Haven, Kansas | |
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Haven Mural
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Location within Reno County and Kansas |
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KDOT map of Reno County (legend) |
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Coordinates: 37°54′8″N 97°46′51″W / 37.90222°N 97.78083°WCoordinates: 37°54′8″N 97°46′51″W / 37.90222°N 97.78083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Reno |
Area | |
• Total | 0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2) |
• Land | 0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,480 ft (451 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,237 |
• Estimate (2015) | 1,225 |
• Density | 2,000/sq mi (760/km2) |
Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 67543 |
Area code | 620 |
FIPS code | 20-30725 |
GNIS ID | 0473651 |
Website | HavenKansas |
Haven is a city in Reno County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,237.
Haven was laid out in 1886, and incorporated as a city in 1901. The first post office in Haven was established in 1873.
The local high school football team was on the winning side of a lopsided football game against another school from across the county in Sylvia. Played in 1927 with a final score of 256–0, the game produced multiple national and state high school records. As of 2016, the state records include: Total points scored, points by both teams, widest margin, widest shutout, most touchdowns (38), and most rushing touchdowns (30). Also, Haven student Elvin McCoy holds state records for both individual points per game with 90 and individual touchdowns scored per game with 13.
Haven is located at 37°54′8″N 97°46′51″W / 37.90222°N 97.78083°W (37.902306, -97.780957). 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 1,237 people, 492 households, and 337 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,963.5 inhabitants per square mile (758.1/km2). There were 526 housing units at an average density of 834.9 per square mile (322.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.5% White, 0.7% African American, 1.7% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population.