Beloit, Kansas

**Beloit** is a city in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Mitchell County. In 2020, 3,404 people lived there.

## History

On permanent organization of the county in 1870, Beloit was chosen to be the county seat of Mitchell County, Kansas. It is northeast of the center of the county on the Solomon River. Beloit was first settled by A.A. Bell in 1868. he wanted to  water power better. The town was called Willow Springs for some time. Beloit is named after Beloit, Wisconsin, the hometown of an early resident. Beloit sits at the junction of the Union Pacific and the Missouri Pacific Railroads.

Beloit was platted March 26, 1872. The town grew very quickly. In July 1872, was incorporated as a thrid class city. On March 10, 1879, Gov. John P. St. John said Beloit is a second class city.

Beloit had the Beloit Juvenile Correctional Facility of the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority.

## Geography

The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

### Climate

Beloit has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Beloit has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 3,404 people, 1,471 households, and 855 families living in Beloit. Of the households, 68.7% owned their home and 31.3% rented their home.

The median age was 44.6 years. Of the people, 94.4% were White, 0.4% were Black, 0.3% were Native American, 0.2% were Asian, 0.9% were from some other race, and 3.7% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.3% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 3,835 people, 1,647 households, and 964 families living in Beloit.

## Famous people

- Sam Colson, former javelin thrower.
- Scott Fulhage, professional football punter with the Atlanta Falcons and Cincinnati Bengals.
- Margaret H'Doubler, educator.
- Gene Keady, college and professional basketball coach.
- Waldo McBurney, former oldest living worker in the United States.
- Nancy Moritz, United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and former justice on the Kansas Supreme Court. She was born in Beloit and lived in nearby Tipton, Kansas until the age of 15.
- Mathew Pitsch, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Fort Smith since 2015; former resident of Beloit.
- Dean Sturgis, baseball player.
- Rodger Ward, professional race car driver.  Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Beloit
- Beloit - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 273, local school district
- Maps
- Beloit City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Beloit, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **nickname**: "The Heart of the Solomon Valley"
- **motto**: "We're glad you're here, and we hope you stay for ."
- **image skyline**: Mitchell County, Kansas courthouse from NW 1.JPG
- **image caption**: Mitchell County Courthouse (2014)
- **image map**: Mitchell_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Beloit_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Mitchell County, Kansas, Mitchell County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Mitchell Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Mitchell County, Kansas, Mitchell County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Mitchell County, Kansas, Mitchell
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established date1**: 1872
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1872
- **government type**: Mayor–council government, Mayor–Council
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 3.94
- **area land sq mi**: 3.92
- **area water sq mi**: 0.03
- **area total km2**: 10.21
- **area land km2**: 10.14
- **area water km2**: 0.07
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1434
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 3404
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 67420
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-05775
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485547