El Dorado, Kansas
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El Dorado is the largest city and county seat of Butler County, Kansas. The population was 12,057 at the 2000 census.
Although the town's name appears to be derived from Spanish, it is pronounced IPA [ɛldəˈɹeɪɾoʊ] ([listen]).
The county seat appears to be located in the dead center of the county.
The town is home to the El Dorado Correctional Facility, which currently houses BTK Killer Dennis Rader.
Geography
El Dorado is located at (37.821117, -96.858281)[Geographic references#1GR1], along the Walnut River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.6 km² (6.4 mi²). 16.5 km² (6.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.93%) is water.
Demographics
the city. The population density was 730.8/km² (1,894.1/mi²). There were 5,460 housing units at an average density of 330.9/km² (857.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.32% White, 1.37% African American, 1.07% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.07% [[]], and 1.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.93% of the population.
There were 5,068 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,098, and the median income for a family was $40,461. Males had a median income of $31,648 versus $21,806 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,458. About 10.4% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
External links
- http://www.eldoradoks.com
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