Editing Simpson, Kansas

{{Short description|City in Mitchell and Cloud Counties in Kansas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Simpson, Kansas
|settlement_type          = [[City]]

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|map_caption              = Location within [[Cloud County, Kansas|Cloud County]] and [[Kansas]]
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|map_caption1             = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Cloud County, Kansas|Cloud 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|Counties]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Mitchell County, Kansas|Mitchell]], [[Cloud County, Kansas|Cloud]]
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|established_date         = 1871
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|established_date2        = 1907
|named_for                = Alfred Simpson

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|postal_code              = 67478
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|area_code                = [[Area code 785|785]]
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|blank_info               = 20-65650 
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'''Simpson''' is a city in [[Cloud County, Kansas|Cloud]] and [[Mitchell County, Kansas|Mitchell]] counties in [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 82.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Simpson, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2065650 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331083404/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2065650 |archive-date=March 31, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Simpson was originally called '''Brittsville''', and under the latter name had its start in 1871 when a saw mill opened at the site.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hwy24.org/uploads/2/6/1/8/26189167/28_town_names.pdf | title=Origin of Town Names | publisher=Solomon Valley Highway 24 Heritage Alliance | accessdate=9 April 2018 | pages=1}}</ref> The present name was adopted in 1882 in honor of Alfred Simpson, an original landowner.<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/n348 241]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC | title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2 | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Blackmar, Frank Wilson | year=1912 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC/page/n679 697]}}</ref>

The first post office at Brittsville, established in June 1874, was renamed '''Simpson''' in April 1882.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:MC |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |access-date=15 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009132643/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:MC |archive-date=October 9, 2013 }}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.25|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it 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|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25|df=}}</ref>

==Demographics==
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|1910= 211
|1920= 295
|1930= 273
|1940= 235
|1950= 234
|1960= 154
|1970= 131
|1980= 123
|1990= 107
|2000= 114
|2010= 86
|2020= 82
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===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]]|accessdate=2012-07-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 86 people, 36 households, and 26 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|344.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 61 housing units at an average density of {{convert|244.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 1.2% from two or more races.

There were 36 households, of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.8% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% 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 2.69.

The median age in the city was 45.5 years. 20.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.3% were from 25 to 44; 36.1% were from 45 to 64; and 14% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.3% male and 47.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 114 people, 46 households, and 33 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|475.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 58 housing units at an average density of {{convert|241.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 46 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,938, and the median income for a family was $29,375. Males had a median income of $26,607 versus $12,917 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,868. There were 15.2% of families and 18.8% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 50.0% of under eighteens and 10.5% of those over 64.

==Education==
The community is served by [[Beloit USD 273]] public school district.

Simpson schools were closed through school unification. The Simpson High School mascot was Simpson Coyotes.<ref>"Simpson Gets Past Ada", The Salina Journal, 7 March 1954, p.20.</ref>

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

==External links==
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41261038 Simpson - Directory of Public Officials]
* [http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/kw/towns.asp?town=Simpson&county=Mitchell Historic Images] - Wichita State University Libraries
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/simpson.pdf Simpson city map], KDOT

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[[Category:Cities in Kansas]]
[[Category:Cities in Cloud County, Kansas]]
[[Category:Cities in Mitchell County, Kansas]]