Beattie, Kansas

Beattie is a city in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 197 people lived there.^[3] The city has been called "The Milo Capital of the World" and hosts the annual "Beattie Milo Festival".^[4]

Beattie, Kansas
City
Location within Marshall County and Kansas
KDOT map of Marshall County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°51′45″N 96°25′04″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Marshall
Platted	1870
Incorporated	1884
Named for	Armstrong Beattie
Area [2]
• Total	0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2)
• Land	0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,326 ft (404 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	197
• Density	860/sq mi (330/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	66406
Area code	785
FIPS code	20-04900
GNIS ID	2394097[1]

History

Beattie was planned out in 1870.^[5] It is named after Armstrong Beattie, the eighth Mayor of St. Joseph, Missouri.^[6]

The first post office in Beattie was created in July 1871.^[7]

Geography

Beattie is at 39°51′42″N 96°25′9″W (39.861736, -96.419091).^[8] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.23 square miles (0.60 km²). All of it is land.^[2]

People

Census	Pop.		%±
1880	270		—
1890	648		140.0%
1900	633		−2.3%
1910	497		−21.5%
1920	452		−9.1%
1930	434		−4.0%
1940	389		−10.4%
1950	321		−17.5%
1960	314		−2.2%
1970	288		−8.3%
1980	316		9.7%
1990	221		−30.1%
2000	277		25.3%
2010	200		−27.8%
2020	197		−1.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 197 people, 86 households, and 53 families living in Beattie. Of the households, 80.2% owned their home and 19.8% rented their home.

The median age was 47.5 years. Of the people, 90.9% were White, 1.5% were Black, 1.5% were Native American, 0.5% were from some other race, and 5.6% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.5% of the people.^[3][9]

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 200 people, 90 households, and 51 families living in Beattie.^[10]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beattie, Kansas
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
3. "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
4. "City of Beattie". Archived from the original on 2007-05-27. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
5. Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. p. 236.
6. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 163. ISBN 9780722249055.
7. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
8. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
9. "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
10. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

Other websites

City

• Beattie - Directory of Public Officials

Schools

• USD 364 Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine, local school district

Maps

• Beattie City Map, KDOT