Mitchell County, Kansas

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The Mitchell County Courthouse in Beloit, listed on the NRHP since 1977 [1]
The Mitchell County Courthouse in Beloit, listed on the NRHP since 1977
administration
US state : Kansas
Administrative headquarters : Beloit
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 190
Beloit, KS 67420-0190
Foundation : February 26, 1867
Area code : 001 785
Demographics
Residents : 6373  (2010)
Population density : 3.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1861 km²
Water surface : 49 km²
map
Map of Mitchell County within Kansas

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

geography

The county is located in northern Kansas, about 45 km from Nebraska and has an area of ​​1,861 square kilometers, of which 49 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Jewell County , Cloud County , Ottawa County , Lincoln County, and Osborne County . Covers an area of ​​1,862,600 km 2 .

history

Mitchell County was formed on February 26, 1867. It was named after William D. Mitchell, an officer during the American Civil War .

13 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 485 -
1880 14,911 2,974.4%
1890 15,037 0.8%
1900 14,647 -2.6%
1910 14,089 -3.8%
1920 13,886 -1.4%
1930 12,774 -8th %
1940 11,339 -11.2%
1950 10,320 -9%
1960 8866 -14.1%
1970 8010 -9.7%
1980 8117 1.3%
1990 7203 -11.3%
2000 6932 -3.8%
2010 6373 -8.1%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Mitchell County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Mitchell County had 6,932 people in 2,850 households and 1,863 families in Mitchell County. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.61 percent white, 0.52 percent African American, 0.40 percent Native American, 0.30 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.23 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.91 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.88 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,850 households, 27.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.3 percent were married couples living together, 5.3 percent were single mothers, and 34.6 percent were non-families. 31.2 percent of all households were single households and 16.2 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.91 people.

24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.5 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 22.5 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 23.1 percent between 45 and 64 years of age and 21.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 97.5 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 33,385 , and the median income for a family is $ 41,899. Males had a median income of $ 26,478 versus $ 20,220 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,653.
6.5 percent of families and 9.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 77000591 Retrieved January 13, 2019
  2. GNIS-ID: 485026. Accessed 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. ^ Mitchell County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 39 ° 26 ′  N , 97 ° 59 ′  W