Editing El Dorado, Kansas

{{Short description|City in Butler County, Kansas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = El Dorado, Kansas
|settlement_type          = [[City]] and [[County seat]]

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|image_skyline            = El Dorado Kansas Pine Main Intersection.jpg
|image_caption            = Main & Pine in El Dorado (2012)
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|image_map                = Butler_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_El_Dorado_Highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location within [[Butler County, Kansas|Butler County]] and [[Kansas]]

|image_map1               = Map of Butler Co, Ks, USA.png
|map_caption1             = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Butler County, Kansas|Butler County]] ([[:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png|legend]])

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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Kansas]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Kansas|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Butler County, Kansas|Butler]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Kansas|Township]]
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|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1860s
|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
|established_date1        = 1868
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = 1871
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|government_type          = Commission-Manager
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Bill Young <ref>[https://eldoks.com/379/Meet-the-Commission Mayor; City of El Dorado.]</ref>
|leader_title1            = City Manager
|leader_name1             = David Dillner <ref>[https://eldoks.com/252/City-Manager City Manager; City of El Dorado.]</ref>

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|area_total_sq_mi         = 9.20
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 12870
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 67042
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|area_code                = [[Area code 316|316]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 20-20075
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 485567<ref name="GNIS">{{GNIS|485567}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://eldoks.com/|eldoks.com}}
}}

'''El Dorado''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɛ|l|d|ə|ˈ|r|eɪ|d|oʊ}}{{refn|{{MerriamWebsterDictionary|El Dorado}}}} {{respell|EL|də|RAY|doh}}) is a [[city]] in and the [[county seat]] of [[Butler County, Kansas|Butler County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  It is situated along the [[Walnut River]] in the central part of Butler County and located in south-central [[Kansas]].  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 12,870.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of El Dorado, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2020075 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113014626/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2020075 |archive-date=November 13, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Census-2020-QF">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts; El Dorado, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/eldoradocitykansas/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826025418/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/eldoradocitykansas/POP010220 |archive-date=August 26, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>  It is home to [[Butler Community College]].

==History==
{{See also|History of Kansas}}

El Dorado was laid out and [[plat]]ted in 1868. The name is of Spanish origin meaning "golden land".<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ | title=Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society | publisher=Kansas State Printing Plant | author=Kansas State Historical Society | year=1916 | page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ/page/n258 151]}}</ref> El Dorado was incorporated in 1870.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_h3YUAAAAYAAJ | title=History of Butler County Kansas | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Mooney, Vol. P. | year=1916 | page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_h3YUAAAAYAAJ/page/n556 120]}}</ref>

In 1877, the [[Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad Company]] built a branch line from [[Florence, Kansas|Florence]] to El Dorado; in 1881 it was extended to [[Douglass, Kansas|Douglass]], and later to [[Arkansas City, Kansas|Arkansas City]].<ref>''Marion County Kansas : Past and Present''; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House; [[LCCN]] 72-92041; 344 pages; 1972.</ref> The line was leased and operated by the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]]. The line from Florence to El Dorado was abandoned in 1942.<ref name="Abandon Railway 1942">[http://www.abandonedrails.com/Florence_to_El_Dorado Railway Abandonment 1942]. Abandonedrails.com. Retrieved on January 12, 2017.</ref> The original branch line connected Florence, [[Burns, Kansas|Burns]], [[De Graff, Kansas|De Graff]], El Dorado, [[Augusta, Kansas|Augusta]], Douglass, [[Rock, Kansas|Rock]], [[Akron, Kansas|Akron]], [[Winfield, Kansas|Winfield]] and Arkansas City.

