Atchison County, Kansas

administration
Atchison County Courthouse in Atchison, listed on NRHP No. 75000704
US state :	Kansas
Administrative headquarters :	Atchison
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 423 North 5th Street Atchison, KS 66002-1800
Foundation :	August 30, 1855
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 913
Demographics
Residents :	16,924 (2010)
Population density :	15.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1127 km²
Water surface :	7 km²
map

Website : www.atchisoncountyks.org

Atchison County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Atchison .

geography

The county is located almost in the extreme northeast of Kansas, borders Missouri to the east and has an area of 1127 square kilometers, of which seven square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Doniphan Counties , Buchanan Counties , and Platte Counties in Missouri, Leavenworth Counties , Jefferson Counties , Jackson Counties , and Brown Counties .

history

David Rice Atchison

Atchison County was formed as the original county on August 30, 1855 and is one of the first 33 counties to be formed by the first territorial administration. It was named after David Rice Atchison , a US Senator from Missouri. On July 4, 1804, the members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition named the small river flowing at Atchison as Independence Creek .

The first Europeans to set foot on the area were probably French traders who crossed the Mississippi in the first quarter of the 18th century . In 1764, French traders had settled along the Missouri River . The Lewis and Clark Expedition also migrated along the eastern borders of the later county in 1804 and spent some time here exploring the banks of the Missouri River.

In 1833 the Methodist Episcopal Church built a mission station in the area.

In July 1854, the town of Atchison, named after David R. Atchison, was founded by settlers. Atchison was President of the Senate and Acting Vice President of the United States. In 1860, the county was the first to have a rail connection to the St. Joseph & Atchison Railroad , which meant a boom in trade for the city and the county.

A total of 41 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	7729	-
1870	15,507	100.6%
1880	26,668	72%
1890	26,758	0.3%
1900	28,606	6.9%
1910	28,107	-1.7%
1920	23,411	-16.7%
1930	23,945	2.3%
1940	22,222	-7.2%
1950	21,496	-3.3%
1960	20,898	-2.8%
1970	19,165	-8.3%
1980	18,397	-4%
1990	16,932	-8th %
2000	16,774	-0.9%
2010	16,924	0.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Atchison County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Amelia Earhart Bridge over the Missouri River

Amelia Earhart Home , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Atchison County had 16,774 people in 6,275 households and 4,279 families in Atchison County. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.62 percent white, 5.32 percent African American, 0.55 percent Native American, 0.34 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.51 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.59 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.95 percent of the population.

Of the 6,275 households, 32.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 54.3 percent were married couples living together, 10.0 percent were single mothers, and 31.8 percent were non-families. 27.6 percent of all households were single households and 12.8 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.05.

26.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 11.3 percent between 18 and 24 years, 24.5 percent between 25 and 44 years, 21.4 percent between 45 and 64 years and 16.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 90.3 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 34,355 , and the median income for a family is $ 40,614. Males had a median income of $ 29,481 versus $ 20,485 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,207. 7.9 percent of families and 13.3 percent of the population are below the poverty line.