Horton, Kansas | |
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City | |
Post Office in Horton (2015)
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Location within Brown County and Kansas |
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KDOT map of Brown County (legend) |
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Coordinates: 39°39′50″N 95°31′41″W / 39.66389°N 95.52806°WCoordinates: 39°39′50″N 95°31′41″W / 39.66389°N 95.52806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Brown |
Area | |
• Total | 1.80 sq mi (4.66 km2) |
• Land | 1.78 sq mi (4.61 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
Elevation | 1,093 ft (333 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,776 |
• Estimate (2012) | 1,751 |
• Density | 990/sq mi (380/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 66439 |
Area code(s) | 785, exchange 486 |
FIPS code | 20-33200 |
GNIS feature ID | 0473244 |
Website | HortonKansas.net |
Horton is a city in Brown County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,776.
Horton was founded in 1886. It was named for Albert H. Horton, chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.
On January 22, 2013, the host of CNBC television show The Profit toured Horton in hopes of revitalizing Horton's downtown business district. Within 18 months, the community started the “Reinvent Horton” campaign to clean up the community and update "run-down" aspects of it, including the installation of curbs, sidewalks, and light poles, razed some buildings, and a large community effort to try to change Horton.
Horton is located at 39°39′50″N 95°31′41″W / 39.66389°N 95.52806°W (39.663817, -95.528130). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.80 square miles (4.66 km2), of which, 1.78 square miles (4.61 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,776 people, 732 households, and 453 families residing in the city. The population density was 997.8 inhabitants per square mile (385.3/km2). There were 904 housing units at an average density of 507.9 per square mile (196.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 82.5% White, 0.8% African American, 10.7% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 4.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.7% of the population.