Geary County
![]() Geary County Courthouse |
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US state : | Kansas |
Administrative headquarters : | Junction City |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 200 E 8th Street Junction City, KS 66441-0000 |
Foundation : | August 30, 1855 |
Made up from: | Original County |
Area code : | 001 785 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 34,362 (2010) |
Population density : | 34.5 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1047 km² |
Water surface : | 51 km² |
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Website : www.geary.kansasgov.com |
Geary County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Junction City .
geography
The county is located in northeastern Kansas and has an area of 1047 square kilometers, of which 51 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Riley County , Wabaunsee County , Morris County , Dickinson County, and Clay County .
history
Geary County was formed as the original Free Territory county on August 30, 1855 and is one of the first 33 counties to be formed by the first Territorial Administration. It was named after John White Geary , an early governor of the Kansas Territory.
14 structures and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places .
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1860 | 1163 | - | |
1870 | 5526 | 375.2% | |
1880 | 6994 | 26.6% | |
1890 | 10,428 | 49.1% | |
1900 | 10,744 | 3% | |
1910 | 12,681 | 18% | |
1920 | 13,452 | 6.1% | |
1930 | 14,366 | 6.8% | |
1940 | 15,222 | 6% | |
1950 | 21,671 | 42.4% | |
1960 | 28,779 | 32.8% | |
1970 | 28,111 | -2.3% | |
1980 | 29,852 | 6.2% | |
1990 | 30,453 | 2% | |
2000 | 27,947 | -8.2% | |
2010 | 34,362 | 23% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
According to the 2000 census , Geary County had 27,947 people in 10,458 households and 7,582 families in Geary County. The population density was 28 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 64.13 percent white, 22.03 percent African American, 0.75 percent Native American, 3.16 percent Asian, 0.41 percent from the Pacific island area and 4.10 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 5.41 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 8.45 percent of the population.
Of the 10,458 households, 39.6 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.9 percent were married couples living together, 12.3 percent were single mothers, and 27.5 percent were non-families. 22.5 percent of all households were single households and 7.8 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.07.
29.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 13.6 percent between 18 and 24 years, 30.0 percent between 25 and 44 years, 17.4 percent between 45 and 64 years and 9.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 94.3 men.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 31,917 , and the median income for a family is $ 36,372. Males had a median income of $ 25,942 versus $ 21,389 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,199.
9.7 percent of families and 12.1 percent of the population are below the poverty line.
Places in the county
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 484999. 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 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
- ^ Geary County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
Coordinates: 38 ° 55 ′ N , 96 ° 45 ′ W