KENSINGTON, KANSAS

'Kensington' is a city in Smith County, Kansas, United States. The population was 529 at the 2000 census.

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Geography

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Geography

Kensington is located at (39.766110, -99.032308).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 529 people, 231 households, and 140 families residing in the city. The population density was 638.3/km² (1,652.0/mi²). There were 264 housing units at an average density of 318.5/km² (824.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.35% White, 0.19% African American, 0.19% from other races, and 2.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population.
There were 231 households out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 37.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 27.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 19.5% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 32.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 81.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,219, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $28,333 versus $16,607 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,131. About 3.4% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

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