Dresden is a city in

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 43.

History

Dresden was founded in 1888. It was named by German settlers after the city of

Dresden, Germany Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label= Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth la ...

. The first post office in Dresden was established in October 1888. Dresden was a station on the

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Geography

Dresden is located at (39.622221, -100.421403). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 41 people, 19 households, and 12 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 29 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.0%

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. There were 19 households, of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were

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living together, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.8% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.75. The median age in the city was 49.8 years. 22% of residents were under the age of 18; 0.0% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.5% were from 25 to 44; 24.4% were from 45 to 64; and 34.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.2% male and 48.8% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 51 people, 23 households, and 16 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 28 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.00%

. There were 23 households, out of which 17.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.9% were

living together, and 26.1% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.65. In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.6% under the age of 18, 2.0% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 29.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 121.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $31,500. Males had a median income of $12,500 versus $11,250 for females. The

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for the city was $17,236. None of the population and none of the families were below the

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Education

North of highway 383 is served by Oberlin USD 294 public school district, South of the highway is served by

Hoxie USD 412 Hoxie USD 412 is a public unified school district headquartered in Hoxie, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Hoxie, Jennings (south of highway 383), Leoville, Seguin, Studley, Tasco, Allison, Dresden (south of h ...

References

External links

Dresden - Directory of Public Officials

Dresden city map
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