Assaria, Kansas

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Not to be confused with Assyria.

Coordinates: 38°40′49″N 97°36′15″W / 38.68028, -97.60417
Assaria, Kansas
Location of Assaria, Kansas
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Saline
Area
- Total	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- Land	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	1,283 ft (391 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	438
- Density	2,220.0/sq mi (857.2/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	67416
Area code(s)	785
FIPS code	20-02850^[1]
GNIS feature ID	0476952^[2]

Assaria is a city in Saline County, Kansas, United States. The population was 438 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Assaria is located at 38°40′49″N, 97°36′15″W (38.680374, -97.604029)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 438 people, 153 households, and 123 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,220.0 people per square mile (845.6/km²). There were 160 housing units at an average density of 811.0/sq mi (308.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.43% White, 1.14% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 2.05% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.65% of the population.

There were 153 households out of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.5% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $44,792, and the median income for a family was $45,833. Males had a median income of $34,063 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,381. None of the families and 1.9% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 2.2% of those over 64.