COWLEY COUNTY, KANSAS


:''There is also Cowley County, New South Wales''
'Cowley County' (county code 'CL') is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. The population was estimated to be 34,931 in the year 2006. Its county seat and most populous city is Winfield.

Contents
History
Geography
Adjacent counties
Demographics
Cities and towns
Incorporated cities
Unincorporated places
Townships
Education
Unified school districts
See also
References
External links

History


The county is named for Matthew Cowley, First Lieutenant in Company I, Ninth Kansas Cavalry, who died at the Battle of Little Rock, Arkansas, on October 7, 1864.

Geography


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,933 km² (1,133 mi²), of which 2,917 km² (1,126 mi²) is land and 16 km² (6 mi²), or 0.56%, is water.
Adjacent counties


★ Butler County (north)

★ Elk County (northeast)

★ Chautauqua County (east)

★ Osage County, Oklahoma (south)

★ Kay County, Oklahoma (southwest)

★ Sumner County (west)

★ Sedgwick County (northwest)

Demographics


Cowley County's population was estimated to be 34,931 in the year 2006, a decrease of 1353, or -3.7%, over the previous six years.[1]
As of the U.S. Census in 2000, there were 36,291 people, 14,039 households, and 9,616 families residing in the county. The population density was 12/km² (32/mi²). There were 15,673 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (14/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.13% White, 2.70% Black or African American, 1.96% Native American, 1.53% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.36% from other races, and 2.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.59% of the population.
Population pyramid

There were 14,039 households out of which 32.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were married couples living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 9.90% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,406, and the median income for a family was $43,636. Males had a median income of $31,703 versus $21,341 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,509. About 9.20% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.00% of those under age 18 and 11.20% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns


Map of Cowley County ()

Incorporated cities

Name and population (2005 estimate):[2]

★ Winfield, 11,861 (county seat)

★ Arkansas City, 11,581

★ Udall, 766

★ Burden, 553

★ Parkerfield, 351

★ Dexter, 350

★ Atlanta, 250

★ Geuda Springs, 205, of which only a small portion lies in the county, the majority of the area and population being in Sumner County

★ Cambridge, 101
Unincorporated places


★ Akron

★ Floral

★ Grand Summit

★ Hackney

★ Kellogg

★ Maple City

★ New Salem

★ Otto

★ Rock

★ Silverdale

★ Tisdale

★ Wilmot

Townships


Cowley County is divided into twenty-five townships. The cities of Arkansas City and Winfield are considered ''governmentally independent'' and are excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Education


Unified school districts


★ Central USD 462 (Web site)

★ Udall USD 463 (Web site)

★ Winfield USD 465 (Web site)

★ Arkansas City USD 470 (Web site)

★ Dexter USD 471 (Web site)

See also


References


1. Annual estimates of the population to 2006-07-01. Released 2007-03-22. Six year change is from 2000-07-01 to 2006-07-01.
2.

External links


'Official sites'

★ Cowley County
'Additional information'

★ Blue Skyways

★ Cowley County GenWeb

★ Kansas Statistical Abstract

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