Scott County, Kansas

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administration
US state : Kansas
Administrative headquarters : Scott City
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
303 Court Street
Scott City, KS 67871-1157
Foundation : March 20, 1873
Area code : 001 620
Demographics
Residents : 4936  (2010)
Population density : 2.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1859 km²
Water surface : 0 km²
map
Map of Scott County within Kansas
Website : ks-scott.manatron.com

Scott County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Scott City . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located in west central Kansas, about 50 miles from Colorado , and covers an area of ​​1,859 square kilometers with no significant body of water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Gove County , Lane County , Finney County , Kearny County , Wichita County, and Logan Counties .

history

Winfield Scott

Scott County was formed on March 20, 1873 but had no function. It was named after Winfield Scott , a general in the 1812 War , the Mexican-American War , the Black Hawk War , the Second Seminary War , the American Civil War , as well as diplomats and presidential candidates.

The first settlers arrived in 1874. The county's first white women were Mrs. ME DeGreer and her daughter, Mrs. Ida Eastman, both widowed.

In 1886 the county was divided into the townships: Michigan, Beaver, Scott, Valley, Keystone, Isbel and Lake. The Missouri Pacific Railroad was built from the northeast of the county, crossed it in a southwest direction to Scott, then ran west into Wichita County.

Three buildings and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of August 30, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1880 43 -
1890 1262 2,834.9%
1900 1098 -13%
1910 3047 177.5%
1920 3121 2.4%
1930 3976 27.4%
1940 3773 -5.1%
1950 4921 30.4%
1960 5228 6.2%
1970 5606 7.2%
1980 5782 3.1%
1990 5289 -8.5%
2000 5120 -3.2%
2010 4936 -3.6%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Scott County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Scott County had 5,120 people in 2,045 households and 1,435 families in Scott County. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.47 percent white, 0.10 percent African American, 0.55 percent Native American, 0.12 percent Asian and 2.75 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.02 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.31 percent of the population.

Of the 2,045 households, 33.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.0 percent were married couples living together, 6.7 percent were single mothers, and 29.8 percent were non-families. 27.3 percent of all households were single households and 13.6 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.01.

27.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.6 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.4 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 16.5 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 94.4 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 40,534 , and the median income for a family is $ 50,549. Males had a median income of $ 32,166 versus $ 20,221 for females. The per capita income was $ 20,443. 2.1 percent of families and 5.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 485048. 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. ^ Scott County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 38 ° 37 ′  N , 101 ° 0 ′  W