Beloit is a city in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. The population was 4,019 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mitchell County[3].
History
On permanent organization of the county in 1870, Beloit was selected as the county seat of Mitchell County, Kansas and is located northeast of the center of the county on the Solomon River. The town site of Beloit was first settled by A.A. Bell in 1868 with the idea of improving the water power and for some time was known as Willow Springs. Beloit sits at the junction of the Union Pacific and the Missouri Pacific Railroads. It has an altitude of 1,381 feet and is located 162 miles from Topeka.
Local legend has it that the local Indians advised Bell to locate the town at a certain bend of the Solomon river to protect the town from tornadoes. To this date, downtown Beloit has never been hit with a tornado, although outlaying areas have.
The town of Beloit was platted March 26, 1872 and the original description as found in the recorder's office covers all of Section 9, and the south half of the southeast quarter and south half of the southwest quarter of Section 4, Town 7 and Range 7 west. The proprietors of the town were T.F. Hersey, A.A. Bell, George Campbell, Alexander Campbell, C.H. Morrill, Edward Valentine, W.C. Ingram and Daniel Kepler. The town grew very rapidly, and in July 1872, was incorporated as a city of the third class. On the 10th of March, 1879, Gov. John P. St. John proclaimed Beloit a city of the second class.
In the early 1980s Paul Chainey Jr. and Walter Judd Kassuba Kassuba, 56, a Houston developer, started borrowing from First Federal of Beloit. Chainey, 46, who headed up Texas lending at the thrift, took kickbacks on the loans. While the loans were made for real estate deals, Kassuba shuttled some of the money elsewhere. Part went for making a movie in Hungary—yet to be released. All of Chainey and Kassuba's joint deals flopped. Kassuba got six months in jail. Chainey lost most of his financial holdings.
Geography
Beloit is located at 39°27′46″N 98°6′34″W / 39.46278°N 98.10944°W / 39.46278; -98.10944 (39.462700, -98.109531)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.4 km²), of which, 4.0 square miles (10.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.75%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 4,019 people, 1,623 households, and 994 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,012.2 people per square mile (390.9/km²). There were 1,851 housing units at an average density of 466.2/sq mi (180.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.94% White, 0.77% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.
There were 1,623 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.2% 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 2.93.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,227, and the median income for a family was $43,030. Males had a median income of $26,099 versus $20,694 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,713. About 5.5% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.
Notable residents
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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Municipalities and communities of
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Asherville | Beloit | Bloomfield | Blue Hill | Carr Creek | Cawker | Center | Custer | Eureka | Glen Elder | Hayes | Logan | Lulu | Pittsburg | Plum Creek | Round Springs | Salt Creek | Solomon Rapids | Turkey Creek | Walnut Creek
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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