Silver Lake, Kansas
Location of Silver Lake, Kansas
Coordinates: 39°6′9″N 95°51′33″W / 39.1025, -95.85917
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Shawnee
Area
- Total	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km²)
- Land	0.5 sq mi (1.4 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	912 ft (278 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,358
- Density	2,470.7/sq mi (954.0/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	66539
Area code(s)	785
FIPS code	20-65600[1]
GNIS feature ID	0478658[2]

Silver Lake is a city in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. The population was 1,358 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Silver Lake is located at 39°6′9″N, 95°51′33″W (39.102431, -95.859047)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²), of which, 0.6 square miles (1.4 km²) of it is land and 1.79% is water.

Silver Lake is the nearest city to Topeka to the west, along U.S. Route 24. Recently Silver Lake has had a higher proportion of its citizens commuting into Topeka. The next city west along US 24 is Rossville.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,358 people, 538 households, and 394 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,470.7 people per square mile (953.3/km²). There were 568 housing units at an average density of 1,033.4/sq mi (398.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.83% White, 0.07% African American, 0.74% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.77% of the population.

There were 538 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,788, and the median income for a family was $59,875. Males had a median income of $40,847 versus $28,438 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,290. About 2.2% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

• Lon Kruger, college basketball player and coach

References

1. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• http://www.silverlakekansas.com/index.html - Silver Lake City Website

• Silver Lake, Kansas is at coordinates 39°06′09″N 95°51′33″W / 39.102431, -95.859047 (Silver Lake, Kansas)Coordinates: 39°06′09″N 95°51′33″W / 39.102431, -95.859047 (Silver Lake, Kansas)

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Shawnee County, Kansas
County seat: Topeka
Cities	Auburn | Rossville | Silver Lake | Topeka | Willard
Unincorporated communities	Berryton | Dover | Pauline | Tecumseh