Norton is a city in Norton County , Kansas , United States.[ 4] county seat of Norton County. In 2020 , 2,747 people lived there.[ 3]
History
Tornado on June 24, 1909 Norton was created in 1872.[ 5] [ 6]
The first hotel in Norton was a log house . It was built in 1873.[ 7]
One of the first pictures of a tornado was taken in Norton in 1909. The photographer was Will Keller.
Geography
Norton is at 39°50′10″N 99°53′30″W / 39.83611°N 99.89167°W / 39.83611; -99.89167 United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 1.91 square miles (4.95 km2 ). All of it is land.[ 2] Prairie Dog Creek in Norton County. Before the Bureau of Reclamation built Keith Sebelius Lake in 1963, Norton had a lot of floods . The dam has since fixed the problem, and it created the current reservoir that sits 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of Norton.[ 8]
Weather
Climate data for Norton, Kansas
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °F (°C)
81
81
93
100
105
114
117
115
112
101
86
83
117
Average high °F (°C)
42
47
55
67
76
87
94
93
86
72
56
45
68
Average low °F (°C)
15
19
26
38
49
60
65
64
54
41
27
19
40
Record low °F (°C)
−24
−23
−20
4
26
37
44
39
19
8
−11
−19
−24
Average precipitation inches (mm)
0.4
0.7
1.2
2.1
3
3.7
2.7
2.7
1.0
1.4
0.8
0.6
21.1
Average snowfall inches (cm)
4
5.5
7.2
1.8
0.1
0
0
0
0
0.2
2.6
3.7
25.1
Average rainy days
1.5
2.2
3.4
4.9
6.1
6.5
5.3
5.2
3.5
2.7
2
1.8
45.1
Source: Weatherbase [ 9] [ 10]
People
Historical population
Census
Pop. %±
1880 634 — 1890 1,074 69.4% 1900 1,202 11.9% 1910 1,787 48.7% 1920 2,186 22.3% 1930 2,767 26.6% 1940 2,762 −0.2% 1950 3,060 10.8% 1960 3,345 9.3% 1970 3,627 8.4% 1980 3,400 −6.3% 1990 3,017 −11.3% 2000 3,012 −0.2% 2010 2,928 −2.8% 2020 2,747 −6.2% U.S. Decennial Census
2020 census
The 2020 census says that there were 2,747 people, 1,213 households, and 692 families living in Norton. Of the households, 66.5% owned their home and 33.5% rented their home.
The median age was 42.0 years. Of the people, 90.2% were White , 0.8% were Black , 0.7% were Asian , 0.5% were Native American , 1.1% were from some other race, and 6.6% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.3% of the people.[ 3] [ 11]
2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 2,928 people, 1,290 households, and 763 families living in Norton.[ 12]
Famous people
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Norton, Kansas ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 18, 2023 .↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved November 18, 2023 .↑ "Find a County" . National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07 .↑ Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society ↑ "Profile for Norton, Kansas" . ePodunk . Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014 .↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2 ↑ "Project Details - Almena Unit" . United States Bureau of Reclamation . Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2010-11-02 .↑ "Historical Weather for Norton, KS" . Weatherbase. Retrieved September 4, 2009 .↑
"Norton Climate Records" . NOAA. Retrieved September 4, 2009 .
↑ "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 2, 2024 .↑ "American FactFinder" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2012-07-06 .
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