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Falun, Kansas

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20.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 42.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 106.2 males.
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Of the 45 households, 11.1% had children under the age of 18; 82.2% were married couples living together; 4.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 8.9% of households consisted of individuals and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average
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counted 83 people, 45 households, and 39 families in Falun. The population density was 74.8 per square mile (28.9/km). There were 46 housing units at an average density of 41.5 per square mile (16.0/km). The racial makeup was 87.95% (73)
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In the following year the residents of Falun decided that their numbers had grown sufficiently for them to establish a church. The first pastors for this new church were Rev. Carl A. Swenson.
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1861–1865, and in 1869 he moved to Kansas with about forty other Swedish settlers and founded Falun, after the name of the town neighboring his birthtown called
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household size was 2.9 and the average family size was 1.9. The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 0.0% of the population.
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Falun was founded by the Swedish immigrant Erik Fors (or Eric Forsse as he called himself in America). Erik Fors was born in
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was put rails through the township and a station, the railway was essential for the town's continued development.
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at the intersection of Forsse Road and Hedberg Road, about 7.5 miles west of
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Its elevation is 1,348 feet (411 m), and it is located at
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Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report
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The first post office in Falun was established in 1870.
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Index

CDP
Location within Saline County and Kansas
Saline County
Kansas
KDOT map of Saline County (legend)
KDOT
Saline County
legend
38°40′16″N 97°45′34″W / 38.67111°N 97.75944°W / 38.67111; -97.75944
Country
United States
State
Kansas
County
Saline
Time zone
UTC-6
CST
DST
UTC-5
ZIP code
Area code
785
FIPS code
20-22900
GNIS ID
census-designated place
Saline County
Kansas
United States

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