Mayetta, Kansas
| Mayetta, Kansas | |
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| City | |
Downtown Mayetta (2007)
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 Location within Jackson County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Jackson County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 39°20′20″N 95°43′19″W / 39.33889°N 95.72194°WCoordinates: 39°20′20″N 95°43′19″W / 39.33889°N 95.72194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Jackson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2) |
| • Land | 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,191 ft (363 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 341 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 340 |
| • Density | 2,000/sq mi (780/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 66509 |
| Area code | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-45250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0478308 |
Mayetta is a city in Jackson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 341.
Mayetta was laid out and platted in 1886. It was named for Mary Henrietta Lunger, the young daughter of the town's founder who had died some time before.
The first post office in Mayetta was established in February 1886.
Mayetta is located at 39°20′20″N 95°43′19″W / 39.33889°N 95.72194°W (39.338776, -95.721943). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2), all of it land.
Mayetta is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
As of the census of 2010, there were 341 people, 125 households, and 85 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,005.9 inhabitants per square mile (774.5/km2). There were 131 housing units at an average density of 770.6 per square mile (297.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 82.1% White, 1.5% African American, 11.1% Native American, 0.3% from other races, and 5.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population.
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