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Haven, Kansas
Haven mural (2015)
Haven mural (2015)
Location within Reno County and Kansas
Location within Reno County and Kansas
KDOT map of Reno County (legend)
Country United States
State Kansas
County Reno
Founded 1880s
Platted 1886
Incorporated 1901
Area
 • Total 0.78 sq mi (2.01 km2)
 • Land 0.78 sq mi (2.01 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,480 ft (450 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 1,170
 • Density 1,500/sq mi (582/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67543
Area code 620 Exchange: 465
FIPS code 20-30725
GNIS ID 473651

Haven is a city in Reno County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,170.

History

Haven was laid out in 1886, and incorporated as a city in 1901. The first post office in Haven was established in 1873.

The local high school football team was on the winning side of a lopsided football game against another school from across the county in Sylvia. Played in 1927 with a final score of 256–0, the game produced multiple national and state high school records. As of 2016, the state records include: Total points scored, points by both teams, widest margin, widest shutout, most touchdowns (38), and most rushing touchdowns (30). Also, Haven student Elvin McCoy holds state records for both individual points per game with 90 and individual touchdowns scored per game with 13.

Geography

Haven is located at 37°54′8″N 97°46′51″W / 37.90222°N 97.78083°W / 37.90222; -97.78083 (37.902306, -97.780957). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.63 square miles (1.63 km2), all of it land.

Area events

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 528
1920 1,301 146.4%
1930 553 −57.5%
1940 653 18.1%
1950 720 10.3%
1960 982 36.4%
1970 1,146 16.7%
1980 1,125 −1.8%
1990 1,198 6.5%
2000 1,175 −1.9%
2010 1,237 5.3%
2020 1,170 −5.4%
U.S. Decennial Census
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Haven Water Tower

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,237 people, 492 households, and 337 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,963.5 inhabitants per square mile (758.1/km2). There were 526 housing units at an average density of 834.9 per square mile (322.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.5% White, 0.7% African American, 1.7% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population.

There were 492 households, of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.5% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.07.

The median age in the city was 37.1 years. 26.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.2% were from 25 to 44; 28.2% were from 45 to 64; and 14.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.

Education

The community is served by Haven USD 312 public school district.

Notable people

  • Andy Dirks, professional baseball player for the Detroit Tigers. He competed in the 2012 World Series.
  • Flossie Page, a supercentenarian, lived 112.7 years (1893–2006). At the time she died she was the 6th oldest person in the United States and the oldest person from Kansas to have ever lived.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Haven (Kansas) para niños

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