Atwood, Kansas | |
---|---|
City and County seat | |
Rawlins County Courthouse (2010) | |
![]() Location within Rawlins County and Kansas | |
![]() | |
Coordinates: 39°48′36″N 101°02′31″W / 39.81000°N 101.04194°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Rawlins |
Founded | 1875 |
Incorporated | 1885 |
Named for | Attwood Matheny |
Area | |
• Total | 1.12 sq mi (2.91 km2) |
• Land | 1.06 sq mi (2.75 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
Elevation | 2,854 ft (870 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,290 |
• Density | 1,200/sq mi (440/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 67730 |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-03150 |
GNIS ID | 2394021[1] |
Website | cityofatwoodks.com |
Atwood is a city in Rawlins County, Kansas, United States.[4] It is also the county seat of Rawlins County. In 2020, 1,290 people lived there.[3]
In 1875, T.A. Andrews and J.M. Matheny went to Rawlins County. They started a town site about two miles east of the current city. The city of Attwood (with two t's) was named after Attwood Matheny. He was the 14-year-old son who went with his father on the trip. In 1882, the U.S. Post Office requested permission to drop one "t" thus becoming Atwood. In 1881, Atwood became the county seat of Rawlins County.[5][6]
Atwood is at 39°48′36″N 101°2′31″W / 39.81000°N 101.04194°W (39.8099, -101.041893). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 1.12 square miles (2.90 km2). Of that, 1.06 square miles (2.75 km2) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) is water.[2]
The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Atwood has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[7]
Historical population | |||
---|---|---|---|
Census | Pop. | %± | |
1890 | 450 | — | |
1900 | 486 | 8.0% | |
1910 | 680 | 39.9% | |
1920 | 919 | 35.1% | |
1930 | 1,106 | 20.3% | |
1940 | 1,408 | 27.3% | |
1950 | 1,613 | 14.6% | |
1960 | 1,906 | 18.2% | |
1970 | 1,658 | −13.0% | |
1980 | 1,665 | 0.4% | |
1990 | 1,388 | −16.6% | |
2000 | 1,279 | −7.9% | |
2010 | 1,194 | −6.6% | |
2020 | 1,290 | 8.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
The 2020 census says that there were 1,290 people, 557 households, and 324 families living in Atwood. Of the households, 68.4% owned their home and 31.6% rented their home.
The median age was 42.4 years. Of the people, 87.2% were White, 1.0% were Black, 0.3% were Asian, 0.2% were Native American, 3.6% were from some other race, and 7.7% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.5% of the people.[3][8]
The 2010 census says that there were 1,194 people, 568 households, and 299 families living in Atwood.[9]
Katie Uhlaender (born July 17, 1984) is an American skeleton racer who has competed since 2003. She won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with one silver (women's skeleton: 2008) and three bronzes (women's skeleton: 2007, mixed bobsleigh-skeleton team event: 2008, 2009).