Montgomery County, Kansas

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administration
US state : Kansas
Administrative headquarters : Independence
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
217 E Myrtle
Independence, KS 67301-3758
Foundation : February 26, 1867
Area code : 001 620
Demographics
Residents : 35,471  (2010)
Population density : 21.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1687 km²
Water surface : 16 km²
map
Map of Montgomery County within Kansas
Website : www.mgcountyks.org

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

geography

The county is located in southeast Kansas, borders Oklahoma to the south , is 80 km to the east from Missouri and has an area of ​​1,687 square kilometers, of which 16 square kilometers are water. In Kansas, it is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Wilson County , Neosho County , Labette County , Chautauqua County, and Elk Counties .

history

Montgomery County was formed on February 26, 1867. It was named after Richard Montgomery , an Irish-American major general in the Continental Army during the American War of Independence , who died trying to capture Québec in Canada in 1775 after taking two forts and the city of Montreal . Five cities, 15 counties, a warship and a college were named after him.

30 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 7564 -
1880 18,213 140.8%
1890 23,104 26.9%
1900 29,039 25.7%
1910 49,474 70.4%
1920 49,645 0.3%
1930 51,411 3.6%
1940 49,729 -3.3%
1950 46,487 -6.5%
1960 45.007 -3.2%
1970 39,949 -11.2%
1980 42,281 5.8%
1990 38,816 -8.2%
2000 36,252 -6.6%
2010 35,471 -2.2%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Montgomery County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Onion Creek Bridge , listed in the [NRHP

]

Montgomery County's population was 36,252 as of the 2000 census . 900 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 14,903 households and 9955 families. The population density was 22 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 85.77 percent white, 6.07 percent African American, 3.19 percent Native American, 0.47 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.13 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 3.34 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.08 percent of the population.

Of the 14,903 households, 29.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 53.0 percent were married couples living together, 10.1 percent were single mothers, and 33.2 percent were non-families. 29.7 percent of all households were single households and 14.7 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93 people.

25.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.6 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 24.7 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 23.3 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 18.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 88.6 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 30,997 , and the median income for a family was $ 38,516. Males had a median income of $ 29,745 versus $ 20,179 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,421. 9.2 percent of families and 12.6 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 485027. 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 15, 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. ^ Montgomery County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 37 ° 4 ′  N , 95 ° 54 ′  W