Climax, Kansas

**Climax** is a city in Greenwood County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 45 people lived there.

## History

Climax was created in 1884. It was named after its elevation, or Climax College in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

## Geography

Climax is at  (37.720155, -96.223888). 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 45 people, 21 households, and 16 families living in Climax. Of the people, 95.6% were White, 2.2% were Black, and 2.2% were from two or more races. None were Hispanic or Latino.

The median age in the city was 50.5 years.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census shows that there were 72 people, 28 households, and 23 families living in Climax. The population density was . There were 39 housing units at an average density of . The people were 98.6% White and 1.4% from two or more races.

There were 28 households, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 17.9% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.87.

The median age in the city was 48.5 years. 25% of residents were under the age of 18; 0.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.5% were from 25 to 44; 23.6% were from 45 to 64; and 31.9% were 65 years of age or older. The people were 47.2% male and 52.8% female.

## Education

The community is served by Eureka USD 389 public school district.

Climax High School was closed through school unification. The Climax High School mascot was Bulldogs.

## Related pages

- Fall River Lake and Fall River State Park

## Other websites

- Climax - Directory of Public Officials
- Climax City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Climax, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Greenwood_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Climax_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Greenwood County, Kansas, Greenwood County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Greenwood Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Greenwood County, Kansas, Greenwood 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**: Greenwood County, Kansas, Greenwood
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1884
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1923
- **government type**: Mayor–council government, Mayor–Council
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.12
- **area land sq mi**: 0.12
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 0.31
- **area land km2**: 0.31
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1040
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 45
- **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**: 67137
- **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**: 20-14275
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2393566