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Prairie View, Kansas
Location within Phillips County and Kansas
Location within Phillips County and Kansas
KDOT map of Phillips County (legend)
Country United States
State Kansas
County Phillips
Founded 1870s
Incorporated 1905
Area
 • Total 0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2)
 • Land 0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
2,192 ft (668 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 106
 • Density 707/sq mi (279/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67664
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-57525
GNIS ID 2396268

Prairie View is a small city located in Phillips County, Kansas, in the United States. In 2020, about 106 people lived there.

History of Prairie View

The first post office in Prairie View opened in July 1879. For a while, people sometimes spelled the city's name as "Prairieview."

Geography and Location

Prairie View is a very small city. It covers an area of about 0.15 square miles (0.38 square kilometers). All of this area is land, meaning there are no lakes or rivers within the city limits.

Population and People

This section tells you about the number of people living in Prairie View and what the community is like.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 191
1920 183 −4.2%
1930 198 8.2%
1940 205 3.5%
1950 192 −6.3%
1960 188 −2.1%
1970 201 6.9%
1980 145 −27.9%
1990 111 −23.4%
2000 141 27.0%
2010 134 −5.0%
2020 106 −20.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 Census Information

In 2020, the 2020 United States census counted 106 people living in Prairie View. There were 47 households and 30 families. Most people (about 94%) identified as white. A small number (about 4%) identified as Native American.

About 25% of households had children under 18. Most households (nearly 60%) were married couples. About 36% of households had just one person living there. The average age of people in Prairie View was 48 years old.

2010 Census Information

According to the census in 2010, 134 people lived in Prairie View. There were 51 households. Most people (about 95.5%) were white.

About 43% of households had children under 18. Most households (about 61%) were married couples. The average age of people in the city was 35.5 years.

Education in Prairie View

Prairie View is part of the USD 326 Logan school district. Students from Prairie View attend schools in Logan.

The high school in Logan is called Logan High School. Their sports teams are known as the Logan Trojans. Prairie View used to have its own high school, called Prairie View High School, but it closed. Their mascot was the Prairie View Pirates.

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