Coffey County

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administration
US state : Kansas
Administrative headquarters : Burlington
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
110 South 6th
Burlington, KS 66839-1798
Foundation : August 30, 1855
Made up from: Original County
Area code : 001 620
Demographics
Residents : 8601  (2010)
Population density : 5.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1695 km²
Water surface : 64 km²
map
Map of Coffey County within Kansas
Website : www.coffeycountyks.org

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

geography

The county is located in east central Kansas, about 50 miles from Missouri , and has an area of ​​1,695 square kilometers, of which 64 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Osage County , Franklin County , Anderson County , Allen County , Woodson County , Greenwood County, and Lyon County .

history

Coffey County was formed as the original free territory 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 AM Coffey , a colonel in the US Army.

6 buildings and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1860 2842 -
1870 6201 118.2%
1880 11,438 84.5%
1890 15,856 38.6%
1900 16,643 5%
1910 15.205 -8.6%
1920 14,254 -6.3%
1930 13,653 -4.2%
1940 12,278 -10.1%
1950 10,408 -15.2%
1960 8403 -19.3%
1970 7397 -12%
1980 9370 26.7%
1990 8404 -10.3%
2000 8865 5.5%
2010 8601 -3%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Coffey County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Coffey County's population was 8,865 as of the 2000 census . 170 of them lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 3489 households and 2477 families. The population density was 5 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.95 percent white, 0.25 percent African American, 0.52 percent Native American, 0.34 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.50 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.43 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.55 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,489 households, 33.2 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 60.7 percent were married couples living together, 6.9 percent were single mothers, and 29.0 percent were non-families. 26.0 percent of all households were single households and 12.6 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.99 people.

26.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.5 percent between 18 and 24 years, 26.4 percent between 25 and 44 years, 24.0 percent between 45 and 64 years and 16.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 92.5 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 37,839 , and the median income for a family is $ 44,912. Males had a median income of $ 31,356 versus $ 20,666 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,337. 5.0 percent of families and 6.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Web links

Commons : Coffey County  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 484985. 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). Accessed April 2, 2012
  6. ^ Coffey County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 38 ° 11 ′  N , 95 ° 45 ′  W