Jewell County

Jewell County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Kansas
Administrative headquarters :	Mankato
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 307 North Commercial Street Mankato, KS 66956-2025
Foundation :	February 26, 1887
Area code :	001 785
Demographics
Residents :	3077  (2010)
Population density :	1.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2368 km²
Water surface :	14 km²
map

Jewell County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Mankato . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located in northern Kansas, bordering Nebraska and has an area of ​​3791 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water. In Kansas, it is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Republic County , Cloud County , Mitchell County , Osborne County, and Smith County .

history

Jewell County was formed on February 26, 1887. It was named after Lewis R. Jewell , an American Civil War officer who was fatally wounded in the Battle of Cane Hill , Arkansas .

6 buildings in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of August 30, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1900	19,420		-
1910	18,148		-6.5%
1920	16,240		-10.5%
1930	14,462		-10.9%
1940	11,970		-17.2%
1950	9698		-19%
1960	7217		-25.6%
1970	6099		-15.5%
1980	5241		-14.1%
1990	4251		-18.9%
2000	3791		-10.8%
2010	3077		-18.8%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Jewell County's Pyramid of Age

According to the 2000 census , there were 3,791 people in Jewell County. 45 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 1,695 households and 1,098 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.79 percent white, 0.03 percent African American, 0.34 percent Native American, 0.05 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.05 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.71 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.71 percent of the population.

Of the 1,695 households, 23.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.1 percent were married couples living together, 4.8 percent were single mothers, and 35.2 percent were non-families. 32.4 percent of all households were single households and 18.1 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.80.

21.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 4.4 percent between 18 and 24 years, 21.5 percent between 25 and 44 years, 26.2 percent between 45 and 64 years and 25.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 96.0 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 30,538 , and the median income for a family is $ 36,953. Males had a median income of $ 24,821 versus $ 18,170 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,644. 8.4 percent of families and 11.6 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

• Burr Oak
• Dentonia
• Dispatch
• Esbon
• Formoso
• Ionia
• Jewell
• Lovewell
• Mankato
• Montrose
• Northbranch
• Otego
• Randall
• Webber
• Wesley Center

Townships

• Allen Township
• Athens Township
• Browns Creek Township
• Buffalo Township
• Burr Oak Township
• Calvin Township
• Center township
• Erving Township
• Esbon Township
• Grant Township
• Harrison Township
• Highland Township
• Holmwood Township
• Ionia Township
• Jackson Township
• Limestone Township
• Montana Township
• Odessa township
• Prairie Township
• Richland Township
• Sinclair Township
• Vicksburg Township
• Walnut Township
• Washington Township
• White Mound Township

See also

• List of cities in Kansas

Web links

Commons : Jewell County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 485009. 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. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 12, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012 
6. ^ Jewell County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 39 ° 37 ′  N , 98 ° 0 ′  W