Thomas County, Kansas

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Thomas County Courthouse
Thomas County Courthouse
administration
US state : Kansas
Administrative headquarters : Colby
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
300 North Court Street
Colby, KS 67701-2421
Foundation : October 8, 1885
Area code : 001 785
Demographics
Residents : 7900  (2010)
Population density : 2.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2784 km²
Water surface : 0 km²
map
Map of Thomas County within Kansas

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

geography

The county is located almost in the extreme northwest of Kansas, about 45 km to the north from Nebraska , about 50 km to the west from Colorado , and covers an area of ​​2,784 square kilometers with no significant body of water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Rawlins County , Decatur County , Sheridan County , Gove County , Logan County, and Sherman County .

history

Thomas County was formed on October 8, 1885. It was named after George H. Thomas , a major general of the Northern States in the American Civil War .

4 buildings 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%
1880 161 -
1890 5538 3,339.8%
1900 4112 -25.7%
1910 5455 32.7%
1920 5517 1.1%
1930 7334 32.9%
1940 6425 -12.4%
1950 7572 17.9%
1960 7358 -2.8%
1970 7501 1.9%
1980 8451 12.7%
1990 8258 -2.3%
2000 8180 -0.9%
2010 7900 -3.4%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Age pyramid of Thomas County (as of 2000)
Thomas County Cat local paper , August 14, 1890 edition

According to the 2000 census , Thomas County had 8,180 people in 3,226 households and 2,125 families in Thomas County. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.14 percent white, 0.43 percent African American, 0.33 percent Native American, 0.27 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.95 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.86 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.85 percent of the population.

Of the 3,226 households, 32.9 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.1 percent were married couples living together, 6.9 percent were single mothers, and 34.1 percent were non-families. 28.4 percent of all households were single households and 11.7 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.04.

26.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 13.5 percent between 18 and 24 years, 24.4 percent between 25 and 44 years, 21.2 percent between 45 and 64 years and 14.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 91.5 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 37,034 , and the median income for a family is $ 45,931. Males had a median income of $ 33,833 versus $ 21,310 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,028.
6.6 percent of families and 9.7 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 485057. 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. ^ Thomas County, Kansas , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 39 ° 30 ′  N , 101 ° 16 ′  W