Americus, Kansas



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  • Americus News
    Local news for Americus, KS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

    • Turkeybiters

      Saturday, November 29, 2008 Cunninghams The family gathered Thursday at the home of Eunice Cunningham of rural Reading for the traditional Thanksgiving dinner.

    • Faith News

      Friday, November 28, 2008 Christmas drama The First United Methodist Church presents a oeThe Innkeeper of Bethlehem,a music and drama by Nick Della Valle of the Breath of Christ Ministries at 7 p.m. Thursday in ...

    • BakeShop celebrates

      By The Emporia Gazette Saturday, November 22, 2008 BakeShop celebrates The European BakeShop in Hartford is preparing to celebrate its fifth anniversary in business.

    • Arndt testimony brings censure

      By Gwendolynne Larson Friday, November 21, 2008 A Shawnee County district judge who testified at the sentencing of the man who killed Beau Arndt has been censured.

    • Time for Turkeybiters

      By Gwendolynne Larson Thursday, November 20, 2008 Turkeybiters are an old-fashioned form of community news when everyone read the paper to keep up with news of their friends and neighbors and their families.

    • Americus News

      6, with line-up at the corner of Main and Walnut. All entries must be lighted and bicyclists must wear helmets.

    • Faith

      Members at St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 730 Sylvan St., will celebrate the 136th anniversary of the church on Sunday.

    • Benefit concert is Sunday

      A concert for Catholic Charities will be held Sunday in the newly renovated Granada Theatre.

    • Flyover People a " At the museum

      While visiting historical sites and museums around the state, I've noticed people standing wide-eyed in front of exhibits.

    • Americus News

      Americus Elementary School children are collecting Box Tops for Education and Campbell soup labels.

    • Election day is here

      Election worker Mable Gast, right, stands ready with an "I Voted" sticker and a voter access card used with the electronic voting machines at the polls at the Emporia Public Library.

    • Church News

      Friday, October 31, 2008 Homecomming The Olpe United Methodist Church will have the annual Homecoming festivities and a tour of the new addition Sunday, beginning with Sunday school at 10 a.m.; worship service ...

    • Good causes

      Thursday, October 30, 2008 Penny Supper The Hartford United Methodist Women will serve the Penny Supper, beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday.

    • Pats on the Back

      Each Friday, The Gazette salutes those who make Emporia and the surrounding area a better place to live and work.

    • About Town

      Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Americus meeting The City of Americus will have the monthly work session meeting at 7 p.m. today at City Hall.

    • Two injured in fire Sunday

      Fire crews were busy last night and this morning when two people were injured in a fire late Sunday evening and another home was filled with smoke as a result of a power outage early this morning.

    • Looking at Beauty

      "Where there is beauty I take it, where there is none, I make it." The above phrase is the motto Ken Ferrell lives by.

    • Americus hot spot

      The New Breck Cafe in Americus is now open for business, and owners hope to have a grand opening soon.

    • Americus News

      On Tuesday last week, at 2:36 p.m., Garland Hendrickson, Americus fire chief, called and said, a oeHey, Belle, what are you doing?a I responded: a oeI am delivering chamber of commerce flyers around town ...

  • Americus Classifieds
    Local classifieds for Americus, KS

  • City Description

    Americus is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. The population was 938 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area. Americus is located at 38°30′23″N, 96°15′35″W (38.506448, -96.259598). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 938 people, 355 households, and 259 families residing in the city. The population density was 870.1 people per square mile (335.3/km²). There were 383 housing units at an average density of 355.3/sq mi (136.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.80% White, 0.32% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 1.07% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.71% of the population. There were 355 households out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

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    City Contained By:

    • Lyon County
    • Kansas

    Timezones:

    • Central Time zone

    Size:

    • 2.84898692137 km squared

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    Questions Possibly Related to Americus, Kansas

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    when is grade school enrollment in americus kansas?

    Answer:
    I live in Wichita, so I do not know when Americus has scheduled enrollment for the coming school year, but you could call the school; I'm sure they can give you the information that you need. I believe the number is (620)443-5165.


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