Pretty Prairie, Kansas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Pretty Prairie, Kansas
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Pretty Prairie, Kansas


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Kansas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Reno
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area_total_km2 = 1.3
area_land_km2 = 1.3
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.5
area_land_sq_mi = 0.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 615
population_density_km2 = 462.9
population_density_sq_mi = 1198.8

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 479
elevation_ft = 1572
latd = 37 |latm = 46 |lats = 49 |latNS = N
longd = 98 |longm = 1 |longs = 8 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 67570
area_code = 620
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blank_info = 20-57700GR|2
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blank1_info = 0473788GR|3
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Pretty Prairie is a city in Reno County, Kansas, United States. The population was 615 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Pretty Prairie is located at coor dms|37|46|49|N|98|1|8|W|city (37.780250, -98.018879)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 615 people, 261 households, and 184 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,198.8 people per square mile (465.6/km²). There were 290 housing units at an average density of 565.3/sq mi (219.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.35% White, 0.16% Native American, 0.16% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.63% of the population.

There were 261 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 24.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,857, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $30,536 versus $18,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,944. About 4.1% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

One of Pretty Prairie's most famous residents was Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, who played the Alfalfa character on the Little Rascals/ Our Gang series.Switzer lived in the town in 1954 while briefly married to Collingwood Grain heiress Dian Collingwood. Switzer appeared in bit roles in many movies.

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