlin, Kansas
Oberlin is a city in and the county seat of Decatur County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,644.
Oberlin was platted in 1878. It was named after Oberlin, Ohio. Its first post office was established in April, 1878, and the city was incorporated in 1885.
On September 30, 1878, Northern Cheyenne, fleeing from Indian Territory to their homes in the north during the Northern Cheyenne Exodus, attacked homesteaders near Oberlin, then a tiny hamlet. The raid's victims are commemorated in the "Last Indian Raid in Kansas" room of the Decatur County Museum, and by a monument in the town cemetery.
Oberlin lies on the northwest side of Sappa Creek, a tributary of the Republican River, in the High Plains region of the Great Plains. Located at the intersection of U.S. routes 36 and 83 in northwestern Kansas, it is 228 miles (367 km) northwest of Wichita, 238 miles (383 km) east of Denver, and 320 miles (510 km) west-northwest of Kansas City.
According to the United States Census Bureau, it has a total area of 1.91 square miles (4.95 km2), all land.
Oberlin has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa), with hot, dry summers and cold, dry winters. The hottest temperature recorded in Oberlin was 114 °F (45.6 °C) on July 24, 1936, while the coldest temperature recorded was −32 °F (−35.6 °C) on January 11, 1918.
The 2020 United States census counted 1,644 people, 771 households, and 428 families in Oberlin. The population density was 860.7 per square mile (332.3/km2). There were 970 housing units at an average density of 507.9 per square mile (196.1/km2). The racial makeup was 93.31% (1,534) white or European American (91.67% non-Hispanic white), 0.43% (7) black or African-American, 0.24% (4) Native American or Alaska Native, 0.36% (6) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 0.36% (6) from other races, and 5.29% (87) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.16% (52) of the population.
Of the 771 households, 21.8% had children under the age of 18; 43.5% were married couples living together; 29.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 41.8% of households consisted of individuals and 21.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.9 and the average family size was 2.7. The percent of those with a bachelor's degree or higher was estimated to be 11.6% of the population.
Oberlin, Kansas
Oberlin is a city in and the county seat of Decatur County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,644.
Oberlin was platted in 1878. It was named after Oberlin, Ohio. Its first post office was established in April, 1878, and the city was incorporated in 1885.
On September 30, 1878, Northern Cheyenne, fleeing from Indian Territory to their homes in the north during the Northern Cheyenne Exodus, attacked homesteaders near Oberlin, then a tiny hamlet. The raid's victims are commemorated in the "Last Indian Raid in Kansas" room of the Decatur County Museum, and by a monument in the town cemetery.
Oberlin lies on the northwest side of Sappa Creek, a tributary of the Republican River, in the High Plains region of the Great Plains. Located at the intersection of U.S. routes 36 and 83 in northwestern Kansas, it is 228 miles (367 km) northwest of Wichita, 238 miles (383 km) east of Denver, and 320 miles (510 km) west-northwest of Kansas City.
According to the United States Census Bureau, it has a total area of 1.91 square miles (4.95 km2), all land.
Oberlin has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa), with hot, dry summers and cold, dry winters. The hottest temperature recorded in Oberlin was 114 °F (45.6 °C) on July 24, 1936, while the coldest temperature recorded was −32 °F (−35.6 °C) on January 11, 1918.
The 2020 United States census counted 1,644 people, 771 households, and 428 families in Oberlin. The population density was 860.7 per square mile (332.3/km2). There were 970 housing units at an average density of 507.9 per square mile (196.1/km2). The racial makeup was 93.31% (1,534) white or European American (91.67% non-Hispanic white), 0.43% (7) black or African-American, 0.24% (4) Native American or Alaska Native, 0.36% (6) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 0.36% (6) from other races, and 5.29% (87) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.16% (52) of the population.
Of the 771 households, 21.8% had children under the age of 18; 43.5% were married couples living together; 29.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 41.8% of households consisted of individuals and 21.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.9 and the average family size was 2.7. The percent of those with a bachelor's degree or higher was estimated to be 11.6% of the population.
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