Quinter, Kansas
| Quinter, Kansas | |
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View of Quinter from Interstate 70
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 Location within Gove County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Gove County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 39°3′57″N 100°14′13″W / 39.06583°N 100.23694°WCoordinates: 39°3′57″N 100°14′13″W / 39.06583°N 100.23694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Gove |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2) |
| • Land | 0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,664 ft (812 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 918 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 948 |
| • Density | 930/sq mi (360/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 67752 |
| Area code(s) | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-58250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0471350 |
Quinter is a city in Gove County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 918.
The city of Quinter is built at the location of an old railroad switching site called Melota. A town named Familton was built there in 1885, consisting originally of a hotel. The U.S. Government would not establish a post office under the Familton name, because of possible confusion with other names in the state, so another had to be chosen. The name Quinter was settled upon, after Rev. James Quinter, a local Baptist Brethren minister.
The city received some slight national publicity in November 2006 when longtime resident Waldo McBurney, age 104, was proclaimed the oldest worker in the United States.
Quinter is located at 39°3′57″N 100°14′13″W / 39.06583°N 100.23694°W (39.065706, -100.236828). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.99 square miles (2.56 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 918 people, 374 households, and 251 families residing in the city. The population density was 927.3 inhabitants per square mile (358.0/km2). There were 425 housing units at an average density of 429.3 per square mile (165.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.3% White, 0.3% African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population.
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