Galatia is a city in Barton County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 45.

History

Settler David C. Barrows founded the community and laid out the town site in 1885. Originally named Four Corners, settler Henry G. Weber renamed it Galatia after his hometown of

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. The first building constructed was a United Brethren church. A post office was established at Galatia in 1889. The

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extended a rail line to Galatia (from Holyrood 31.20 miles away) on July 1, 1919, and the town grew to include three grain elevators, a bank, a lumberyard, and three general stores. By 1921, the population had grown to 202. After that, however, the population began to decline. The post office closed in 1966.

Geography

Galatia is located at (38.641414, -98.958896) at an elevation of . Located in northwestern Barton County in central Kansas, Galatia is north-northwest of

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, the

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, northwest of Wichita, and west of Kansas City. It is west of U.S. Route 281 and north of Kansas Highway 4. Galatia lies roughly west of Landon Creek, a tributary of the

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, in the

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region of the Great Plains. 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 39 people, 20 households, and 12 families residing 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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of any race were 7.7% of the population. There were 20 households, of which 10.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.0% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.95 and the average family size was 2.58. The median age in the city was 56.3 years. 12.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 7.8% were from 25 to 44; 43.6% were from 45 to 64; and 28.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 64.1% male and 35.9% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 61 people, 27 households, and 18 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 32 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 83.61%

and 16.39% Native American. There were 27 households, out of which 18.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.83. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 26.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 125.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $22,188 versus $31,250 for females. The

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for the city was $16,282. There were no families and 6.0% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Government

Galatia is a city of the third class with a mayor-council form of government. The

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consists of five members, and it meets on the first Tuesday of each month. Galatia lies within Kansas's 1st U.S. Congressional District. For the purposes of representation in the

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, the city is located in the 33rd district of the

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and the 109th district of the

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Education

The community is served by Hoisington USD 431 public school district, based in nearby Hoisington. Galatia High School was closed through school unification. The Galatia High School mascot was Bluejays.

Media

Galatia is in the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market.

Infrastructure

Transportation

NW 190 Road, a paved county road, runs east–west through Galatia. Another paved county road, NW 100 Avenue, runs north–south through the community. The

formerly operated a freight rail line that ran east–west through Galatia, but the line has since been discontinued.

References

External links

Galatia - Directory of Public Officials

Galatia city map
KDOT {{Authority control Cities in Kansas Cities in Barton County, Kansas