Munjor, Kansas

Munjor is an unincorporated community in Wheatland Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States.^[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 232.^[2]

History

The Munjor community was one of six settlements founded in 1876 by

The immigrants referred to their settlement as Obermonjou, and oftentimes had difficulty with reading and writing in English, and their German pronunciation of many words provided the only guide English speaking civil authorities had to create legal documents. It is because of these types of translation errors that Munjor had six different spellings at various times: Obermonchu, Over Mancha, Obermonjour, Over Muncha, Offermoncha and Monjor. Sometime around 1880 to 1882, the name Munjor was finally accepted by the settlers as a shortened practical version of native Obermonjou. The origins for the name of the town of Munjor go back to the German people who established villages along the Volga River in Russia around 1764 to 1768. When the Germans left their homeland to settle along the Volga River, they were divided into groups of 100 families and was given a leader. Two German speaking Frenchmen with the last name of Monjou became the leaders of two of the groups. The older, Major Otto Friedrich de Monjou, became the leader of a Catholic group which settled along the Volga, north of Saratov. The younger Monjou established a colony of Lutherans further south. Both villages were named Monjou, which caused confusion and resulted in the Russian civil authorities to name the northern colony Obermonjou and the southern colony Neidermonjou.^[4]

Geography

Munjor lies on the southwest side of Big Creek, a tributary of the Smoky Hill River, in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.^[5][6] Munjor is roughly 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Interstate 70, 3 miles (4.8 km) east of U.S. Route 183, and 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Hays, the county seat.^[6]

Demographics

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Munjor as a census-designated place (CDP).

2020 census

The

Of the 110 households, 22.7% had children under the age of 18; 50.9% were married couples living together; 16.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 21.8% of households consisted of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[8] The average household size was 1.4 and the average family size was 1.6.^[12] The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 3.0% of the population.^[13]

24.6% of the population was under the age of 18, 1.7% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 71.9 males.^[8] For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 66.7 males.^[8]

2010 census

As of the

There were 99 households, out of which 21.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a male householder with no wife present, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15, and the average family size was 2.59.[14]

In the community, the population was spread out, with 17.4% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 33.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.1 males age 18 and over.^[14]

Education

The community is served by Hays USD 489 public school district.^[15][16]

References

Further reading

External links

• Ellis County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT