Sabetha is a city in

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and Nemaha counties in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,545.

History

The town's settlement began circa 1854, with a name reportedly derived from the word "

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", the day the first settler arrived.Hrnicek, Alice (15 September 1982)
Business, farming strengthen town
''St. Joseph Gazette'', pg. C1. Sabetha was incorporated as a city in 1874. On the evening of June 13, 1998, an F2 tornado damaged much of the downtown, but no casualties were reported. The downtown area received little warning as the tornado struck less than 1 minute after the tornado siren began to sound.(15 June 1998)
Twister rips up downtown Sabetha
''Lawrence Journal-World'', Page 1B The tornado, which touched down half a mile west of the Sabetha City Hall, caused serious damage to two blocks of the town, with 18 buildings in the downtown area being damaged, five (including the city hall building) to near "the point of loss". The tornado lifted about half a mile east of City Hall. Damage to the city hall building amounted to $2 million, and additional damage to homes and vehicles away from downtown occurred due to tornado-toppled trees and branches away from the tornado's center along with strong straight-line winds.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 2,571 people, 1,090 households, and 645 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 1,230 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.6%

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, 0.9%

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, 0.5%

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, 0.1% Asian, 0.1%

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, 0.5% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population. There were 1,090 households, of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were

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living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.8% were non-families. Of all households, 37.2% were made up of individuals, and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.97. The median age in the city was 42.8 years. 25% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.1% were from 45 to 64; and 24.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 2,589 people, 958 households, and 611 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,049 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.76%

, 0.93%

, 0.15%

, 0.19% Asian, 0.04%

, 0.19% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population. There were 958 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were

living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. Of all households, 34.0% were made up of individuals, and 19.1% 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 3.01. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 30.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $36,450, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $31,958 versus $21,458 for females. The

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for the city was $22,126. About 3.7% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the

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, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Sabetha has more jobs than residents, due in part to the large Wenger Manufacturing plant that produces extruders and related equipment. Coperion (formerly MAC Equipment) is also a large employer in the area, manufacturing bulk material handling and air filtration equipment. KSi Conveyors and USC are other notable employers in the area. The city managers estimate that the city has a poll factor of 2 to 1, meaning that the city has nearly 5000 jobs, while only having 2500 residents. Many of the small neighboring cities are bedroom communities for the many people who commute to work in Sabetha.

Education

The community is served by

Prairie Hills USD 113 Prairie Hills USD 113 is a public unified school district headquartered in Sabetha, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Sabetha, Axtell, Bern, Goff, Morrill, Summerfield, Wetmore, Berwick, Capioma, Woodlawn, ...

public school district, a public school district formed in 2010 by the merger of Sabetha USD 441 and Axtell USD 488.

Notable people

* Wilbur Bestwick (1911–1972), the first

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of the

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* Arthur Schabinger (1889–1972), basketball coach and administrator, member of the

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* Krishna Shenoy, neuroscientist and neuroengineer who was a professor at Stanford University

References

External links

City of Sabetha

Sabetha - Directory of Public Officials

Sabetha city map
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