Quinter, Kansas

Quinter is a city in Gove County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 929 people lived there.[3]

Quinter, Kansas
City
View from Interstate 70 (2006)
View from Interstate 70 (2006)
Location within Gove County and Kansas
Location within Gove County and Kansas
KDOT map of Gove County (legend)
KDOT map of Gove County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°04′00″N 100°14′05″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyGove
Founded1885 (Familton)
Incorporated1909 (Quinter)
Named forJames Quinter
Area
[2]
 • Total1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2)
 • Land1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
2,674 ft (815 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total929
 • Density930/sq mi (360/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67752
Area code785
FIPS code20-58250
GNIS ID2396302[1]
Websitecityofquinter.com

History

The city of Quinter is built at the place of an old railroad switching place called Melota. A town named Familton was built there in 1885, and it had a hotel in it.[4] The U.S. Government would not create a post office under the Familton name because of possible confusion with other names in the state, so another had to be chosen. The name Quinter was chosen. It was named after Rev. James Quinter, a local Baptist Brethren minister.[5]

The city received some small national attention in November 2006 when longtime resident Waldo McBurney, age 104, was said to be the oldest worker in the United States.[6]

Geography

Quinter is at 39°04′00″N 100°14′05″W (39.066626, -100.234742). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 1.00 square mile (2.59 km2). All of it is land.[2]

People
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1910450—
1920383−14.9%
193057048.8%
1940481−15.6%
195074154.1%
19607764.7%
197093019.8%
19809512.3%
1990945−0.6%
20009611.7%
2010918−4.5%
20209291.2%
U.S. Decennial Census
Quinter Reformed Presbyterian Church (2006)

2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 929 people, 378 households, and 238 families living in Quinter. Of the households, 66.9% owned their home and 33.1% rented their home.

The median age was 43.4 years. Of the people, 92.0% were White, 1.2% were Asian, 0.3% were Native American, 0.3% were Black, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 0.8% were from some other race, and 5.3% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.5% of the people.[3][7]

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 918 people, 374 households, and 251 families living in Quinter.[8]

Fmous people
  • Brent Barrett, American actor and tenor
  • Scott Huffman, Olympic pole vaulter
  • Robert Maxwell, World War II combat veteran and Medal of Honor recipient
  • Waldo McBurney, centenarian
  • Maggie McIntosh, State legislator

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quinter, Kansas
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  3. "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  4. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 530.
  5. History Of Gove County, Kansas; 1930. Archived December 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/state/15912412.htm%5B%5D
  7. "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  8. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

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