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Mentor, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Saline County, Kansas From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mentor is a census-designated place (CDP) in Saline County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 101.[2] It is located south of Salina on Mentor Road.
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History
Mentor was named by settlers who hailed from Mentor, Ohio.[3]
Mentor had a post office between 1881 and 1995.[4]
A railroad previously ran north–south through Mentor, but it was later abandoned.
Geography
Mentor is located at 38°44′26″N 97°36′11″W, which is approximately three miles south of Salina. It has an elevation of 1,273 feet (388 m).
Demographics
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Mentor is a part of the Salina micropolitan area.
The 2020 United States census counted 101 people, 46 households, and 33 families in Mentor.[5][6] The population density was 261.0 per square mile (100.8/km2). There were 48 housing units at an average density of 124.0 per square mile (47.9/km2).[6][7] The racial makeup was 92.08% (93) white or European American (86.14% non-Hispanic white), 2.97% (3) 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 4.95% (5) from two or more races.[8] Hispanic or Latino of any race was 8.91% (9) of the population.[9]
Of the 46 households, 19.6% had children under the age of 18; 60.9% were married couples living together; 17.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 21.7% of households consisted of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[6] The average household size was 2.2 and the average family size was 2.7.[10] The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 7.9% of the population.[11]
14.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 14.9% from 25 to 44, 37.6% from 45 to 64, and 29.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.4 males.[6] For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 100.0 males.[6]
Education
The community is served by Southeast of Saline USD 306 public school district.
Transportation
The Union Pacific Railroad formerly provided passenger rail service along a route from Salina to McPherson. Mentor saw multiple daily passenger trains until at least 1929 with mixed train service until at least 1959.[12][13] As of 2025, the nearest passenger rail station is located in Newton, where Amtrak's Southwest Chief stops once daily on a route from Chicago to Los Angeles.[14]
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