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Russell is a city in Russell County, Kansas, United States. The population was 4,696 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Russell CountyGR6. Russell County (standard abbreviation: RS) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ...
Official language(s) English[2] Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area Ranked 15th - Total 82,277 sq mi (213,096 km²) - Width 211 miles (340 km) - Length 417 miles (645 km) - % water 0. ...
A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ...
Russell County (standard abbreviation: RS) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ...
Geography
Russell is located at 38°53′23″N, 98°51′26″W (38.889807, -98.857113)GR1. Image File history File links Adapted from Wikipedias KS county maps by Catbar. ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.7 km² (4.9 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...
A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...
Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,696 people, 2,057 households, and 1,250 families residing in the city. The population density was 369.3/km² (956.9/mi²). There were 2,436 housing units at an average density of 191.6/km² (496.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.13% White, 0.96% African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
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The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There were 2,057 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.82. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...
In the city the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,217, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $25,109 versus $17,757 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,690. About 11.3% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
Climate Russell has four distinct seasons, and temperatures often range into the teens below zero F. in the winter to 110 °F. in the summer. The city is located on the eastern edge of Kansas's semi-arid steppe climate, and precipitation is sometimes scarce. Russell generally receives less snowfall in the winter than areas to the west or east, since the area is far enough removed from the Rocky Mountains and the flow of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. For individual mountains named Rocky Mountain, see Rocky Mountain (disambiguation). ...
Gulf of Mexico in 3D perspective. ...
Notable Natives - Russell received national attention and was typecast as an all-American town pursuant to Bob Dole's failed 1996 presidential bid as a Republican. Dole, originally from Russell, was shown getting a haircut and eating at a local cafe to emphasize his hometown roots. Dole's house still stands at 1035 N. Maple St. in Russell.
- Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter was born to immigrant parents in Wichita, Kansas, and grew up in Russell, Kansas. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and served as an editor of the Yale Law Journal
- The father of billionaire Philip Anschutz also grew up in Russell where he founded Farmer's State Bank. Anschutz himself grew up in neighboring Hays, Kansas.
- The 1968 winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee was Robert L. Walters of Russell, sponsored by the Topeka Daily Capital, Topeka, Kansas. The winning word was "abalone".
- Geoscientist David Hewitt Miller (1918–2006), an expert on snow and on ecosystem hydrodynamics, was born in Russell.
§ Robert Joseph Dole (born July 22, 1923) was a United States Senator from Kansas from 1969-1996, serving part of that time as United States Senate Majority Leader. ...
Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...
For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ...
The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...
Arlen J. Specter (born February 12, 1930) is a United States Senator from Pennsylvania. ...
Philip Frederick Anschutz (born 28 December 1939 in Russell, Kansas) is an American businessman. ...
This Article Is Listed For Speedy Deletion Hays is a city in Ellis County, Kansas, near the intersection of Interstate 70 and U.S. Highway 183. ...
Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Scripps National Spelling Bee (formerly known as the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee and commonly referred to simply as the National Spelling Bee) is a highly competitive annual spelling bee run on a not-for-profit basis by The E. W. Scripps Company, held in the ballroom at the...
Education Russell is the base of operations of Unified School District 407, which services all of Russell County except for the far northwestern portion and parts of the town of Dorrance. Dorrance is a city located in Russell County, Kansas. ...
The city of Russell has four schools: Simpson Elementary School (Grades K–2), Bickerdyke Elementary School (3–5), Ruppenthal Middle School (6–8) and Russell High School (9–12). The building housing Ruppenthal Middle School was built in 1938 as Russell High School and became the middle school building in the fall of 1961, when Russell High moved to a new complex at 565 E. State St., just east of U.S. 281. Both the Simpson and Bickerdyke buildings opened in the fall of 1952.
The Russell High School (RHS) Broncos sponsor seven sports for boys (football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis,wrestling, and track and field) and six for girls (volleyball, basketball, fast-pitch softball, golf, tennis, and track and field). The RHS boys' basketball team won state championships in 1949, 1952, 1953, 1956, and 1963 under legendary coach Amos Morris, who is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association Hall of Fame. The gymnasium at RHS is named for Morris. The school added another boys' basketball state title in 1979, and that fall, the RHS football team reached the finals of the Class 4A state playoffs, losing to Maur Hill Mount Academy of Atchison. The Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) is the organization which oversees interscholastic competition in the state of Kansas at the high school level. ...
Maur Hill Mount Academy is a coed Catholic, boarding high school in Atchison, Kansas. ...
Two views of a pedestrian mall on Commercial Street in downtown Atchison Commercial Street in downtown Atchison A statue of Amelia Earhart on Commercial Street in downtown Atchison Atchison is a city situated along the Missouri River in the eastern part of Atchison County, located in northeast Kansas, in the...
From the 1940s through the early 1970s, Russell's biggest rivalries were with the public high schools in Hays, Hoisington, and Great Bend, and Thomas More Prep-Marian, the Roman Catholic high school in Hays. In 1972, the West Central Kansas League was split, with the larger schools in Hays and Great Bend forming what is now the Western Athletic Conference, and the smaller schools forming the Mid-State Activities Association. Russell currently competes in the North Central Activities Association. This Article Is Listed For Speedy Deletion Hays is a city in Ellis County, Kansas, near the intersection of Interstate 70 and U.S. Highway 183. ...
Hoisington is a city located in Barton County, Kansas. ...
Great Bend is the largest city and county seat of Barton County, Kansas, United States. ...
Thomas More Prep-Marian is a coeducational Catholic Christian college preparatory high school located in Hays, Kansas. ...
The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...
Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Shaffer Field, home to the RHS football team, hosted the KSHSAA 8-man football state championships in 1983–1989 and again in 2002–2005.
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