Reno County

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Reno County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 86003530 [1]
Reno County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 86003530
administration
US state : Kansas
Administrative headquarters : Hutchinson
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
206 W 1st Avenue
Hutchinson, KS 67501-5204
Foundation : February 26, 1867
Area code : 001 620
Demographics
Residents : 64,511  (2010)
Population density : 19.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 3293 km²
Water surface : 44 km²
map
Map of Reno County within Kansas
Website : www.renogov.com

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

geography

The county is located in south-central Kansas, about 50 miles from Oklahoma , and has an area of ​​3,293 square kilometers, of which 44 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Rice County , McPherson County , Harvey County , Sedgwick County , Kingman County , Pratt County, and Stafford County .

history

Reno County was formed on February 26, 1867. It was named after Jesse L. Reno , a Northern general in the American Civil War who fell at the Battle of South Mountain .

20 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%
1880 12,826 -
1890 27,079 111.1%
1900 29,027 7.2%
1910 37,853 30.4%
1920 44,423 17.4%
1930 47,785 7.6%
1940 52,165 9.2%
1950 54,058 3.6%
1960 59,055 9.2%
1970 60,765 2.9%
1980 64,983 6.9%
1990 62,389 -4%
2000 64,790 3.8%
2010 64,511 -0.4%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Reno County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

As of the 2000 census , Reno County had 64,790 people in 25,498 households and 17,313 families in Reno County. The population density was 20 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.56 percent white, 2.88 percent African American, 0.58 percent Native American, 0.45 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 2.69 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.81 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.65 percent of the population.

Of the 25,498 households, 30.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 55.9 percent were married couples living together, 8.7 percent were single mothers, and 32.1 percent were non-families. 27.9 percent of all households were single households and 12.1 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94.

24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 9.3 percent between 18 and 24 years, 26.9 percent between 25 and 44 years, 22.9 percent between 45 and 64 years and 16.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 99.0 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 35,510 , and the median income for a family is $ 42,643. Males had a median income of $ 31,495 versus $ 21,329 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,520.
8.1 percent of families and 10.9 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 485041. 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). Accessed April 2, 2012
  7. ^ Reno County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 37 ° 47 ′  N , 98 ° 0 ′  W