Ford County (Kansas)

administration
Ford County Courthouse
US state :	Kansas
Administrative headquarters :	Dodge City
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Building 100 Gunsmoke Street Dodge City, KS 67801-4456
Foundation :	March 6, 1873
Made up from:	Marion County Free Territory
Area code :	001 620
Demographics
Residents :	33,848 (2010)
Population density :	11.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2847 km²
Water surface :	2 km²
map

Website : www.fordcounty.net

Ford County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Dodge City .

geography

The county is located in central southwest Kansas, about 55 km south of Oklahoma , and has an area of 2,847 square kilometers, of which two square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Hodgeman County , Edwards County , Kiowa County , Clark County , Meade County, and Gray County .

history

Ford County was formed on March 6, 1873 from parts of Marion County and Free Territory. It was named after James H. Ford , an officer in the American Civil War .

Ford County has a National Historic Landmark , the Santa Fe Trail Remains . A total of 13 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1870	427	-
1880	3122	631.1%
1890	5308	70%
1900	5497	3.6%
1910	11,393	107.3%
1920	14,273	25.3%
1930	20,647	44.7%
1940	17,254	-16.4%
1950	19,670	14%
1960	20,938	6.4%
1970	22,587	7.9%
1980	24,315	7.7%
1990	27,463	12.9%
2000	32,458	18.2%
2010	33,848	4.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Ford County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Dodge City Amtrak Station , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , Ford County had 32,458 people in 10,852 households and 7,856 families in Ford County. The population density was 11 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 74.85 percent white, 1.62 percent African American, 0.63 percent Native American, 2.05 percent Asian, 0.12 percent from the Pacific island area and 18.17 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.56 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 37.68 percent of the population.

Of the 10,852 households, 40.9 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.9 percent were married couples living together, 9.2 percent were single mothers, and 27.6 percent were non-families. 22.7 percent of all households were single households and 9.5 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.42 people.

31.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 11.2 percent between 18 and 24 years, 29.4 percent between 25 and 44 years, 17.3 percent between 45 and 64 years and 11.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 107.2 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 105.3 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 37,860 , and the median income for a family was $ 42,734. Males had a median income of $ 27,189 versus $ 22,165 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,721. 9.9 percent of families and 12.4 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 484997. 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 10, 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

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

Web links

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

37.506111111111 -99.9175Coordinates: 37 ° 30 ′ N , 99 ° 55 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 484997. 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 10, 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

[7] Ford County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .