Kingman County, Kansas

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Kingman County, Kansas
Map
Location in the state of Kansas
Kansas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	March 7, 1872
Seat	Kingman
Area - Total - Land - Water	867 sq mi (2,245 km²) 863 sq mi (2,236 km²) 3 sq mi (9 km²), 0.39%
Population^Est. - (2005) - Density	8,165 9.5/sq mi (3.7/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Named for: Samuel A. Kingman

Kingman County (standard abbreviation: KM) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of 2000, the population is 8,673. The largest city and county seat is Kingman.

1 Law and government
2 Geography
- 2.1 Adjacent counties
3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns
- 4.1 Incorporated cities
- 4.2 Unincorporated towns
5 Townships
6 Education
- 6.1 Unified school districts
7 See also
8 References
9 External links

[edit] Law and government

Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or "dry", county until 2004, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.^[1]

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 867 square miles (2,245 km²), of which, 863 square miles (2,236 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (9 km²) of it (0.39%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Reno County (north)
Sedgwick County (east)
Sumner County (southeast)
Harper County (south)
Barber County (southwest)
Pratt County (west)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	10,663	—
1910	13,386	25.5%
1920	12,119	-9.5%
1930	11,674	-3.7%
1940	12,001	2.8%
1950	10,324	-14.0%
1960	9,958	-3.5%
1970	8,886	-10.8%
1980	8,960	0.8%
1990	8,292	-7.5%
2000	8,673	4.6%

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 8,673 people, 3,371 households, and 2,420 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 3,852 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.45% White, 0.21% Black or African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Age pyramid

There were 3,371 households out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.90% were married couples living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 19.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,790, and the median income for a family was $44,547. Males had a median income of $31,771 versus $25,298 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,533. About 8.40% of families and 10.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.90% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

Map of Kingman County from KDOT (map legend)

[edit] Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

Kingman, 3,275 (county seat)
Norwich, 539
Cunningham, 491
Zenda, 121
Nashville, 109
Spivey, 79
Penalosa, 27

[edit] Unincorporated towns

Mount Vernon
Murdock
Rago
St. Leo
Waterloo
Willowdale

[edit] Townships

Kingman County is divided into twenty-three townships. The city of Kingman 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	Population density /km² (/sq mi)	Land area km² (sq mi)	Water area km² (sq mi)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Allen	01250	109	1 (3)	94 (36)	1 (0)	0.69%	37°31′15″N, 97°52′19″W
Belmont	05675	92	1 (3)	95 (37)	0 (0)	0.05%	37°30′48″N, 98°11′51″W
Bennett	06050	705	7 (19)	95 (36)	0 (0)	0 %	37°26′58″N, 97°50′54″W
Canton	10450	118	1 (3)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.04%	37°24′27″N, 97°58′47″W
Chikaskia	13125	140	1 (4)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.01%	37°26′25″N, 98°10′56″W
Dale	16925	203	2 (6)	91 (35)	1 (0)	0.84%	37°36′45″N, 97°57′52″W
Dresden	18650	385	4 (11)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.21%	37°40′8″N, 98°25′25″W
Eagle	19225	154	2 (4)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.12%	37°31′3″N, 97°58′21″W
Eureka	21850	123	1 (3)	93 (36)	1 (0)	0.67%	37°40′58″N, 98°17′39″W
Evan	22000	516	6 (15)	91 (35)	3 (1)	3.50%	37°41′59″N, 97°51′12″W
Galesburg	25125	254	3 (7)	92 (35)	0 (0)	0.26%	37°41′29″N, 97°58′7″W
Hoosier	33050	162	2 (4)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%	37°41′7″N, 98°11′43″W
Kingman	36975	124	1 (3)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%	37°31′19″N, 98°24′4″W
Liberty	40150	178	2 (5)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.05%	37°25′52″N, 98°25′25″W
Ninnescah	50650	313	2 (5)	180 (69)	1 (0)	0.71%	37°36′31″N, 98°7′20″W
Peters	55550	201	2 (6)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%	37°30′48″N, 98°18′28″W
Richland	59400	100	1 (3)	95 (37)	0 (0)	0.18%	37°31′35″N, 98°5′2″W
Rochester	60375	210	2 (6)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.09%	37°26′8″N, 98°17′33″W
Rural	61725	359	4 (10)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%	37°37′29″N, 98°25′11″W
Union	72175	88	1 (2)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.25%	37°36′32″N, 98°18′43″W
Valley	72850	102	1 (3)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.15%	37°26′13″N, 98°4′8″W
Vinita	73975	249	3 (7)	91 (35)	1 (0)	0.67%	37°36′32″N, 97°51′44″W
White	77775	401	5 (12)	87 (34)	0 (0)	0 %	37°41′30″N, 98°4′49″W