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Chanute, KS vs Fort Scott, KS

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- Fort Scott is 0% more densely populated than Chanute.
- People are 6.4% more likely to be married in Fort Scott.
- The Median Age is 2.1 years older in Fort Scott.
 Chanute, KSFort Scott, KSUnited States
 Population  Unlock7,579329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.638.4
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 Population - 20109,110  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,297285,036,114
 Population - 19909,488  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-5.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,368.593.4
 Land Area7.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chanute, KSFort Scott, KSUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 1410.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Chanute, KSFort Scott, KSUnited States
 White88.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.7%12.2%
 Asian0.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chanute, KSFort Scott, KSUnited States
 Married Population45.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.3%50.2%
 Never Married28.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.6%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.152.60
 Households3,452  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,94780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,163  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children3.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Chanute    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

If you move to Chanute, you won't ever get away. Well the rich kids and trust fund folks and the generational money can leave. Though I think they rather enjoy watching  More

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Over 14 years ago

Ohhhhh, I have to comment on this post. I was born and raised in Chanute. MY entire family still lives there, along with many other relatives. I left many years ago,  More

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Over 14 years ago

bunch of pretentious self centered jerks go around the long way to not get sucked into this black  More

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