Kiowa, Kansas
| Kiowa, Kansas | |
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| City | |
 Location within Barber County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Barber County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 37°1′3″N 98°29′5″W / 37.01750°N 98.48472°WCoordinates: 37°1′3″N 98°29′5″W / 37.01750°N 98.48472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Barber |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2) |
| • Land | 1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,332 ft (406 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,026 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 1,011 |
| • Density | 960/sq mi (370/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 67070 |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-37125 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0470540 |
Kiowa is a city in Barber County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,026.
Kiowa was founded in 1872. It was named for the Kiowa people.
On June 7, 1900, anti-saloon advocate Carrie Nation vandalized her first saloon in Kiowa.
In 1905, the Denver, Enid and Gulf Railroad was built from Enid, Oklahoma to Kiowa. In 1907, it was sold to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. In 1996, the line from Kiowa to Blanton, Oklahoma was abandoned.
Kiowa is located at 37°1′3″N 98°29′5″W / 37.01750°N 98.48472°W (37.017520, -98.484721). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.07 square miles (2.77 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,026 people, 466 households, and 273 families residing in the city. The population density was 958.9 inhabitants per square mile (370.2/km2). There were 578 housing units at an average density of 540.2 per square mile (208.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.3% White, 0.2% African American, 1.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 1.8% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.1% of the population.
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