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Beattie, Kansas
Location within Marshall County and Kansas
Location within Marshall County and Kansas
KDOT map of Marshall County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°51′45″N 96°25′04″W / 39.86250°N 96.41778°W / 39.86250; -96.41778[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyMarshall
Platted1870
Incorporated1884
Named forArmstrong Beattie
Area
 • Total0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2)
 • Land0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,326 ft (404 m)
Population
 • Total197
 • Density860/sq mi (330/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66406
Area code785
FIPS code20-04900
GNIS ID2394097[1]

Beattie is a city in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 197 people lived there.[3] The city has been called "The Milo Capital of the World" and hosts the annual "Beattie Milo Festival".[4]

History[change | change source]

Beattie was planned out in 1870.[5] It is named after Armstrong Beattie, the eighth Mayor of St. Joseph, Missouri.[6]

The first post office in Beattie was created in July 1871.[7]

Geography[change | change source]

Beattie is at 39°51′42″N 96°25′9″W / 39.86167°N 96.41917°W / 39.86167; -96.41917 (39.861736, -96.419091).[8] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2). All of it is land.[2]

People[change | change source]

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880270
1890648140.0%
1900633−2.3%
1910497−21.5%
1920452−9.1%
1930434−4.0%
1940389−10.4%
1950321−17.5%
1960314−2.2%
1970288−8.3%
19803169.7%
1990221−30.1%
200027725.3%
2010200−27.8%
2020197−1.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census[change | change source]

The 2020 census says that there were 197 people, 86 households, and 53 families living in Beattie. Of the households, 80.2% owned their home and 19.8% rented their home.

The median age was 47.5 years. Of the people, 90.9% were White, 1.5% were Black, 1.5% were Native American, 0.5% were from some other race, and 5.6% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.5% of the people.[3][9]

2010 census[change | change source]

The 2010 census says that there were 200 people, 90 households, and 51 families living in Beattie.[10]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beattie, Kansas
  2. 2.0 2.1 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  4. "City of Beattie". Archived from the original on 2007-05-27. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
  5. Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. p. 236.
  6. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 163. ISBN 9780722249055.
  7. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  8. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  9. "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  10. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

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