Editing Halstead, Kansas

{{Short description|City in Harvey County, Kansas}}
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'''Halstead''' is a city in [[Harvey County, Kansas|Harvey County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  Halstead was named in honor of [[Murat Halstead]], a respected [[American Civil War|Civil War]] correspondent and [[Editing|newspaper editor]].<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 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ/page/n311 204]}}</ref><ref>http://www.hcgsks.org/Homesteader/Homesteader10.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 2,179.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Halstead, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2007929600 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112014811/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2007929600 |archive-date=November 12, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918 Harvey County.png|thumb|left|1915 Railroad Map of [[Harvey County, Kansas|Harvey County]]]]
[[File:ABANDONED SANTA FE DEPOT SIGN WHICH ONCE BECKONED TRAVELERS AT HALSTEAD, KANSAS, NOW RUSTS IN WEEDS BEHIND THE... - NARA - 556013.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Abandoned [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|Santa Fe]] depot sign in Halstead, 1974. Photo by [[Charles O'Rear]].]]
For millennia, the land now known as Kansas was inhabited by [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]].  In 1803, most of [[History of Kansas|modern Kansas]] was secured by the United States as part of the [[Louisiana Purchase]].  In 1854, the [[Kansas Territory]] was organized, then in 1861 [[Kansas]] became the 34th [[U.S. state]].  In 1872, [[Harvey County, Kansas|Harvey County]] was founded.

Halstead was laid out in 1873.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofstateof00andr|year=1883|publisher=A. T. Andreas|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofstateof00andr/page/784 784]}}</ref> The first post office at Halstead was established in April 1873.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:HV |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |access-date=11 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009125036/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:HV |archive-date=October 9, 2013 }}</ref> Halstead was incorporated as a city in 1877.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_o8X5krq3fP8C | title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Blackmar, Frank Wilson | year=1912 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_o8X5krq3fP8C/page/n798 802]}}</ref>

[[Arthur E. Hertzler|Arthur Hertzler]], the "Horse-and-Buggy Doctor," devoted much of his life and energies to the medical environment of Halstead, founding the [[Halstead Hospital (Halstead, Kansas)|Hertzler Hospital]], a clinic and hospital for the area residents, later known as the Halstead Hospital.<ref>[http://www.kshs.org/portraits/hertzler_arthur.htm Arthur Emanual Hertzler, A Kansas Portrait]</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.31|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<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=2012-07-06}}</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, Halstead has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=593536&cityname=Halstead%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Halstead, Kansas]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1890= 1071
|1900= 914
|1910= 1004
|1920= 1163
|1930= 1373
|1940= 1397
|1950= 1328
|1960= 1598
|1970= 1716
|1980= 1994
|1990= 2015
|2000= 1873
|2010= 2085
|2020= 2179
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===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 2,179 people, 831 households, and 565 families in Halstead.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Halstead%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 1,616.5 per square mile (624.1/km{{sup|2}}). There were 914 housing units at an average density of 678.0 per square mile (261.8/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=Halstead%20city,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |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 92.06% (2,006) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (90.0% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 0.55% (12) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.23% (5) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.05% (1) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.09% (2) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 0.73% (16) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.29% (137) 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=Halstead%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 4.68% (102) 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=Halstead%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 831 households, 36.8% had children under the age of 18; 51.0% were married couples living together; 26.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 26.8% of households consisted of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 3.0.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Halstead%20city,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 13.0% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Halstead%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

27.6% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.1 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 116.8 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $51,944 (with a margin of error of +/- $7,228) and the median family income was $68,243 (+/- $11,479).<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=Halstead%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $39,911 (+/- $3,405) versus $26,489 (+/- $2,801) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $32,159 (+/- $3,406).<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=Halstead%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 13.5% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.4% of those under the age of 18 and 9.7% 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=Halstead%20city,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |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=Halstead%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===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=2012-07-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,085 people, 825 households, and 572 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1591.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 917 housing units at an average density of {{convert|700.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.9% of the population.

