Stanton County, Kansas

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Stanton County Courthouse
Stanton County Courthouse
administration
US state : Kansas
Administrative headquarters : Johnson City
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
201 North Main Street
Johnson, KS 67855
Foundation : June 17, 1887
Area code : 001 620
Demographics
Residents : 2235  (2010)
Population density : 1.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1761 km²
Water surface : 0 km²
map
Map of Stanton County within Kansas

Stanton County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Johnson 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 almost in the extreme southwest of Kansas, borders Colorado to the west , is about 45 km from Oklahoma to the south and has an area of ​​1,761 square kilometers with no significant water surface. In Kansas, it is bordered clockwise by counties: Hamilton County , Kearny Counties , Grant Counties , Stevens Counties , and Morton Counties .

history

Stanton County was formed on June 17, 1887. It was named after Edwin M. Stanton , a US politician and Secretary of War under US President Abraham Lincoln .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1880 5 -
1890 1031 20,520%
1900 327 -68.3%
1910 1034 216.2%
1920 908 -12.2%
1930 2152 137%
1940 1443 -32.9%
1950 2263 56.8%
1960 2108 -6.8%
1970 2287 8.5%
1980 2339 2.3%
1990 2333 -0.3%
2000 2406 3.1%
2010 2235 -7.1%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Stanton County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Stanton County's population was 2,406. 55 of them lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 858 households and 638 families in Stanton County. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 84.4 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 1.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 12.5 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.7 percent of the population.

Of the 858 households, 40.2 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 63.5 percent were married couples living together, 6.8 percent were single mothers, and 25.6 percent were non-families. 22.6 percent of all households were single households and 9.0 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.21 people.

30.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 19.5 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 13.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 104.1 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 103.2 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 40,172 , and the median income for a family is $ 46,300. Males had a median income of $ 30,236 versus $ 21,250 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,043. 10.7 percent of families and 14.9 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 485055. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
  5. ^ Stanton County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 37 ° 33 ′  N , 101 ° 36 ′  W