Agenda, Kansas

Agenda is a city in Republic County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 68.[6]

Agenda, Kansas
City
Location within Republic County and Kansas
KDOT map of Republic County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°42′32″N 97°25′56″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyRepublic
Founded1880s
Platted1887
Incorporated1916
Area
 • Total0.17 sq mi (0.45 km2)
 • Land0.17 sq mi (0.45 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,414 ft (431 m)
Population
 • Total68
 • Estimate 
(2019)[3]
66
 • Density381.50/sq mi (147.14/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66930
Area code785
FIPS code20-00475 [4]
GNIS ID0473107 [5]

History

Agenda (formerly Neva) was laid out in 1887 on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad line.[7][8] The name Agenda derives from Latin meaning "what ought to be done".[9]

The first house in Agenda was erected by Joseph Cox in 1887. In the early 1900s, it had a money order post office with one rural delivery route, express and telegraph offices, several general stores and other business establishments, a bank, a grain elevator, and in 1910 reported a population of 200.[10]

The post office in Agenda was discontinued in 1998.[11]

Geography

Agenda is located at 39°42′32″N 97°25′56″W (39.708897, -97.432156).[12] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2), all of it land.[13]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1920239—
1930185−22.6%
1940179−3.2%
1950159−11.2%
1960124−22.0%
1970107−13.7%
1980106−0.9%
199081−23.6%
2000810.0%
201068−16.0%
2019 (est.)66[3]−2.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 68 people, 29 households, and 18 families living in the city. The population density was 453.3 inhabitants per square mile (175.0/km2). There were 52 housing units at an average density of 346.7 per square mile (133.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.1% White and 2.9% from two or more races.

There were 29 households, of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 3.11.

The median age in the city was 42 years. 25% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22% were from 25 to 44; 23.5% were from 45 to 64; and 25% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.5% male and 48.5% female.

2000 census

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 81 people, 38 households, and 24 families living in the city. The population density was 534.5 people per square mile (208.5/km2). There were 54 housing units at an average density of 356.3 per square mile (139.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White.

There were 38 households, out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 2.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 36.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 30.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,500, and the median income for a family was $39,063. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $11,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,307. There were no families and 5.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 6.1% of those over 64.

Education

The community is served by Republic County USD 109 public school district.[14] It was formed in 2006 by the consolidation of Belleville USD 427 and Hillcrest USD 455.[15] The Republic County High School mascot is Republic County Buffaloes.

Agenda schools were closed through school unification. The Agenda High School mascot was Huskies.[16]

References
  1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  7. Savage, Isaac O. (1901). A History of Republic County, Kansas. Jones & Chubbic. pp. 192.
  8. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 32.
  9. "Profile for Agenda, Kansas". ePodunk. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  10. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company.
  11. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  12. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  13. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  14. "USD 109 Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  15. "School consolidations in Kansas for past decade". The Topeka Capital-Journal. 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  16. "Agenda Huskies Capture Republican Valley Title", The Salina Journal, 17 November 1960, p.22.

Further reading
See also: List of books about Republic County, Kansas
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