Marienthal 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
Wichita County, Kansas
Wichita County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Leoti. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,152. The county was named after the Wichita tribe.
History
Early history
For many millennia, ...
, United States.
As of the
2020 census, the population was 64.
History
In 1892, the community was founded by a group of immigrant Volga Germans; they named it after their previous hometown of Marienthal (Tonkoschurovka), Russia (today Sovetskoya, Russia), located in the district of Saratov, on the east bank of the
Volga River
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.
The post office was established March 18, 1902. The USPS discontinued service to Marienthal in 2011; the post office was officially closed in 2017.
Marienthal now consists of roughly 100 people, a Catholic church, a flour mill, a substance abuse treatment center, a trucking company, a bar and a
grain elevator
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.
Demographics
The
2020 United States census counted 64 people, 33 households, and 21 families in Marienthal.
The population density was 32.0 per square mile (12.4/km). There were 37 housing units at an average density of 18.5 per square mile (7.1/km).
The racial makeup was 96.88% (62)
white
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or
European American
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(96.88%
non-Hispanic white
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), 0.0% (0)
black
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or
African-American
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, 1.56% (1)
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 1.56% (1) from
two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race was 0.0% (0) of the population.
Of the 33 households, 36.4% had children under the age of 18; 48.5% were married couples living together; 15.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 33.3% of households consisted of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average household size was 1.3 and the average family size was 2.0. The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 65.6% of the population.
34.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 1.6% from 18 to 24, 12.5% from 25 to 44, 37.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.8 males.
For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 61.5 males.
References
Further reading
External links
Leoti-Wichita County USD 467 school district
German-Russian culture in Kansas
Census-designated places in Wichita County, Kansas
Ukrainian-American history
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