Altoona, Kansas

**Altoona** is a city in Wilson County, Kansas, United States. it is along the Verdigris River.  In 2020, 354 people lived there.

## History

Altoona was first called **Geddesburg** when it was created in 1869. It was renamed **Altoona** in 1870. It was named after Altoona, Pennsylvania. The first post office in Altoona was created in April 1870.

Altoona grew a lot when a railroad was built through it in 1885.

As of 1916, Altoona was a sundown town, which is a town where black people were not allowed to live.

## Geography

Altoona is at  (37.526796, -95.661903). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 354 people, 140 households, and 84 families living in Altoona. Of the households, 79.3% owned their home and 20.7% rented their home.

The median age was 40.2 years. Of the people, 89.8% were White, 1.1% were Native American, 1.1% were from other races, and 7.9% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 414 people, 165 households, and 111 families living in Altoona.

## Famous people

- Tom Hamilton, baseball player
- Oren Long, former governor and senator from Hawaii
- Ida Moore, actress
- Benjamin Woodson,  insurance executive

## Other websites

- City
- Altoona - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 387 , local school district
- Maps
- Altoona City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Altoona, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Wilson_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Altoona_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Wilson County, Kansas, Wilson County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Wilson Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Wilson County, Kansas, Wilson 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**: Wilson County, Kansas, Wilson
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1869
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1887
- **named for**: Altoona, Pennsylvania
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.54
- **area land sq mi**: 0.53
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 1.39
- **area land km2**: 1.38
- **area water km2**: 0.01
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 827
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 354
- **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**: 66710
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-01625
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 475090