Edwards County, Kansas
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US state : | Kansas |
Administrative headquarters : | Kinsley |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 312 Massachusetts Avenue Kinsley, KS 67547-1090 |
Foundation : | March 7, 1874 |
Made up from: | Kiowa County |
Area code : | 001 620 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 3037 (2010) |
Population density : | 1.9 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1611 km² |
Water surface : | 0 km² |
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Edwards County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Kinsley .
geography
The county is located just southwest of the geographic center of Kansas and covers an area of 1,611 square kilometers with no significant water surface. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Pawnee County , Stafford County , Pratt County , Kiowa County , Ford County, and Hodgeman Counties .
history
Edwards County was formed on March 7, 1874 from parts of Kiowa County. It was named after John H. Edwards , a US politician.
3 of the county's structures are on the National Register of Historic Places .
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1880 | 2409 | - | |
1890 | 3600 | 49.4% | |
1900 | 3682 | 2.3% | |
1910 | 7033 | 91% | |
1920 | 7057 | 0.3% | |
1930 | 7295 | 3.4% | |
1940 | 6377 | -12.6% | |
1950 | 5936 | -6.9% | |
1960 | 5118 | -13.8% | |
1970 | 4581 | -10.5% | |
1980 | 4271 | -6.8% | |
1990 | 3787 | -11.3% | |
2000 | 3449 | -8.9% | |
2010 | 3037 | -11.9% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
As of the 2000 census , Edwards County had 3,449 people in 1,455 households and 955 families in Edwards County. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 92.52 percent white, 0.32 percent African American, 0.49 percent Native American, 0.32 percent Asian and 5.57 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.78 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 9.71 percent of the population.
Of the 1,455 households, 28.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.3 percent were married couples living together, 6.0 percent were single mothers, and 34.3 percent were non-families. 32.0 percent of all households were single households and 17.3 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.94.
24.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.7 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.1 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.8 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 20.8 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 95.8 men.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 30,530 , and the median income for a family is $ 38,250. Males had a median income of $ 27,050 versus $ 20,132 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,586. 7.0 percent of families and 10.4 percent of the population were below the poverty line.
Places in the county
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 484993. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ 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
- ^ Edwards County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Coordinates: 37 ° 57 ′ N , 99 ° 6 ′ W