Douglas County, Kansas

administration
Douglas County Courthouse in Lawrence, listed on NRHP No. 75000708
US state :	Kansas
Administrative headquarters :	Lawrence
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 1100 Massachusetts Street Lawrence, KS 66044-3064
Foundation :	August 30, 1855
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 785
Demographics
Residents :	110,826 (2010)
Population density :	93.7 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1229 km²
Water surface :	46 km²
map

Website : www.douglas-county.com

Douglas County is a county in the US state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Lawrence .

geography

The county is located just north of eastern Kansas, about 25 miles from Missouri , and has an area of 1,229 square kilometers, of which 46 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Jefferson County , Leavenworth County , Johnson County , Miami County , Franklin County , Osage County, and Shawnee County .

history

Douglas County was released for settlement on May 15, 1854 and formed on August 30, 1855 as the original county from free territory. It is one of the first 33 counties formed by the first territorial administration. It was named after Stephen Arnold Douglas , a US Senator and presidential opponent of Abraham Lincoln .

Douglas County has three National Historic Landmarks , the Black Jack Battlefield , the Haskell Institute and the Lecompton Constitution Hall . A total of 77 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	8637	-
1870	20,592	138.4%
1880	21,700	5.4%
1890	23,961	10.4%
1900	25.096	4.7%
1910	24,724	-1.5%
1920	23,998	-2.9%
1930	25.143	4.8%
1940	25.171	0.1%
1950	34,086	35.4%
1960	43,720	28.3%
1970	57,932	32.5%
1980	67,640	16.8%
1990	81,798	20.9%
2000	99,962	22.2%
2010	110,826	10.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Douglas County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Old Lawrence City Library , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Douglas County had 99,962 people in 38,486 households and 21,167 families in Douglas County. The population density was 84 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 86.09 percent white, 4.24 percent African American, 2.56 percent Native American, 3.12 percent Asian, 0.06 percent from the Pacific island area and 1.20 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.73 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.27 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 38,486 households, 27.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 43.1 percent were married couples living together, 8.5 percent were single mothers, and 45.0 percent were non-families. 28.5 percent of all households were single households and 5.8 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.97 people.

20.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 26.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 16.9 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 7.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 97.7 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 37,547 , and the median income for a family is $ 53,991. Males had a median income of $ 35,577 versus $ 27,225 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,952. 6.2 percent of families and 15.9 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
↑ GNIS-ID: 484992. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Kansas . National Park Service , accessed August 28, 2017.
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 28, 2017.
↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011
↑ 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@ 2

^ Douglas County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

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[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

[2] GNIS-ID: 484992. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[3] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Kansas . National Park Service , accessed August 28, 2017.

[4] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 28, 2017.

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

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

[7] 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@ 2

[8] Douglas County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .