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{{Short description|City in Gove County, Kansas}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|name                     = Grinnell, Kansas
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Kansas]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Kansas|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Gove County, Kansas|Gove]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Kansas|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Grinnell Township, Gove County, Kansas|Grinnell]]

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|established_date         = 1880s
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|established_date2        = 1917
|named_for                = Moses Grinnell

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|postal_code              = 67738
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|area_code                = [[Area code 785|785]]
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'''Grinnell''' is a city in [[Gove County, Kansas|Gove County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name=gnis/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 260.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Grinnell, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2028900 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126115715/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2028900 |archive-date=November 26, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>  It is located approximately {{Convert|0.5|mi|km}} north of the intersection of [[Interstate 70 in Kansas|I-70]] and Grove County Rd 30.

==History==
Grinnell was named for businessman Moses Hicks Grinnell.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ODXKhgH3e6AC&pg=PA29 | title=Exploring Kansas Highways | author=Heim, Michael | year=2007 | pages=29| isbn=9780974435886 }}</ref>

The first newspaper in Grinnell was the ''Golden Belt'', in 1885.<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/n793 797]}}</ref>

===2025 tornado===
{{main|Tornado outbreak of May 18–19, 2025#Grinnell,_Kansas}}
Before 7pm on May 18, 2025, an [[EF3]] tornado<ref>{{cite web |title=National Weather Service rates Grinnell tornado an EF-3 |url=https://www.ksn.com/weather/weather-stories/national-weather-service-rates-grinnell-tornado-an-ef-3/ |website=[[KSNW]] 3 tv |date=May 20, 2025}}</ref> struck the west side of Grinnell causing heavy damage to roughly 15 to 20 homes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tornado hits Grinnell, multiple damage reports |url=https://www.ksn.com/weather/weather-stories/tornado-hits-grinnell-multiple-damage-reports/ |website=[[KSNW]] 3 tv |date=May 18, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tornado devastates Grinnell, leaving some homes in ruins |url=https://www.ksn.com/weather/weather-stories/cleanup-begins-in-grinnell-after-destructive-tornado/ |website=[[KSNW]] 3 tv |date=May 19, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Grinnell residents picking up the pieces after possible EF-2 tornado sweeps through town |url=https://www.kake.com/home/grinnell-residents-picking-up-the-pieces-after-possible-ef-2-tornado-sweeps-through-town/article_df3de383-1aea-45d3-8743-4b5b0467bafb.html |website=[[KAKE]] 10 tv |date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.51|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
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|1920= 162
|1930= 303
|1940= 289
|1950= 364
|1960= 396
|1970= 449
|1980= 410
|1990= 348
|2000= 329
|2010= 259
|2020= 260
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|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
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[[File:Kansas - Garden City through Guinnel - NARA - 23940109 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Grinnell in 1943]]
[[File:Grinnell, Kansas (7235140692).jpg|thumb|right|Grinnell area in 2012]]

===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 260 people, 129 households, and 68 families in Grinnell.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Grinnell%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 528.5 per square mile (204.0/km{{sup|2}}). There were 151 housing units at an average density of 306.9 per square mile (118.5/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=Grinnell%20city,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-03 |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 94.62% (246) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (92.69% [[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]], 2.31% (6) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.08% (8) 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=Grinnell%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 5.38% (14) 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=Grinnell%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 129 households, 16.3% had children under the age of 18; 41.9% were married couples living together; 24.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 44.2% of households consisted of individuals and 23.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.0 and the average family size was 2.8.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Grinnell%20city,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor's degree or higher was estimated to be 16.2% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Grinnell%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

21.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 28.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.1 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 90.7 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $55,769 (with a margin of error of +/- $9,039) and the median family income was $62,500 (+/- $5,637).<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=Grinnell%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $60,368 (+/- $11,714) versus $24,583 (+/- $12,636) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $41,667 (+/- $9,898).<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=Grinnell%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 1.4% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.2% of those under the age of 18 and 5.3% 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=Grinnell%20city,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |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=Grinnell%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |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 259 people, 135 households, and 81 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|507.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 156 housing units at an average density of {{convert|305.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.4% of the population.

There were 135 households, of which 14.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.0% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.92 and the average family size was 2.48.

The median age in the city was 55.9 years. 13.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 16.6% were from 25 to 44; 32.8% were from 45 to 64; and 32% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.1% male and 47.9% female.

==Education==
The community is served by [[Grinnell USD 291]] public school district, and has a cooperative agreement with [[Wheatland USD 292]] to educate high school students at Wheatland High School.<ref>{{cite web | title = High School - USD 291 | publisher = USD 291 | url = http://usd291.com/schools/high_school | accessdate = 4 January 2017}}</ref> The Wheatland High School mascot is a Thunderhawk.<ref>{{cite web | title = USD 292 Wheatland | publisher = USD 292 | url = http://www.usd292.org/ | accessdate = 4 January 2017}}</ref>  Grinnell High School was closed with the cooperative agreement.

The Grinnell Warriors<ref>"Grinnell Warriors", Hays Daily News, 11 September 1975, p.19.</ref> won the following [[Kansas State High School Activities Association|Kansas State High School]] championships:
* 1974 Boys Basketball - Class 1A <ref name="basketball">{{cite web | title = Basketball | publisher = KSHSAA | url = http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Basketball/History.cfm | accessdate = 3 January 2017 | archive-date = 2 January 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170102171800/http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Basketball/History.cfm | url-status = dead }}</ref>
* 1976 Girls Volleyball - Class 1A <ref name="vball">{{cite web | title = Volleyball | publisher = KSHSAA | url = http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Volleyball/History.cfm | accessdate = 3 January 2017}}</ref>
* 1979 Girls Volleyball - Class 1A <ref name="vball" />
* 1981 Girls Volleyball - Class 1A <ref name="vball" />
* 1982 Girls Volleyball - Class 1A <ref name="vball" />
* 1985 Girls Basketball - Class 1A <ref name="basketball" />
* 1987 Girls Volleyball - Class 1A <ref name="vball" />
* 1988 Girls Volleyball - Class 1A <ref name="vball" />

==Notable people==
* [[Ralph Ostmeyer]], [[Kansas Senate|Kansas State Senator]]

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

==External links==
{{Commons category|Grinnell, Kansas}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260738 Grinnell - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.usd291.com/ USD 291], local school district

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