MITCHELL COUNTY, KANSAS

'Mitchell County' (standard abbreviation: 'MC') is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2000, its population was 6,932. The largest city and county seat is Beloit.

Contents

Geography

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

Incorporated cities

Unincorporated places

Townships

Education

Unified school districts

See also

External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,861 km² (719 mi²). 1,813 km² (700 mi²) of it is land and 49 km² (19 mi²) of it (2.62%) is water.

Adjacent counties

★ Jewell County (north)

★ Cloud County (east)

★ Ottawa County (southeast)

★ Lincoln County (south)

★ Osborne County (west)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 6,932 people, 2,850 households, and 1,863 families residing in the county. The population density was 4/km² (10/mi²). There were 3,340 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.61% White, 0.52% Black or African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. 0.88% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,850 households out of which 27.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.30% were married couples living together, 5.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.60% were non-families. 31.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 22.50% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 21.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $33,385, and the median income for a family was $41,899. Males had a median income of $26,478 versus $20,220 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,653. About 6.50% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.50% of those under age 18 and 7.20% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

★ Beloit, 3,781

★ Cawker City, 488

★ Glen Elder, 411

★ Tipton, 235

★ Simpson, 106, of which a small portion lies in Cloud County

★ Hunter, 74

★ Scottsville, 20

Unincorporated places

★ Asherville

★ Solomon Rapids

Townships

Mitchell County is divided into twenty townships. The city of Beloit 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.

Sources: 2000 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Township	FIPS	Population center	Population	Population density /km² (/mi²)	Land area km² (mi²)	Water area km² (mi²)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Asherville	02625		122	1 (3)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.08%
Beloit	05800		222	3 (7)	83 (32)	0 (0)	0.02%
Bloomfield	07425		83	1 (2)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.24%
Blue Hill	07575		36	0 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.36%
Carr Creek	10850		31	0 (1)	84 (33)	9 (3)	9.51%
Cawker	11150	Cawker City	578	8 (20)	75 (29)	17 (7)	18.68%
Center	11875		49	1 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%
Custer	16875		132	1 (4)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.13%
Eureka	21875		41	0 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.38%
Glen Elder	26525	Glen Elder	553	7 (18)	78 (30)	15 (6)	16.01%
Hayes	30975		21	0 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%
Logan	42025		168	2 (5)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.12%
Lulu	43225		90	1 (3)	92 (35)	0 (0)	0 %
Pittsburg	56050		346	4 (10)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%
Plum Creek	56825		119	1 (3)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%
Round Springs	61500		27	0 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.14%
Salt Creek	62825		39	0 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.37%
Solomon Rapids	66450		80	1 (2)	91 (35)	0 (0)	0.14%
Turkey Creek	71725		134	1 (4)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.23%
Walnut Creek	75150		42	0 (1)	88 (34)	5 (2)	5.78%

Education

Unified school districts

★ Waconda USD 272

★ Beloit USD 273

See also

External links

;General county information
:
★ Blue Skyways - Mitchell County, KS
;County Level Data
:
★ Kansas Statistical Abstract