Republic County

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Republic County Courthouse
Republic County Courthouse
administration
US state : Kansas
Administrative headquarters : Belleville
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
1815 Main Street
Belleville, KS 66935-2242
Foundation : February 27, 1860
Made up from: Cloud County
Washington County
Area code : 001 785
Demographics
Residents : 4980  (2010)
Population density : 2.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1866 km²
Water surface : 10 km²
map
Map of Republic County within Kansas

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

geography

The county is located in northern Kansas, bordering Nebraska and has an area of ​​1,866 square kilometers, of which ten square kilometers are water. In Kansas, it is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Washington County , Cloud County, and Jewell County .

history

Republic County was formed on February 27, 1860 from parts of Washington County. It was named after the Republican River .

11 structures 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 1281 -
1880 14,013 993.9%
1890 19.002 35.6%
1900 18,248 -4%
1910 17,447 -4.4%
1920 15,855 -9.1%
1930 14,745 -7%
1940 13,124 -11%
1950 11,478 -12.5%
1960 9768 -14.9%
1970 8498 -13%
1980 7569 -10.9%
1990 6482 -14.4%
2000 5835 -10%
2010 4980 -14.7%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Republic County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
East Riley Creek Bridge , inherited in 1899, listed on the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Republic County had 5,835 people in 2,557 households and 1,685 families in Republic County. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.56 percent white, 0.26 percent African American, 0.21 percent Native American, 0.19 percent Asian, 0.33 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.00 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.46 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.94 percent of the population.

Of the 2,557 households, 25.6 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.8 percent were married couples living together, 4.8 percent were single mothers, and 34.1 percent were non-families. 31.8 percent of all households were single households and 18.0 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.80.

22.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 4.5 percent between 18 and 24 years, 22.1 percent between 25 and 44 years, 25.0 percent between 45 and 64 years and 26.1 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 90.8 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 30,494 , and the median income for a family was $ 39,215. Males had a median income of $ 25,260 versus $ 17,274 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,433. 6.0 percent of families and 9.1 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 485042. 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. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
  6. ^ Republic County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 39 ° 58 ′  N , 97 ° 25 ′  W