Mentor is a

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(CDP) in

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 101. It is located south of Salina on Mentor Road.

History

Mentor was named by settlers who hailed from

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. Mentor had a post office between 1881 and 1995. A railroad previously ran north–south through Mentor, but it was later abandoned.

Geography

Mentor is located at , which is approximately three miles south of Salina. It has an elevation of .

Demographics

Mentor is a part of the

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. The 2020 United States census counted 101 people, 46 households, and 33 families in Mentor. The population density was 261.0 per square mile (100.8/km). There were 48 housing units at an average density of 124.0 per square mile (47.9/km). The racial makeup was 92.08% (93)

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(86.14%

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), 2.97% (3)

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, 0.0% (0) Native American or

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, 0.0% (0) Asian, 0.0% (0)

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, 0.0% (0) from other races, and 4.95% (5) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race was 8.91% (9) of the population. Of the 46 households, 19.6% had children under the age of 18; 60.9% were married couples living together; 17.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 21.7% of households consisted of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.2 and the average family size was 2.7. The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 7.9% of the population. 14.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 14.9% from 25 to 44, 37.6% from 45 to 64, and 29.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 100.0 males.

Education

The community is served by Southeast of Saline USD 306 public school district.

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