In 1915, the ''El Dorado Oil Field'' was the first oil field that was found using science/geologic mapping, and part of the [[Mid-Continent oil province]].  By 1918, the El Dorado Oil Field was the largest single field producer in the United States, and was responsible for 12.8% of national oil production and 9% of the world production.  It was deemed by some as "the oil field that won [[World War I]]".<ref>[http://www.kansastravel.org/stapletonoilwell.htm Stapleton Oil Well Number 1; Kansas Travel]. Kansastravel.org (October 6, 1915). Retrieved on 2017-01-12.</ref><ref>[http://www.kansassampler.org/8wonders/commerceresults.php?id=138 El Dorado Oil Field; Kansas Oil Museum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204231149/http://www.kansassampler.org/8wonders/commerceresults.php?id=138 |date=February 4, 2019 }}. Kansassampler.org (October 6, 1915). Retrieved on 2017-01-12.</ref><ref>[https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70019374 The discovery and development of the El Dorado oil field; USGS; 1997]. Pubs.er.usgs.gov. Retrieved on January 12, 2017.</ref>

In 1916, there was an anti-black race riot in El Dorado after an incident between a black shoe shiner and a white oil worker. Large numbers of black families removed their household goods and moved out of El Dorado.<ref>{{cite web |title=El Dorado Chased All the Negroes Out of the City |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19728203/el-dorado-race-riot-more-detail/ |publisher=Arkansas City Daily Traveler |date=December 13, 1916}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Race Riot Trouble Has Been Settled - Blacks Move Out |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18160344/el-dorado-race-riot-blacks-driven-out/ |publisher=The Wichita Beacon |date=December 15, 1916}}</ref>

In 1943, German and Italian prisoners of [[World War II]] were brought to Kansas and other Midwest states as a means of solving the labor shortage caused by American men serving in the war effort. Large internment camps were established in Kansas: [[Camp Concordia]], Camp Funston (at [[Fort Riley]]), Camp Phillips (at [[Salina, Kansas|Salina]] under [[Fort Riley]]). Fort Riley established 12 smaller branch camps, including El Dorado.<ref>[http://www.gentracer.org/powcampsKS.html List of Prisoner Of War (POW) Camps in Kansas]. Gentracer.org. Retrieved on January 12, 2017.</ref> Prisoners commonly volunteered to help work on local farms; this enabled them to spend time outside the camp, socialize and eat better food than that provided by prison guards. In some cases, smaller structures constructed by the work details still stand.{{citation needed|date=March 2010}}

On June 10, 1958, an [[Fujita scale|F4]] tornado hit El Dorado, killing 13 people and injuring at least 80.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Day |first=Will |date=2023-06-09 |title="65th Anniversary of the 1958 El Dorado tornado Saturday" |url=https://www.ksn.com/news/local/65th-anniversary-of-the-1958-el-dorado-tornado-saturday/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=KSN.com}}</ref> In 2008, the city built a memorial at Graham Park in remembrance of the dead.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110311093912/http://www.kansas.com/2009/03/26/749196/1958-el-dorado-tornado.html 1958 El Dorado Tornado Photo Collection]}}</ref>

==Geography==
El Dorado is situated along the western bank of the [[Walnut River]], southwest of [[El Dorado Lake]]. It is located {{convert|30|mi|km}} east-northeast of [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]] at the junction of U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 54 in Kansas|54]] and [[U.S. Route 77 in Kansas|77]] and [[K-254 (Kansas highway)|K-254]]. The [[Kansas Turnpike]], designated as [[Interstate 35 in Kansas|Interstate 35]], bypasses  the city to the northwest.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|8.92|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|8.86|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.06|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=July 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, El Dorado has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=104251&cityname=El+Dorado%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for El Dorado, Kansas]. Weatherbase.com. Retrieved on January 12, 2017.</ref>

