GARDEN CITY, KANSAS

'Garden City' is a city in Finney County, Kansas, United States. The population was 28,451 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Finney County, and provides the campus of Garden City Community College. It is also home to the largest zoological facility, Lee Richardson Zoo, in western Kansas. It was one of the towns depicted in Truman Capote's ''In Cold Blood'' and, as county seat, was the location of the trials of the murderers. [1] The community boasts more than sixty restaurants and around forty churches, which in both cases cater to a diverse and changing local population. 2006 marked the town's 80th annual Community Mexican Fiesta celebration, in honor of Mexico's independence from Spain.

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Geography

Demographics

Transportation

Sister Cities

Notable natives

External links

Geography

Garden City is located at (37.975304, -100.864104).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.1 km² (8.5 mi²), all land.
In 2005 Garden City is served by two commercial airlines at Garden City Regional Airport.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 28,451 people, 9,338 households, and 6,760 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,287.8/km² (3,334.1/mi²). There were 9,907 housing units at an average density of 448.4/km² (1,161.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 68.80% White, 1.49% African American, 1.06% Native American, 3.55% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 22.28% from other races, and 2.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 43.91% of the population.
There were 9,338 households out of which 43.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.51.
In the city the population was spread out with 32.6% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,752, and the median income for a family was $43,471. Males had a median income of $29,343 versus $21,247 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,200. About 9.9% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

★ Garden City (Amtrak station)

Sister Cities

Garden City has two sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):

★ Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica

★ Oristano, Italy

Notable natives

★ Mark Fox, head basketball coach at the University of Nevada, Reno

★ Harold "Prince Hal" Patterson - former University of Kansas basketball player and member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame

★ Chuck Reed, mayor of San Jose, California, 2007-

★ Roy Romer, governor of Colorado, 1987-1999

External links

★ Official Garden City Website

★ History of Garden City