JACKSON COUNTY, KANSAS

'Jackson County' (county code 'JA') is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. The population was estimated to be 13,500 in the year 2006. Its county seat and most populous city is Holton. The county along with Shawnee, Jefferson, Osage, and Wabaunsee counties is included in the Topeka Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 226,268 in the year 2003.

Contents

Geography

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

Incorporated cities

Townships

Education

Unified school districts

See also

References

External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,704 km² (658 mi²), of which 1,698 km² (656 mi²) is land and 6 km² (2 mi²), or 0.35%, is water.

Adjacent counties

★ Brown County (northeast)

★ Atchison County (east)

★ Jefferson County (southeast)

★ Shawnee County (south)

★ Pottawatomie County (west)

★ Nemaha County (northwest)

Demographics

Jackson County's population was estimated to be 13,500 in the year 2006, an increase of 817, or +6.4%, over the previous six years;^[1] it is the sixth fastest growing population in the state.
As of the U.S. Census in 2000, there were 12,657 people, 4,727 households, and 3,507 families residing in the county. The population density was 7/km² (19/mi²). There were 5,094 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.21% White, 6.84% Native American, 0.53% Black or African American, 0.17% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.

Population pyramid

There were 4,727 households out of which 35.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.30% were married couples living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.80% were non-families. 22.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the county the population was spread out with 28.30% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $40,451, and the median income for a family was $46,520. Males had a median income of $32,195 versus $22,305 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,606. About 6.40% of families and 8.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.50% of those under age 18 and 9.20% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Map of Jackson County ()

Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

★ Holton, 3,345 (county seat)

★ Hoyt, 587

★ Mayetta, 342

★ Denison, 227

★ Whiting, 211

★ Delia, 184

★ Circleville, 183

★ Netawaka, 169

★ Soldier, 123

Townships

Jackson County is divided into fifteen townships. The city of Holton is considered ''governmentally independent'' and is 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

★ Jackson Heights USD 335

★ Holton USD 336

★ Royal Valley USD 337

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.

External links

'Official sites'

★ Jackson County
'Additional information'

★ Blue Skyways

★ Kansas Statistical Abstract