Hodgeman County

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The Hodgeman County Courthouse in Jetmore, listed on the NRHP
The Hodgeman County Courthouse in Jetmore, listed on the NRHP
administration
US state : Kansas
Administrative headquarters : Jetmore
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
500 Main Street
Jetmore, KS 67854-0247
Foundation : February 26, 1867
Area code : 001 620
Demographics
Residents : 1916  (2010)
Population density : 0.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2228 km²
Water surface : 1 km²
map
Map of Hodgeman County within Kansas

Hodgeman County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Jetmore .

geography

The county is located in central southwest Kansas and has an area of ​​2228 square kilometers, of which one square kilometer is water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Ness County , Pawnee County , Edwards County , Ford County , Gray County, and Finney County .

history

Hodgeman County was formed on February 26, 1867. It was named after Amos Hodgman , an officer in the American Civil War .

Three of the county's structures are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of August 30, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1890 2895 -
1900 2032 -29.8%
1910 2930 44.2%
1920 3734 27.4%
1930 4157 11.3%
1940 3535 -15%
1950 3310 -6.4%
1960 3115 -5.9%
1970 2662 -14.5%
1980 2269 -14.8%
1990 2177 -4.1%
2000 2085 -4.2%
2010 1916 -8.1%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Hodgeman County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

As of the 2000 census , Hodgeman County had 2,085 people in 796 households and 581 families in Hodgeman County. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.31 percent white, 0.91 percent African American, 0.24 percent Native American and 0.48 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.06 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.69 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 796 households, 34.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 65.1 percent were married couples living together, 4.4 percent were single mothers, and 27.0 percent were non-families. 24.7 percent of all households were single households and 14.2 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.09 people.

29.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 4.7 percent between 18 and 24 years, 25.2 percent between 25 and 44 years, 22.1 percent between 45 and 64 years and 19.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 96.9 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 35,994 , and the median income for a family is $ 39,358. Males had a median income of $ 27,568 versus $ 21,534 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,599.
10.7 percent of families and 11.5 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 485006. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 30, 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 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  6. ^ Hodgeman County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 38 ° 3 ′  N , 100 ° 10 ′  W