KEARNY COUNTY, KANSAS


'Kearny County' (county code 'KE') is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. The population was estimated to be 4,469 in the year 2006. Its county seat and most populous city is Lakin. The county is named in honor of General Philip Kearny.

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

History


The original 'Kearney County' was established on March 6 1873 and was dissolved in 1883, with the land area being split between Hamilton and Finney counties. It was reestablished with its original borders in 1887, and organized on March 27 1888. The county is named in honor of Philip Kearny, a U.S. Army officer in the Mexican–American War and a Union army general in the American Civil War. In 1889, the name was corrected to Kearny County.[1]

Geography


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,257 km² (872 mi²), of which 2,256 km² (871 mi²) is land and 1 km² (0 mi²), or 0.05%, is water.
Adjacent counties


★ Wichita County (north)

★ Scott County (northeast)

★ Finney County (east)

★ Haskell County (southeast)

★ Grant County (south)

★ Stanton County (southwest)

★ Hamilton County (west)

Demographics


Kearny County's population was estimated to be 4,469 in the year 2006, a decrease of 39, or -0.9%, over the previous six years.[2]
As of the U.S. Census in 2000, there were 4,531 people, 1,542 households, and 1,199 families residing in the county. The population density was 2/km² (5/mi²). There were 1,657 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 80.34% White, 0.55% Black or African American, 0.86% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 15.71% from other races, and 2.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26.55% of the population.
Population pyramid

There were 1,542 households out of which 43.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.10% were married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.20% were non-families. 20.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the county the population was spread out with 34.30% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 19.20% from 45 to 64, and 11.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 104.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $40,149, and the median income for a family was $43,703. Males had a median income of $30,117 versus $20,179 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,708. About 8.40% of families and 11.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.90% of those under age 18 and 4.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns


Map of Kearny County ()

Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

★ Lakin, 2,303 (county seat)

★ Deerfield, 879

Townships


Kearny County is divided into seven townships. None of the cities within the county are considered ''governmentally independent'', and all figures for the townships include those of the cities. 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


★ Lakin USD 215 (Web site)

★ Deerfield USD 216 (Web site)

See also


References


1. Sketches of Early Days in Kearny County, , Virginia Pierce, Hicks, Kansas Historical Quarterly, 1938
2. 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'

★ Kearny County

★ Kearny County Hospital
'Additional information'

★ Blue Skyways

★ Kansas Statistical Abstract

This article provided by Wikipedia. To edit the contents of this article, click here for original source.

psst.. try this: add to faves
©2009 TripAtlas.com