Wyandotte County

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Wyandotte County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 02000398 [1]
Wyandotte County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 02000398
administration
US state : Kansas
Administrative headquarters : Kansas City
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
701 N. 7th Street
Kansas City, KS 66101-3035
Foundation : 1855
Made up from: Original County
Area code : 001 913
Demographics
Residents : 157,505  (2010)
Population density : 401.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 403 km²
Water surface : 11 km²
map
Map of Wyandotte County within Kansas
Website : www.wycokck.org
Map of Wyandotte County

The Wyandotte County is a county in the US state of Kansas . The county seat is Kansas City .

Wyandotte County is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area and consists largely of the city of Kansas City, Kansas.

geography

The county is located in northeast Kansas, borders Missouri to the north and northeast , the border being formed by the Missouri River and has an area of ​​403 square kilometers, of which eleven square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:

Platte County,
Missouri 		Clay County,
Missouri
Leavenworth
County 		Compass card (de) .svg Jackson County,
Missouri
Johnson County

history

Wyandotte County was formed in 1855 as the original county from parts of the Kansas Territory and is one of the first 33 counties to be formed by the first Territorial Administration. It was named after the Wyandot (te) Indian people .

Wyandotte County has a National Historic Landmark , the Wyandotte National Burying Ground . A total of 41 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 2609 -
1870 10,015 283.9%
1880 19,143 91.1%
1890 54,407 184.2%
1900 73.227 34.6%
1910 100,068 36.7%
1920 122,218 22.1%
1930 141.211 15.5%
1940 145.071 2.7%
1950 165.318 14%
1960 185.495 12.2%
1970 186,845 0.7%
1980 172.335 -7.8%
1990 161.993 -6%
2000 157,882 -2.5%
2010 157.505 -0.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

According to the 2010 census , Wyandotte County had 157,505 people in 58,640 households. The population density was 401.8 people per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 54.6 percent white, 25.2 percent African American, 0.8 percent Native American, 2.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 3.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 26.4 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Statistically, 2.59 people lived in each of the 58,640 households.

28.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.6 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 37,341  USD . The per capita income was $ 18,849. 21.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

Citys

1 - partly in Johnson and Leavenworth Counties
2 - partly in Johnson County

Unincorporated Communities

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 485065. Accessed on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 15, 2011
  4. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Kansas . National Park Service , accessed August 30, 2017.
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 30, 2017.
  6. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  7. ↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011
  8. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
  9. ^ US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Wyandotte County. Retrieved October 15, 2011

Web links

Commons : Wyandotte County, Kansas  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 39 ° 4 ′  N , 94 ° 49 ′  W