Shawnee County

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administration
US state : Kansas
Administrative headquarters : Topeka
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
200 SE Seventh Street
Topeka, KS 66603
Foundation : August 25, 1855
Area code : 001 785
Demographics
Residents : 177,934  (2010)
Population density : 125 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1441 km²
Water surface : 17 km²
map
Map of Shawnee County within Kansas
Website : www.co.shawnee.ks.us

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

geography

The county is located in northeast Kansas, about 50 miles from Nebraska to the north and Missouri to the east, and has an area of ​​1,441 square kilometers, 17 square kilometers of which are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Jackson County , Jefferson County , Douglas County , Osage County , Wabaunsee County, and Pottawatomie County .

history

Shawnee County was formed on August 25, 1855 and is one of the first 33 counties to be formed by the first Territorial Administration. It was named after the Shawnee Indian people .

Shawnee County has a National Historic Landmark , Sumner Elementary School and Monroe Elementary School . A total of 73 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 3513 -
1870 13,121 273.5%
1880 29.093 121.7%
1890 49.172 69%
1900 53,727 9.3%
1910 61,874 15.2%
1920 69,159 11.8%
1930 85,200 23.2%
1940 91,247 7.1%
1950 105,418 15.5%
1960 141.286 34%
1970 155,322 9.9%
1980 154.916 -0.3%
1990 160,976 3.9%
2000 169,871 5.5%
2010 177.934 4.7%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Shawnee County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

As of the 2000 census , Shawnee County had 169,871 people in 68,920 households and 44,660 families in Shawnee County. The population density was 119 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 82.89 percent white, 9.03 percent African American, 1.17 percent Native American, 0.95 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 3.20 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.72 percent were descended from two or more races. 7.26 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 68,920 households, 30.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 49.6 percent were married couples living together, 11.6 percent were single mothers, and 35.2 percent were non-families. 29.8 percent of all households were single households and 10.0 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.98 people.

25.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.8 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.4 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 23.7 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 13.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 90.0 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 40,988 , and the median income for a family is $ 51,464. Males had a median income of $ 35,586 versus $ 26,491 for females. The per capita income was $ 20,904.
6.3 percent of families and 9.6 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Web links

Commons : Shawnee County  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 485051. Retrieved 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
  6. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
  7. ^ Shawnee County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 38 ° 54 ′  N , 95 ° 50 ′  W