Bluff City, Kansas | |
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City | |
Location within Harper County and Kansas |
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KDOT map of Harper County (legend) |
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Coordinates: 37°4′32″N 97°52′31″W / 37.07556°N 97.87528°WCoordinates: 37°4′32″N 97°52′31″W / 37.07556°N 97.87528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Harper |
Area | |
• Total | 0.54 sq mi (1.40 km2) |
• Land | 0.54 sq mi (1.40 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,237 ft (377 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 65 |
• Estimate (2015) | 62 |
• Density | 120/sq mi (46/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 67018 |
Area code | 620 |
FIPS code | 20-07775 |
GNIS feature ID | 0470101 |
Bluff City is a city in Harper County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 65.
Bluff City was founded about 1879. The community took its name from Bluff Creek, which flows past it.
Bluff City was a station and shipping point on the Kansas Southwestern Railway.
Bluff City is located at 37°4′32″N 97°52′31″W / 37.07556°N 97.87528°W (37.075671, -97.875376). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.54 square miles (1.40 km2), all of it land.
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bluff City has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
As of the census of 2010, there were 65 people, 29 households, and 13 families residing in the city. The population density was 120.4 inhabitants per square mile (46.5/km2). There were 42 housing units at an average density of 77.8 per square mile (30.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White.
There were 29 households of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.9% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 55.2% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 3.15.