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|Jan record high F = 78
|Feb record high F = 84
|Mar record high F = 94
|Apr record high F = 99
|May record high F = 101
|Jun record high F = 108
|Jul record high F = 117
|Aug record high F = 116
|Sep record high F = 112
|Oct record high F = 98
|Nov record high F = 85
|Dec record high F = 80

|Jan avg record high F = 66.0
|Feb avg record high F = 71.3
|Mar avg record high F = 79.8
|Apr avg record high F = 85.9
|May avg record high F = 89.9
|Jun avg record high F = 95.4
|Jul avg record high F = 100.1
|Aug avg record high F = 99.6
|Sep avg record high F = 95.1
|Oct avg record high F = 87.0
|Nov avg record high F = 75.6
|Dec avg record high F = 66.5
|year avg record high F = 101.6

|Jan high F = 44.1
|Feb high F = 48.9
|Mar high F = 58.9
|Apr high F = 68.4
|May high F = 76.9
|Jun high F = 86.3
|Jul high F = 91.3
|Aug high F = 90.3
|Sep high F = 82.7
|Oct high F = 71.1
|Nov high F = 57.8
|Dec high F = 46.4
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|Jan mean F = 32.1
|Feb mean F = 36.1
|Mar mean F = 45.8
|Apr mean F = 55.7
|May mean F = 65.7
|Jun mean F = 75.2
|Jul mean F = 80.0
|Aug mean F = 78.5
|Sep mean F = 70.5
|Oct mean F = 58.1
|Nov mean F = 45.5
|Dec mean F = 35.1
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|Jan low F = 20.2
|Feb low F = 23.4
|Mar low F = 32.8
|Apr low F = 43.1
|May low F = 54.5
|Jun low F = 64.2
|Jul low F = 68.8
|Aug low F = 66.8
|Sep low F = 58.2
|Oct low F = 45.2
|Nov low F = 33.1
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|Jan avg record low F = 3.3
|Feb avg record low F = 6.9
|Mar avg record low F = 15.4
|Apr avg record low F = 28.1
|May avg record low F = 40.0
|Jun avg record low F = 53.9
|Jul avg record low F = 59.9
|Aug avg record low F = 57.6
|Sep avg record low F = 42.9
|Oct avg record low F = 29.1
|Nov avg record low F = 16.9
|Dec avg record low F = 8.1
|year avg record low F = -0.1

|Jan record low F = -23
|Feb record low F = -28
|Mar record low F = -10
|Apr record low F = 12
|May record low F = 25
|Jun record low F = 43
|Jul record low F = 44
|Aug record low F = 42
|Sep record low F = 28
|Oct record low F = 12
|Nov record low F = -4
|Dec record low F = -18

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|Feb precipitation inch = 1.45
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|Apr precipitation inch = 3.41
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|Sep precipitation days = 6.7
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = 
| 1880 = 1411
| 1890 = 3339
| 1900 = 3466
| 1910 = 3129
| 1920 = 10995
| 1930 = 10311
| 1940 = 10045
| 1950 = 11037
| 1960 = 12523
| 1970 = 12308
| 1980 = 10510
| 1990 = 11504
| 2000 = 12057
| 2010 = 13021
| 2020 = 12870
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 12919
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 24, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
| align-fn = center
| footnote = [https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]<br/>2010-2020<ref name="Census-2020-QF"/>
}}
El Dorado is part of the [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 12,870 people, 5,136 households, and 3,096 families in El Dorado.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=El%20Dorado%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 1,405.0 per square mile (542.5/km{{sup|2}}). There were 5,838 housing units at an average density of 637.3 per square mile (246.1/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=El%20Dorado%20city,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web   |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The racial makeup was 85.78% (11,040) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (83.92% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 2.93% (377) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.96% (123) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.58% (75) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.09% (11) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 1.72% (222) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 7.94% (1,022) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=El%20Dorado%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 5.39% (694) of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=El%20Dorado%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 5,136 households, 29.3% had children under the age of 18; 40.0% were married couples living together; 31.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 33.5% of households consisted of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.1 and the average family size was 2.8.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=El%20Dorado%20city,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor's degree or higher was estimated to be 17.2% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=El%20Dorado%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

