Montezuma, Kansas
city in Kansas, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Montezuma is a city in Gray County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, 975 people lived there.[3]
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History
Montezuma was founded in 1879, and relocated in 1912 to the Santa Fe Railroad.[4] It was named after Moctezuma II, ruler of the Aztec Empire.[5]
Geography
Montezuma is at 37°35′43″N 100°26′32″W (37.595353, -100.442205).[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 1.02 square miles (2.63 km2). All of it is land.[2]
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system says that Montezuma has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[7]
People
2020 census
The 2020 census says that there were 975 people, 400 households, and 246 families living in Montezuma. Of the households, 67.5% owned their home and 32.5% rented their home.
The median age was 43.0 years. Of the people, 89.9% were White, 3.1% were from some other race, and 7.0% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.9% of the people.[3][8]
2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 966 people, 366 households, and 249 families living in the city.[9]
Education
Montezuma is a part of USD 371 South Gray Schools. USD 371 and USD 476 share South Gray High School. The South Gray High School mascot is South Gray Rebels.[10]
Before to school unification, the Montezuma High School mascot was Montezuma Indians.[11] The Montezuma Indians won the Kansas State High School boys class BB basketball championship in 1955.[12]
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