Greenwood County, Kansas

administration
US state :	Kansas
Administrative headquarters :	Eureka
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 311 N. Main Street Eureka, KS 67045-1321
Foundation :	August 25, 1855
Area code :	001 620
Demographics
Residents :	6689  (2010)
Population density :	2.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2985 km²
Water surface :	33 km²
map
Website : www.greenwoodcounty.org

Greenwood County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Eureka .

geography

The county is located in southeastern Kansas, about 70 km south of Oklahoma , and has an area of ​​2,985 square kilometers, of which 33 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Lyon County , Coffey County , Woodson County , Wilson County , Elk County , Butler County, and Chase Counties .

history

Greenwood County was formed on August 25, 1855 and is one of the first 33 counties to be formed by the first Territorial Administration. It was named after Alfred B. Greenwood , a US commissioner for Indian affairs.

A total of 14 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of August 29, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	769		-
1870	3484		353.1%
1880	10,548		202.8%
1890	16.309		54.6%
1900	16,196		-0.7%
1910	16,060		-0.8%
1920	14,715		-8.4%
1930	19,235		30.7%
1940	16,495		-14.2%
1950	13,574		-17.7%
1960	11,253		-17.1%
1970	9141		-18.8%
1980	8764		-4.1%
1990	7847		-10.5%
2000	7673		-2.2%
2010	6689		-12.8%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Greenwood County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Greenwood County had 7,673 people in 3,234 households and 2,153 families in Greenwood County. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.53 percent white, 0.14 percent African American, 0.83 percent Native American, 0.10 percent Asian and 0.81 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.58 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.72 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,234 households, 27.1 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.5 percent were married couples living together, 6.6 percent were single mothers, and 33.4 percent were non-families. 30.3 percent of all households were single households and 16.8 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.86 people.

23.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.5 percent between 18 and 24 years, 23.2 percent between 25 and 44 years, 23.7 percent between 45 and 64 years and 22.8 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 91.5 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 30,169 , and the median income for a family is $ 38,140. Males had a median income of $ 27,021 versus $ 19,356 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,976. 8.2 percent of families and 12.5 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

• Bisbee
• Blodgett
• Burquette
• Climax
• Eureka
• Fall River
• Hamilton
• Hilltop
• Ivanpah
• Kenbro
• Lamont
• Lapland
• Madison
• Neal
• Piedmont
• Quincy
• Reece
• Rocky Ford
• Sallyards
• Severy
• Teterville
• Thrall
• Tonovay
• Utopia
• Virgil

Townships

• Bachelor Township
• Eureka Township
• Fall River Township
• Janesville Township
• Lane Township
• Madison Township
• Otter Creek Township
• Pleasant Grove Township
• Quincy Township
• Salem Township
• Salt Springs Township
• Shell Rock Township
• South Salem Township
• Spring Creek Township
• Twin Grove Township

See also

• List of cities in Kansas

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 485003. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 29, 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 11, 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 
6. ^ Greenwood County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 37 ° 53 ′  N , 96 ° 15 ′  W