23.0% of the population was under the age of 18, 12.7% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 103.7 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $41,467 (with a margin of error of +/- $5,317) and the median family income was $70,552 (+/- $5,024).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=El%20Dorado%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $36,223 (+/- $4,176) versus $26,357 (+/- $2,963) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $31,747 (+/- $1,963).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=El%20Dorado%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 9.8% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.6% of those under the age of 18 and 21.1% of those ages 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=El%20Dorado%20city,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=El%20Dorado%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Ancestry in El Dorado is 20.3% [[German Americans|German]], 11.6% [[Irish Americans|Irish]], 10.9% [[English Americans|English]], 2.5% [[French Americans|French]], 2.4% [[Scottish Americans|Scottish]], 2.0% [[Italian Americans|Italian]], 0.4% [[Norwegian Americans|Norwegian]], 0.2% [[Polish Americans|Polish]], and 0.2% Sub Saharan African.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile" />

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 6, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 13,021 people, 5,227 households, and 3,277 families residing in the city.<ref name="Census2010">{{cite web|title=2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=March 6, 2011 }}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>  The [[population density]] was {{convert|1469.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 5,797 housing units at an average density of {{convert|654.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.7% of the population.

There were 5,227 households, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.3% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.98.

The median age in the city was 34 years. 24.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 14.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.1% were from 25 to 44; 23.1% were from 45 to 64; and 14.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[United States Census, 2000|U.S. Census in 2000]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 12,057 people, 5,068 households, and 3,182 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,894.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,460 housing units at an average density of {{convert|857.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 94.32% [[White American|White]], 1.37% [[Black American|Black]] or [[African American]], 1.07% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.22% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander American|Pacific Islander]], 1.06% from other races, and 1.89% from [[Multiracial|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 2.93% of the population.

There were 5,068 [[household]]s, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.

The [[Median household income|median income for a household]] in the city was $33,098, and the median income for a family was $40,461. Males had a median income of $31,648 versus $21,806 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,458. About 10.4% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
[[Image:El Dorado Courthouse, Butler County, Kansas.jpg|thumb|right|Butler County Courthouse, built 1909]]
The [[El Dorado Refinery]] is currently owned and operated by [[HollyFrontier]],<ref name="front001">[http://www.hollyfrontier]{{Dead link|date=August 2019|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> is situated on the southwest edge of El Dorado. It was constructed and originally owned by what would later become [[Skelly Oil]].<ref name="front002">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20011026115050/http://www.frontieroil-eldorado.com/refinery_history.asp General Information – Frontier El Dorado Refining Company]}}</ref> Later, the refinery changed hands and was rebranded after Skelly was purchased by [[Getty Oil]], and then rebranded again after [[Texaco]] attempted to purchase Getty. In 2011 it was rebranded again when Frontier Oil and Holly Corporation merged.  El Dorado Refinery is the largest in Kansas. Capacity is {{convert|135000|oilbbl/d}}, with production split up into [[gasoline]] (55% of production); [[Diesel fuel|diesel]] and [[jet fuel]] (34% of production); and [[Bitumen|asphalt]], chemicals and other refined petroleum products (11% percent of production).<ref name="front003">[http://www.frontieroil.com/en/cms/?210 El Dorado Kansas – Frontier Refining, Inc. – Frontier Oil Corporation, Staff, Offices<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070904022738/http://www.frontieroil.com/en/cms/?210 |date=September 4, 2007 }}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:El Dorado, KS public library building funded by Andrew Carnegie.jpg|thumb|right|Former [[El Dorado Carnegie Library]] (2013)]]
El Dorado is home to [[Butler Community College]].

Most of the community is served by [[El Dorado USD 490]] public school district, which has one high school, one middle school, and three grade schools.

The west side of El Dorado is served by [[Circle USD 375]] public school district, located in the city of [[Towanda, Kansas|Towanda]] (west of El Dorado).

