Blue Mound, Kansas
| Blue Mound, Kansas | |
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| City | |
 Location within Linn County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Linn County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 38°5′25″N 95°0′30″W / 38.09028°N 95.00833°WCoordinates: 38°5′25″N 95°0′30″W / 38.09028°N 95.00833°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Kansas
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| County | Linn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2) |
| • Land | 0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,037 ft (316 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 275 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 278 |
| • Density | 440/sq mi (170/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 66010 |
| Area code | 913 |
| FIPS code | 20-07600 |
| GNIS ID | 0478149 |
Blue Mound is a city in Linn County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 275.
Blue Mound was laid out in 1882. It was named by its first postmaster, John Quincy Adams, because from a distance its elevation is said to look blue.
Blue Mound is located at 38°5′25″N 95°0′30″W / 38.09028°N 95.00833°W (38.090283, -95.008409). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.63 square miles (1.63 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 275 people, 111 households, and 75 families residing in the city. The population density was 436.5 inhabitants per square mile (168.5/km2). There were 125 housing units at an average density of 198.4 per square mile (76.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.5% White, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Native American, and 1.8% from two or more races.
There were 111 households of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% 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 3.00.
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