Byers, Kansas

{{Short description|City in Pratt County, Kansas}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement  |name = Byers, Kansas |settlement_type = City

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'''Byers''' is a city in Pratt County, Kansas, United States.<ref name="GNIS"/> As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 38.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Byers, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2009800 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318211159/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2009800 |archive-date=March 18, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History== Byers was founded in 1914. It was named for Otto Phillip Byers.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ | title=Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society | publisher=Kansas State Printing Plant | author=Kansas State Historical Society | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ/page/n372 265]}}</ref>

The first post office in Byers was established in April 1915.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:PR |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=22 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009132939/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3APR |archivedate=October 9, 2013 }}</ref>

==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|0.19|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 |1920= 212 |1930= 185 |1940= 153 |1950= 83 |1960= 52 |1970= 46 |1980= 47 |1990= 46 |2000= 50 |2010= 35 |2020= 38 |estyear= |estimate= |estref= |align-fn=center |footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census] }}

===2020 census=== The 2020 United States census counted 38 people, 15 households, and 11 families in Byers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Byers%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 224.9 per square mile (86.8/km{{sup|2}}). There were 18 housing units at an average density of 106.5 per square mile (41.1/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=Byers%20city,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-16 |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 89.47% (34) white or European American (86.84% non-Hispanic white), 0.0% (0) black or African-American, 0.0% (0) Native American or Alaska Native, 0.0% (0) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 0.0% (0) from other races, and 10.53% (4) from two or more races.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Byers%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Hispanic or Latino of any race was 10.53% (4) 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=Byers%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 15 households, 33.3% had children under the age of 18; 40.0% were married couples living together; 6.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 26.7% of households consisted of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 1.5 and the average family size was 2.0.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Byers%20city,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 0.0% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Byers%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

31.6% of the population was under the age of 18, 13.2% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.0 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 85.7 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year American Community Survey estimates show that the median family income was $91,667 (+/- $5,545).<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=Byers%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $48,125 (+/- $32,359) versus $27,917 (+/- $7,442) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $30,714 (+/- $2,352).<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=Byers%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-16 |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 35 people, 15 households, and 9 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|184.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 21 housing units at an average density of {{convert|110.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.3% White and 5.7% from two or more races.

There were 15 households, of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.0% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 26.7% 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 3.00.

The median age in the city was 43.5 years. 25.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 14.4% were from 25 to 44; 25.8% were from 45 to 64; and 22.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 42.9% male and 57.1% female.

==Education== The community is served by Skyline USD 438 public school district. Students attend schools located two miles west of Pratt.

Byers High School (called the Hornets) became defunct in 1966.

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

==External links== * [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260587 Byers - Directory of Public Officials]

Category:Cities in Kansas Category:Cities in Pratt County, Kansas Category:1914 establishments in Kansas