Graham County, Kansas

administration
US state :	Kansas
Administrative headquarters :	Hill City
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 410 N. Pomeroy Street Hill City, KS 67642-1649
Foundation :	February 26, 1867
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 785
Demographics
Residents :	2597 (2010)
Population density :	1.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2328 km²
Water surface :	1 km²
map

Graham County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Hill City .

geography

The county is located in northwest Kansas, about 45 km north of Nebraska , and covers an area of 2,328 square kilometers, one square kilometer of which is water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Norton County , Phillips County , Rooks County , Trego County , Gove County, and Sheridan Counties .

history

Graham County was formed as the original Free Territory County on February 26, 1867. It was named after John L. Graham , an officer in the American Civil War who was killed in the Battle of Chickamauga , which lasted from September 19-20, 1963 .

Graham County has a National Historic Landmark , the Nicodemus National Historic Site . A total of 4 buildings and sites in the county are registered on the National Register of Historic Places (as of August 29, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1880	4258	-
1890	5029	18.1%
1900	5173	2.9%
1910	8700	68.2%
1920	7624	-12.4%
1930	7772	1.9%
1940	6071	-21.9%
1950	5020	-17.3%
1960	5586	11.3%
1970	4751	-14.9%
1980	3995	-15.9%
1990	3543	-11.3%
2000	2946	-16.9%
2010	2597	-11.8%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Graham County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

First Baptist Church in Nicodemus, listed in the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , Graham County had 2,946 people in 1,263 households and 847 families in Graham County. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 94.91 percent white, 3.22 percent African American, 0.34 percent Native American, 0.27 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.41 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.81 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.78 percent of the population.

Of the 1,263 households, 27.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 59.5 percent were married couples living together, 5.9 percent were single mothers, and 32.9 percent were non-families. 30.1 percent of all households were single households and 16.7 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.84 people.

22.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 5.3 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 23.1 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.4 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 23.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 92.2 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 31,286 , and the median income for a family was $ 38,036. Males had a median income of $ 26,642 versus $ 18,222 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,050.
8.6 percent of families and 11.5 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 481811. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Kansas . National Park Service , accessed August 29, 2017.

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 29, 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

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

39.35 -99.883333333333Coordinates: 39 ° 21 ′ N , 99 ° 53 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 481811. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Kansas . National Park Service , accessed August 29, 2017.

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 29, 2017.

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

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