Russell County (Kansas)

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Russell County Courthouse
Russell County Courthouse
administration
US state : Kansas
Administrative headquarters : Russell
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
400 Main Street
Russell, KS 67665-2732
Foundation : February 26, 1867
Area code : 001 785
Demographics
Residents : 6970  (2010)
Population density : 3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2328 km²
Water surface : 37 km²
map
Map of Russell County within Kansas
Website : www.russellcounty.org

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

geography

The county is located slightly northwest of the geographic center of Kansas and has an area of ​​2328 square kilometers, of which 37 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Osborne County , Lincoln County , Ellsworth County , Barton County , Rush County, and Ellis County .

history

Russell County was formed on February 26, 1867. It was named after Alva P. Russell , an officer in the American Civil War .

19 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 156 -
1880 7351 4,612.2%
1890 7333 -0.2%
1900 8489 15.8%
1910 10,800 27.2%
1920 10,748 -0.5%
1930 11,045 2.8%
1940 13,464 21.9%
1950 13,406 -0.4%
1960 11,348 -15.4%
1970 9428 -16.9%
1980 8868 -5.9%
1990 7835 -11.6%
2000 7370 -5.9%
2010 6970 -5.4%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Russell County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Russell County's population was 7,370 as of the 2000 census . Of these, 209 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 3207 households and 2020 families in Russell County. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.58 percent white, 0.50 percent African American, 0.56 percent Native American, 0.33 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.27 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.75 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.91 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,207 households, 25.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 53.4 percent were married couples living together, 7.1 percent were single mothers, and 37.0 percent were non-families. 32.8 percent of all households were single households and 16.8 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.83 people.

22.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 5.8 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 23.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.3 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 24.1 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 88.7 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 29,284 , and the median income for a family was $ 40,355. Males had a median income of $ 25,916 versus $ 17,957 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,073. 9.1 percent of families and 12.0 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 485046. 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. ↑ Russell County, Kansas , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 38 ° 52 ′  N , 98 ° 59 ′  W