McPherson County, Kansas

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The McPherson County Courthouse in McPherson, listed on NRHP No. 76002264 [1]
The McPherson County Courthouse in McPherson, listed on NRHP No. 76002264
administration
US state : Kansas
Administrative headquarters : McPherson
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 676
Mc Pherson, KS 67460-0676
Foundation : February 26, 1867
Made up from: Original County
Area code : 001 620
Demographics
Residents : 29,180  (2010)
Population density : 12.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2334 km²
Water surface : 4 km²
map
Map of McPherson County within Kansas
Website : www.mcphersoncountyks.us

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

geography

The county is located just east of the geographic center of Kansas and has an area of ​​2,334 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Saline County , Dickinson County , Marion County , Harvey County , Reno County , Rice County, and Ellsworth Counties .

history

McPherson County was formed as the original Free Territory county on February 26, 1867. It was named after James Birdseye McPherson , a Northern general during the American Civil War , who was killed on July 22, 1864 at the Battle of Atlanta .

22 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of August 30, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1870 738 -
1880 17.143 2,222.9%
1890 21,614 26.1%
1900 21,421 -0.9%
1910 21,521 0.5%
1920 21,845 1.5%
1930 23,588 8th %
1940 24,152 2.4%
1950 23,670 -2%
1960 24,285 2.6%
1970 24,778 2%
1980 26,855 8.4%
1990 27,268 1.5%
2000 29,554 8.4%
2010 29,180 -1.3%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

McPherson County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
McPherson Opera House , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , McPherson County had 29,554 people in 11,205 households and 7,966 families in McPherson County. The population density was 13 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.53 percent white, 0.81 percent African American, 0.34 percent Native American, 0.32 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.79 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.16 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.94 percent of the population.

Of the 11,205 households, 33.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 62.5 percent were married couples living together, 6.0 percent were single mothers, and 28.9 percent were non-families. 25.5 percent of all households were single households and 11.8 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.99 people.

25.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 10.3 percent between 18 and 24 years, 25.2 percent between 25 and 44 years, 21.8 percent between 45 and 64 years and 17.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 92.9 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 41,138 , and the median income for a family is $ 48,243. Males had a median income of $ 33,530 versus $ 21,175 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,921.
4.2 percent of families and 6.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved May 16, 2019
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 485021. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 30, 2017.
  4. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 14, 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 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  7. ^ McPherson County, Kansas , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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Coordinates: 38 ° 29 ′  N , 97 ° 25 ′  W