==Sports==
[[Butler Community College]] fields teams in both men's (mascot: Grizzlies) and women's (mascot: Lady Grizzlies) sports.  Butler competes in the NJCAA's Jayhawk Conference, and its teams have won numerous league and national accolades.  Butler's football team has won five NJCAA national championships (1981, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2008), and also played in the NJCAA championship game in 2004 and 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.butlergrizzlies.com/sports/fball/A_Winning_Tradition|title=A Winning Tradition|date=December 2011 |publisher=Butler Community College|access-date= November 26, 2012}}</ref>  The 1985 squad also finished the season ranked #1 nationally.  The program has produced numerous NFL players, most notably [[Rudi Johnson]]. Butler's men's basketball program also has a rich tradition, including a national championship in 1953, NJCAA national tournament runners-up in 1992 and 1993, a national tournament third-place finish in 1996, seven Jayhawk Conference championships since 1990, four NJCAA players of the year, ten NJCAA All-Americans, and three NBA draft picks.  Notable former Grizzlies with NBA experience include [[Stephen Jackson]], [[Tony Allen (basketball)|Tony Allen]], and [[Kasib Powell]].  Butler's men's and women's track and cross-country teams also have won numerous conference, regional, and national accolades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.butlergrizzlies.com/sports/mbkb/NATIONAL_PROMINENCE|title= National Prominence and Tradition|publisher= Butler Community College|access-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref>

{{anchor|broncos}}The [[El Dorado Broncos]] were a summer amateur baseball team composed primarily of college players.  The team competed within the Jayhawk League as part of the [[National Baseball Congress]], or NBC.  The Broncos have won three NBC World Series in 1996, 1998 and 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcbaseball.com/nbcfinalists.html|title=NBC World Series Finalists|publisher=National Baseball Congress|access-date=June 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727060041/http://www.nbcbaseball.com/nbcfinalists.html|archive-date=July 27, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>  Several former Broncos players currently play in [[Major League Baseball]], including [[Nate Robertson]] and [[Heath Bell]] .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcbaseball.com/news/article282.html |title=Heath Bell Named NBC Graduate of the Year |date=July 22, 2011 |access-date=June 25, 2012 |publisher=National Baseball Congress |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415040102/http://www.nbcbaseball.com/news/article282.html |archive-date=April 15, 2012 }}</ref>

==In popular culture==
In April 2010, the Hot Rod Cafe (formerly the El Dorado theater on Main Street)<ref>[http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/16779223/206-S-Main-St-El-Dorado-KS/ 206 S. Main St., El Dorado, KS, 67042 – Theatre/Performing Arts Property For Sale on]. Loopnet.com (July 30, 2010). Retrieved on 2017-01-12.</ref> was filmed for the documentary reality television series ''[[American Pickers]]'' episode "Easy Riders", which aired July 26, 2010.<ref>[http://www.eldoradotimes.com/newsnow/x959536585/Hot-Rod-Cafe-to-be-on-American-Pickers-Monday-evening Hot Rod Cafe to be on American Pickers Monday evening] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829091449/http://www.eldoradotimes.com/newsnow/x959536585/Hot-Rod-Cafe-to-be-on-American-Pickers-Monday-evening |date=August 29, 2010 }}, Julie Clements, ''El Dorado Times'', July 23, 2010 (retrieved September 21, 2010)</ref>

The 1969 film ''[[The Gypsy Moths]]'' was filmed in part in El Dorado. It featured [[Burt Lancaster]], [[Deborah Kerr]], [[Gene Hackman]], [[William Windom (actor)|William Windom]] and [[Bonnie Bedelia]].

Country music artist [[Zach Bryan]] references the town on the song "[[El Dorado]]" from his self-titled 2023 album.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://genius.com/Zach-bryan-el-dorado-lyrics | title=Zach Bryan – El Dorado }}</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
The City of El Dorado maintains an extensive parks and recreation system, including: 12 neighborhood parks, 12 playgrounds, five soccer fields, four baseball fields, four softball fields, two spray parks, two pools, two tennis courts, two outdoor basketball courts, a baseball stadium, an 18-hole disc golf course, and a 6.3 mile bike path.

In addition, the community boasts a new athletic complex. The venue was completed in 2012 by the Educational Facilities Authority of Butler County, which consists of representatives from the City of El Dorado, [[Butler Community College]], and [[El Dorado USD 490]] public school district. The complex provides a venue for football, soccer, track and other community events.

