Barton County, Kansas

administration
Barton County Courthouse
US state :	Kansas
Administrative headquarters :	Great bend
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 1400 Main Street Great Bend, KS 67530-0000
Foundation :	February 26, 1867
Made up from:	Marion County
Area code :	001 620
Demographics
Residents :	27,674 (2010)
Population density :	12 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2332 km²
Water surface :	17 km²
map

Website : www.bartoncounty.org

Barton County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Great Bend .

geography

The county is located near the geographic center of Kansas and covers an area of 2332 square kilometers, of which 17 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Russell County , Ellsworth County , Rice County , Stafford County , Pawnee County, and Rush County .

history

Barton County was formed on February 26, 1867 from parts of Marion County. It was named after Clara Barton , an American nurse, teacher, and philanthropist . She founded the American Red Cross and also had a great influence on the self-image of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement .

A total of 18 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1870	2	-
1880	10,318	515,800%
1890	13,172	27.7%
1900	13,784	4.6%
1910	17,876	29.7%
1920	18,422	3.1%
1930	19,776	7.3%
1940	25,010	26.5%
1950	29,909	19.6%
1960	32,368	8.2%
1970	30,663	-5.3%
1980	31,343	2.2%
1990	29,382	-6.3%
2000	28.205	-4%
2010	27,674	-1.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Barton County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

As of the 2000 census , Barton County had 28,205 people in 11,393 households and 7,530 families in Barton County. The population density was 12 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 92.98 percent white, 1.15 percent African American, 0.51 percent Native American, 0.23 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 3.51 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.6 percent were descended from 2 or more races. 8.31 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 11,393 households, 31.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 55.1 percent were married couples living together, 7.8 percent were single mothers, and 33.9 percent were non-families. 30.2 percent of all households were single households and 14.3 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.01.

26.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 9.0 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.1 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.0 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 17.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 90.1 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 32,176 , and the median income for a family is $ 39,929. Males had a median income of $ 28,803 versus $ 20,428 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,695. 9.9 percent of families and 12.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 484974. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 27, 2017.
↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011
↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento from July 6, 2011 on WebCite ) Retrieved April 2, 2012
↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Barton County, Kansas , data sheet with the results of the census in 2000 at factfinder.census.gov .@1@ 2

Web links

Commons : Barton County, Kansas - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Homepage Kansas Government (English)

38.56 -98.858333333333Coordinates: 38 ° 34 ' N , 98 ° 51' W

[1] GNIS-ID: 484974. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 27, 2017.

[3] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[4] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011

[5] Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento from July 6, 2011 on WebCite ) Retrieved April 2, 2012

[6] Page no longer available , search in web archives: Barton County, Kansas , data sheet with the results of the census in 2000 at factfinder.census.gov .@1@ 2