Mentor, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 38°44′26″N97°36′11″W / 38.74056°N 97.60306°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Saline |
Elevation | 1,270 ft (390 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 101 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 67416 |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-45875 [1] |
GNIS ID | 476953 [1] |
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.
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.
Mentor is located at 38°44′26″N97°36′11″W / 38.74056°N 97.60306°W , which is approximately three miles south of Salina. It has an elevation of 1,273 feet (388 m).
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 101 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
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]
The community is served by Southeast of Saline USD 306 public school district.