Geography
Haysville is located at (37.563787, -97.353044).According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²), of which, 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²) of it is land and 0.28% is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,502 people, 3,021 households, and 2,350 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,422.8 people per square mile (935.2/km²). There were 3,167 housing units at an average density of 902.5/sq mi (348.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.86% White, 0.53% African American, 1.14% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.41% from other races, and 2.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.20% of the population.There were 3,021 households out of which 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.2% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $46,667, and the median income for a family was $50,118. Males had a median income of $37,626 versus $23,681 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,484. About 2.9% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The city of Haysville is served by Haysville Public School (USD 261)school district.High School Haysville Campus High School, located in Wichita, but serves as the High School of Haysville, Kansas USD 261.
Middle School:
Haysville Middle School
Haysville West Middle School
Elementary Schools:
Freeman Elementary
Nelson Elementary
Oatville Elementary
Prairie Elementary
Rex Elementary
Ruth Clark Elementary
Fall festival
The annual Haysville Fall Festival is the largest community event of the year for the city of Haysville. The three day event takes place in and around Riggs Park, the city's largest public park. The "Fall Festival Committee" is responsible for the festival each year; but other civic, religious, and community organizations also come together to volunteer their help during the Fall Festival. The Fall Festival celebrated its 20th year in 2004, and the most recent festival was held October 20-22 in 2007.References
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