Dickinson County, Kansas

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The Dickinson County Courthouse in Abilene
The Dickinson County Courthouse in Abilene
administration
US state : Kansas
Administrative headquarters : Abilene
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
1st & Buckeye Streets
Abilene, KS 67410
Foundation : February 20, 1857
Made up from: Davis County
Free Territory
Area code : 001 785
Demographics
Residents : 19,754  (2010)
Population density : 9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2207 km²
Water surface : 11 km²
map
Map of Dickinson County within Kansas
Website : www.dkcoks.com

Dickinson County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States of America . The county seat is Abilene .

geography

The county is located in northeast Kansas and has an area of ​​2207 square kilometers, of which eleven square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Clay County , Morris County , Geary County , Marion County , McPherson County , Saline County, and Ottawa County .

history

Dickinson County was formed on February 20, 1857 from parts of the defunct Davis County and Free Territory. It was named after Daniel Stevens Dickinson , a US Senator from New York .

Dickinson County has a National Historic Landmark , the Parker Carousel . 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 378 -
1870 3043 705%
1880 15,251 401.2%
1890 22,273 46%
1900 21,816 -2.1%
1910 24,361 11.7%
1920 25,777 5.8%
1930 25,870 0.4%
1940 22,929 -11.4%
1950 21,190 -7.6%
1960 21,572 1.8%
1970 19,993 -7.3%
1980 20,175 0.9%
1990 18,958 -6%
2000 19,344 2%
2010 19,754 2.1%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Dickinson County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Lebold Mansion , listed in the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , Dickinson County had 19,344 people. Of these, 338 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 7903 households and 5421 families. The population density was 9 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.44 percent white, 0.58 percent African American, 0.49 percent Native American, 0.30 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.82 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.36 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.30 percent of the population.

Of the 7,903 households, 31.1 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.9 percent were married couples living together, 7.7 percent were single mothers, and 31.4 percent were non-families. 28.1 percent of all households were single households and 14.1 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.94.

25.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.3 percent between 18 and 24 years, 26.3 percent between 25 and 44 years, 23.1 percent between 45 and 64 years and 18.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 91.6 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 35,975 , and the median income for a family is $ 43,952. Males had a median income of $ 30,889 versus $ 18,526 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,780. 5.3 percent of families and 7.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Web links

Commons : Dickinson County (Kansas)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 484990. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Kansas . National Park Service , accessed August 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 9, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  7. ^ Dickinson County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 38 ° 40 ′  N , 97 ° 12 ′  W