There were 825 households, of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.7% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the city was 37.6 years. 28.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.4% were from 25 to 44; 24.3% were from 45 to 64; and 16.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.0% male and 52.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,873 people, 760 households, and 528 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,438.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 849 housing units at an average density of {{convert|651.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.6% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.2% of the population.

There were 760 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $42,411, and the median income for a family was $51,458. Males had a median income of $33,239 versus $22,554 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,252. About 2.2% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Area events==
* Halstead Old Settlers.<ref>[http://www.halsteadoldsettlers.com/ Halstead Old Settlers]</ref>

==Area attractions==
* Halstead Heritage Museum and Depot. In August 1988, the Halstead Historical Society was formed for the sole purpose of purchasing and restoring the Halstead Santa Fe Train Depot Railway Station, opening the Halstead Heritage Museum and Depot on March 18, 1995. The museum preserves Halstead history and features exhibits detailing the founding and naming of Halstead, local Mennonite Heritage, the Halstead Hospital School of Nursing, and the lives of local historic figures such as Bernard Warkentin and Arthur E. Hertzler. The museum also features the original "swan boat" from the 1955 film [[Picnic (1955 film)|''Picnic'']], which was primarily filmed in Halstead.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://historicalsociety.halsteadkansas.com/page5.php |title=Halstead Heritage Museum and Depot |access-date=2009-05-02 |archive-date=2010-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312064600/http://historicalsociety.halsteadkansas.com/page5.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
* Scout Park 
* Riverside Park 
* Williams Park<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.halsteadks.com/parks_and_recreation.htm |title=City of Halstead KS parks and recreation information |access-date=2014-01-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202101553/http://www.halsteadks.com/parks_and_recreation.htm |archive-date=2014-02-02 }}</ref>

==Education==
The community is served by [[Halstead–Bentley USD 440]] public school district. 
* [[Halstead High School]] in Halstead.
* Halstead Middle School in Halstead.
* Bentley Primary School in [[Bentley, Kansas|Bentley]].

==Media==

===Films===
* ''[[Picnic (1955 film)|Picnic]]'' (1955) - An ex-college football star turned drifter arrives in a small Kansas town on Labor Day. The picnic scene was filmed in the Riverside Park on the north side of Halstead.<ref>[http://www.kansastravel.org/riversidepark.htm Riverside Park Bridge and Falls; Kansas Travel & Tourism.]</ref>
* ''The Parade'' (1984) - A made-for-television movie in which an ex-con returns to his Kansas hometown days before the town's annual Fourth of July parade. It was filmed in Halstead.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087879 TV Movie - The Parade]</ref>

==Notable people==
:''See also [[List of people from Harvey County, Kansas]]''
* [[Jim Roper]], [[NASCAR]] driver
* [[Adolph Rupp]], [[NCAA]] basketball coach
* [[Arthur E. Hertzler]], who practiced medicine in Halstead for 50 years and founded the [[Halstead Hospital (Halstead, Kansas)|Halstead Hospital]]
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==Gallery==
* [http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/kw/towns.asp?town=Halstead&county=Harvey Historic Images of Halstead], Special Photo Collections at [[Wichita State University]] Library
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Image:Newhertzlersign.jpg|Halstead city limits in 2007
Image:Oldhertzlersign.jpg|Sign north of city in 2007
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Harvey County, Kansas]]
** [[Bernhard Warkentin Homestead]]
* [[Threshing stone|Threshing Stone]]
* [[La Junta Subdivision]], branch of the [[BNSF Railway]]
* [[Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

==External links==
{{Commons category|Halstead, Kansas}}
* {{Official website|http://www.halsteadks.com/|Halstead - Official}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260741 Halstead - Directory of Public Officials], League of Kansas Municipalities

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[[Category:Russian Mennonite diaspora in the United States]]
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