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{{Short description|City in Norton County, Kansas, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|name                     = Almena, Kansas
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|website                  = {{URL|https://www.cityofalmena.com/|cityofalmena.com}}
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'''Almena''' is a city in [[Norton County, Kansas|Norton County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 363.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Almena, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2001425 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226105120/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2001425 |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Almena was a shipping point located at the junction of two railroads.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_o8X5krq3fP8C | title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Blackmar, Frank Wilson | year=1912 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_o8X5krq3fP8C/page/n61 65]}}</ref> It was named by Margaret Coleman, an early settler and first postmistress,<ref>The Coleman Saga, by Charles Myron Coleman</ref> for [[Almena, Wisconsin]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=4420 | title=Profile for Almena, Kansas | publisher=[[ePodunk]] | accessdate=21 June 2014 | archive-date=July 15, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715004446/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=4420 | url-status=dead }}</ref> her hometown.

The first post office in Almena was established in June 1872.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:NT |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=10 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009132811/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3ANT |archivedate=October 9, 2013 }}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.61|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2012-07-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align= left
|1890= 366
|1900= 491
|1910= 702
|1920= 674
|1930= 703
|1940= 543
|1950= 616
|1960= 555
|1970= 489
|1980= 517
|1990= 423
|2000= 469
|2010= 408
|2020= 363
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|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
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===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 363 people, 152 households, and 85 families in Almena.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Almena%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 600.0 per square mile (231.7/km{{sup|2}}). There were 198 housing units at an average density of 327.3 per square mile (126.4/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Almena%20city,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The racial makeup was 90.36% (328) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (88.98% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 0.0% (0) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.0% (0) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.0% (0) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 3.31% (12) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.34% (23) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Almena%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 5.51% (20) of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Almena%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 152 households, 20.4% had children under the age of 18; 44.7% were married couples living together; 23.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 36.2% of households consisted of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.4 and the average family size was 3.0.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Almena%20city,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 8.3% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Almena%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

22.3% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 18.7% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 100.0 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $44,375 (with a margin of error of +/- $16,777) and the median family income was $58,929 (+/- $19,906).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Almena%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $37,750 (+/- $14,616) versus $20,250 (+/- $7,954) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $28,646 (+/- $8,818).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Almena%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 7.7% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.1% of those under the age of 18 and 15.7% of those ages 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Almena%20city,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Almena%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-07-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 408 people, 180 households, and 102 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|668.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 217 housing units at an average density of {{convert|355.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.7% of the population.

There were 180 households, of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.3% were non-families. 38.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 3.06.

The median age in the city was 41.2 years. 27.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.4% were from 25 to 44; 25.8% were from 45 to 64; and 18.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.7% male and 48.3% female.

==Education==
Almena is served by [[Northern Valley USD 212]] public school district. The Northern Valley High School mascot is Huskies.<ref>{{cite web |title=Home of the Huskies |url=http://www.nvhuskies.org/ |website=Northern Valley Schools USD 212 |access-date=January 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=USD 212 School District Map |publisher=[[Kansas Department of Transportation]] |url=https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/SchoolDistrict/School%20District_212.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706090719/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/SchoolDistrict/School%20District_212.pdf |archivedate=July 6, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Grades K-4 and 9-12 are located in the Almena school building, and grades 5-8 are in the Long Island school building.

The Northern Valley Huskies have won the following KSHSAA State Championships:
* 8-Man DI Football - 1986, 1990
* 8-Man DII Football - 1987
* 1A Boys Basketball - 1986, 1990, 1991
* 1A DII Boys Basketball - 2018
* 1A Boys Track & Field - 1986, 1987, 2019
* 1A Volleyball - 1993, 2017
* 1A Girls Basketball - 1994
* 1A Cheer - 2023

Almena schools and Long Island schools formed through consolidation, their first school year was 1967-1968. The Almena High School mascot was Almena Coyotes with team colors of Orange and Black, in 1966 they were the Almena Huskies with team colors of green and white. The Long Island High School mascot was Long Island Leopards with team colors of Purple and Gold.

==References==
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==Further reading==
{{See also|Norton County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Norton County, Kansas}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Almena, Kansas}}
* {{official|https://www.cityofalmena.com/|Almena - Official Website}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260517 Almena - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.nvhuskies.org/ USD 212] - local school district

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[[Category:Cities in Norton County, Kansas]]