Morris County, Kansas

administration
US state :	Kansas
Administrative headquarters :	Council Grove
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 501 W Main Street Council Grove, KS 66846
Foundation :	February 11, 1859
Area code :	001 620
Demographics
Residents :	5923 (2010)
Population density :	3.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1820 km²
Water surface :	14 km²
map

Morris County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Council Grove .

geography

The county is located in east central Kansas and has an area of 1,820 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Geary County , Wabaunsee County , Lyon County , Chase County , Marion County, and Dickinson County .

history

Morris County was formed on February 11, 1859. It was named after Thomas Morris , a US Senator from Ohio .

Morris County has a National Historic Landmark , the Council Grove Historic District . A total of 23 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%
1860	770	-
1870	2225	189%
1880	9265	316.4%
1890	11,381	22.8%
1900	11,967	5.1%
1910	12,397	3.6%
1920	12.005	-3.2%
1930	11,859	-1.2%
1940	10,363	-12.6%
1950	8485	-18.1%
1960	7392	-12.9%
1970	6432	-13%
1980	6419	-0.2%
1990	6198	-3.4%
2000	6104	-1.5%
2010	5923	-3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Morris County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Morris County's population was 6,104. 75 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 2539 households and 1777 families in Morris County. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.49 percent white, 0.34 percent African American, 0.33 percent Native American, 0.23 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.70 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.88 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.23 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2539 households, 30.2 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 60.7 percent were married couples living together, 6.6 percent were single mothers, and 30.0 percent were non-families. 28.0 percent of all households were single households and 14.9 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.90 people.

25.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 5.6 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 23.9 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.3 percent between 45 and 64 years of age and 21.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 93.3 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 32,163 , and the median income for a family is $ 39,717. Males had a median income of $ 28,912 versus $ 21,239 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,491. 6.7 percent of families and 9.0 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 485028. Accessed on February 22, 2011 (English).

↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Kansas . National Park Service , accessed August 30, 2017.

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 30, 2017.

↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011

↑ 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@ 2

^ Morris County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

38.746388888889 -96.764166666667Coordinates: 38 ° 45 ′ N , 96 ° 46 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 485028. Accessed on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Kansas . National Park Service , accessed August 30, 2017.

[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