NEMAHA COUNTY, KANSAS

'Nemaha County' (standard abbreviation: 'NM') is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of 2000, the population is 10,717. The county seat is Seneca.

Contents

History

Geography

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

Incorporated cities

Unincorporated places

Townships

Education

Unified school districts

Noted Residents, Past and Present

See also

Reference

External links

History

On May 30, 1879, the "Irving, Kansas Tornado" passed through Nemaha county. This tornado measured F4 on the Fujita scale, and had a damage path 800 yards wide and 100 miles long. Eighteen people were killed and sixty were injured in this tornado.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,863 km² (719 mi²). 1,860 km² (718 mi²) of it is land and 4 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.20%) is water.

Adjacent counties

★ Richardson County, Nebraska (northeast)

★ Brown County (east)

★ Jackson County (southeast)

★ Pottawatomie County (southwest)

★ Marshall County (west)

★ Pawnee County, Nebraska (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 10,717 people, 3,959 households, and 2,763 families residing in the county. The population density was 6/km² (15/mi²). There were 4,340 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.35% White, 0.49% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. 0.71% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,959 households out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.90% were married couples living together, 5.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the county the population was spread out with 28.50% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 24.10% from 25 to 44, 19.40% from 45 to 64, and 22.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,296, and the median income for a family was $41,838. Males had a median income of $28,879 versus $19,340 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,121. About 6.50% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 8.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

★ Sabetha, 2,532, of which a small portion lies in Brown County

★ Seneca, 2,072

★ Centralia, 507

★ Wetmore, 356

★ Bern, 200

★ Goff, 177

★ Corning, 167

★ Oneida, 69

Unincorporated places

★ Baileyville

★ Kelly

★ St. Benedict

Townships

Nemaha County is divided into twenty townships. The cities of Sabetha and Seneca 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.

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
Adams	00275		213	2 (6)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%
Berwick	06375		391	4 (11)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%
Capioma	10575		161	2 (4)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%
Center	11900		200	2 (6)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0 %
Clear Creek	13775		123	1 (3)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0 %
Gilman	26275		223	2 (6)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.19%
Granada	27275		122	1 (3)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.06%
Harrison	30375		399	4 (11)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.06%
Home	32900		567	6 (16)	91 (35)	3 (1)	3.12%
Illinois	33725		453	5 (13)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0 %
Marion	44775		457	5 (13)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%
Mitchell	47475		305	3 (9)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0 %
Nemaha	49625		184	2 (5)	92 (35)	0 (0)	0 %
Neuchatel	50050		117	1 (3)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0 %
Red Vermillion	58750		137	1 (4)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%
Reilly	58900		153	2 (4)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.07%
Richmond	59725		538	6 (16)	89 (34)	0 (0)	0 %
Rock Creek	60600		302	3 (9)	88 (34)	0 (0)	0.28%
Washington	75675		465	5 (13)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.01%
Wetmore	77575		503	5 (14)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%

Education

Unified school districts

★ Sabetha USD 441

★ Nemaha Valley USD 442

★ B & B USD 451

Noted Residents, Past and Present

★ John Riggins, NFL Hall of Fame running back

★ Ben Niehues

See also

Reference

★ [1] - Historical Tornadoes

External links

★ [2] - The Irving, KS Tornado
;General county information
:
★ Blue Skyways - Nemaha County
;County Level Data
:
★ Kansas Statistical Abstract