Elk County, Kansas

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administration
US state : Kansas
Administrative headquarters : Howard
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 606
Howard, KS 67349-0606
Foundation : March 3, 1875
Made up from: Howard County
Area code : 001 620
Demographics
Residents : 2882  (2010)
Population density : 1.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1684 km²
Water surface : 8 km²
map
Map of Elk County within Kansas
Website : www.elk.kansasgov.com

Elk County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Howard . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located in southeast Kansas, about 25 miles south of Oklahoma , and has an area of ​​1,684 square kilometers, of which eight square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Greenwood County , Wilson County , Montgomery County , Chautauqua County , Cowley County, and Butler County .

history

Elk County was formed on March 3, 1875 from parts of the defunct Howard County. It was named after the Elk River .

5 structures and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1880 10,623 -
1890 12,216 15%
1900 11,443 -6.3%
1910 10.128 -11.5%
1920 9034 -10.8%
1930 9210 1.9%
1940 8180 -11.2%
1950 6679 -18.3%
1960 5048 -24.4%
1970 3858 -23.6%
1980 3918 1.6%
1990 3327 -15.1%
2000 3261 -2%
2010 2882 -11.6%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Elk County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Elk County's population was 3,261. 86 of them lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 1,412 households and 923 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.1 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 1.0 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian, 0.1 percent from the Pacific island area and 1.2 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.3 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.2 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,412 households, 24.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.0 percent were married couples living together, 6.1 percent were single mothers, and 34.6 percent were non-families. 32.9 percent of all households were single households and 18.6 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.84 people.

22.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 5.8 percent between 18 and 24 years, 20.0 percent between 25 and 44 years, 26.5 percent between 45 and 64 years and 25.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 91.7 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 27,267 , and the median income for a family is $ 34,148. Males had a median income of $ 28,580 versus $ 16,219 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,066. 9.2 percent of families and 13.8 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 484994. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011
  5. ↑ 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
  6. ^ Elk County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 37 ° 22 ′  N , 96 ° 12 ′  W