Farlington is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in
Crawford County, Kansas
Crawford County is a county located in Southeast Kansas. Its county seat is Girard, and its most populous city is Pittsburg. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 38,972. The county was named in honor of Samuel Crawford, the ...
, United States.
As of the
2020 census, the population was 68.
Farlington is located near
K-7, north of
Girard.
History
The first post office in Farlington was established in July 1870.
Farlington was a shipping point on the
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway , commonly known as the "Frisco", was a railroad that operated in the Midwest and South Central United States from 1876 to November 21, 1980. At the end of 1970, it operated of road on of track, not includ ...
, and was laid out in 1869 when that line was extended to it.
Farlington has a
post office
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with
ZIP code 66734.
Demographics
The
2020 United States census counted 68 people, 31 households, and 16 families in Farlington.
The population density was 74.1 per square mile (28.6/km). There were 36 housing units at an average density of 39.2 per square mile (15.1/km).
The racial makeup was 98.53% (67)
white
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or
European American
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(98.53%
non-Hispanic white
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), 0.0% (0)
black
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or
African-American
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, 0.0% (0)
Native American or
Alaska Native
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, 0.0% (0)
Asian, 0.0% (0)
Pacific Islander
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or
Native Hawaiian
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Hawaiʻi was set ...
, 0.0% (0) from
other races, and 1.47% (1) from
two or more races
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.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race was 0.0% (0) of the population.
Of the 31 households, 12.9% had children under the age of 18; 48.4% were married couples living together; 22.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 48.4% of households consisted of individuals and 29.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.0 and the average family size was 2.0. The percent of those with a bachelor's degree or higher was estimated to be 0.0% of the population.
14.7% of the population was under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 14.7% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 26.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 65.9 males.
For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 56.8 males.
References
Further reading
External links
* Crawford County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Census-designated places in Crawford County, Kansas
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