[[El Dorado State Park]] is also located just beyond the city limits and provides many recreational activities, such as boating, fishing, hiking, swimming, horse trails and archery.

==Media==

===Print===
* ''Butler County Times-Gazette'',<ref>[http://www.butlercountytimesgazette.com/ Local & World News, Sports & Entertainment in El Dorado, KS]. Butler County Times Gazette. Retrieved on January 12, 2017.</ref> local newspaper in El Dorado.
* ''[[The Wichita Eagle]]'',<ref>[http://www.kansas.com/ Breaking News, Sports, Weather & More {{!}} Kansas.com & The Wichita Eagle]. Kansas.com. Retrieved on January 12, 2017.</ref> major regional newspaper in [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]].

===Radio===
El Dorado is served by numerous [[Radio broadcasting|radio stations]] of the [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]-[[Hutchinson, Kansas|Hutchinson]] listening market area,<ref>[http://www.ontheradio.net/metro/wichita_ks.aspx Wichita-Hutchinson Radio market.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022013445/http://www.ontheradio.net/metro/wichita_ks.aspx |date=October 22, 2011 }}. None. Retrieved on January 12, 2017.</ref> and [[satellite radio]].  See ''[[Media in Wichita, Kansas]]''.

===Television===
El Dorado is served by over-the-air [[ATSC]] [[digital television|digital TV]] of the [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]-[[Hutchinson, Kansas|Hutchinson]] viewing market area,<ref>[http://www.stationindex.com/tv/markets/Wichita-Hutchinson Wichita-Hutchinson TV market]. Stationindex.com. Retrieved on January 12, 2017.</ref> [[cable TV]], and [[Satellite television|satellite TV]].  See ''[[Media in Wichita, Kansas]]''.

==Notable people==
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* [[Granville Pearl Aikman]], Kansas state judge, attorney
* [[Beals Becker]], major league baseball player
* [[Tom Borland]], major league baseball pitcher 
* [[Steve Brodie (actor)|Steve Brodie]], actor
* [[Bobby Douglass]], NFL football player
* [[Stanley Armour Dunham|Stanley Dunham]], maternal grandfather of [[Barack Obama]]
* [[Alfred W. Ellet]], Brigadier General in [[U.S. Civil War]]
* [[Maude Fulton]], Broadway stage actress, playwright, screenwriter
* [[Ralph Graham (American football)|Ralph Graham]], [[college football]] coach, pioneer of [[racial integration]] in college sports
* [[Sarah D. Grant]], [[Arizona Court of Appeals]] judge, attorney
* [[Alex Graves]],  film director, television director, television producer, screenwriter
* [[Larry Hartshorn]] former NFL football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HARTSLAR01|title=Larry Hartshorn Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards|work=Football.com|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060917023739/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HARTSLAR01|archive-date=September 17, 2006|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* [[Roger Marshall]], former United States Representative, US Senator from Kansas, obstetrician
* [[Marion Koogler McNay]], artist, philanthropist, founder of [[McNay Art Museum]]
* [[Robert L. Rodgers]], US Congressman
* [[Emily Sander]], murder victim
* [[Almon Brown Strowger]], inventor of [[Strowger switch]]
* [[Mort Walker]], cartoonist, creator of [[Beetle Bailey]]
* [[William Allen White]], journalist
* [[Gerald Burton Winrod]], anti-semitic evangelist
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==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Butler County, Kansas]]
** [[Butler County Courthouse (Kansas)|Butler County Courthouse]]
** [[El Dorado Carnegie Library]]
** [[El Dorado Missouri Pacific Depot]]
* [[List of oil pipelines]]
* [[List of oil refineries]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
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{{Kansas books}}
{{See also|Butler County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Butler County, Kansas}}

==External links==
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* [https://eldoks.com/ City of El Dorado]
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260668 El Dorado – Directory of Public Officials]

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