Neosho County, Kansas

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Neosho County, Kansas
Map
Location in the state of Kansas
Kansas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	June 3, 1861
Seat	Erie
Area - Total - Land - Water	578 sq mi (1,497 km²) 572 sq mi (1,481 km²) 6 sq mi (16 km²), 1.08%
Population^Est. - (2005) - Density	16,529 28.9/sq mi (11.2/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Neosho County (standard abbreviation: NO) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of 2000, the population is 16,997. The county seat is Erie.^[1]

1 Law and government
2 Geography
- 2.1 Adjacent counties
3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns
- 4.1 Incorporated cities
- 4.2 Unincorporated places
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 1998, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.^[2]

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 578 square miles (1,497 km²), of which, 572 square miles (1,481 km²) of it is land and 6 square miles (16 km²) of it (1.08%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Allen County (north)
Bourbon County (northeast)
Crawford County (east)
Labette County (south)
Montgomery County (southwest)
Wilson County (west)
Woodson County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	19,254	—
1910	23,754	23.4%
1920	24,000	1.0%
1930	22,665	-5.6%
1940	22,210	-2.0%
1950	20,348	-8.4%
1960	19,455	-4.4%
1970	18,812	-3.3%
1980	18,967	0.8%
1990	17,035	-10.2%
2000	16,997	-0.2%

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 16,997 people, 6,739 households, and 4,683 families residing in the county. The population density was 30 people per square mile (11/km²). There were 7,461 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.90% White, 0.87% Black or African American, 0.98% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.05% from other races, and 1.86% from two or more races. 2.91% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Age pyramid

There were 6,739 households out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were married couples living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 27.10% 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 2.45 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 17.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,167, and the median income for a family was $38,532. Males had a median income of $26,906 versus $19,387 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,539. About 10.00% of families and 13.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.60% of those under age 18 and 10.60% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

Map of Neosho County from KDOT (map legend)

[edit] Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

Chanute, 9,043
Erie, 1,173
St. Paul, 653
Thayer, 499
Galesburg, 149
Stark, 105
Earlton, 80

[edit] Unincorporated places

Kimball
Leanna
Morehead
Odense
Rollin
Shaw
South Mound
Urbana

[edit] Townships

Neosho County is divided into twelve townships. The city of Chanute 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
Big Creek	06675	456	4 (10)	124 (48)	1 (0)	0.47%	37°40′58″N, 95°17′52″W
Canville	10525	571	5 (12)	124 (48)	0 (0)	0.34%	37°36′26″N, 95°27′28″W
Centerville	12375	564	5 (12)	123 (48)	1 (0)	0.93%	37°30′49″N, 95°17′51″W
Chetopa	12975	894	7 (19)	124 (48)	0 (0)	0.40%	37°30′38″N, 95°27′30″W
Erie	21525	1,524	12 (32)	123 (47)	1 (1)	1.17%	37°35′8″N, 95°16′21″W
Grant	27800	384	3 (8)	125 (48)	0 (0)	0.19%	37°40′54″N, 95°10′12″W
Ladore	37600	401	3 (9)	121 (47)	3 (1)	2.69%	37°25′38″N, 95°18′21″W
Lincoln	40875	345	3 (7)	123 (47)	2 (1)	1.29%	37°25′47″N, 95°9′12″W
Mission	47250	927	8 (20)	119 (46)	5 (2)	3.97%	37°30′59″N, 95°10′9″W
Shiloh	65300	297	2 (6)	125 (48)	0 (0)	0.25%	37°25′56″N, 95°27′38″W
Tioga	70650	885	8 (21)	109 (42)	1 (1)	1.21%	37°41′42″N, 95°27′19″W
Walnut Grove	75175	338	3 (7)	125 (48)	0 (0)	0.11%	37°35′40″N, 95°10′12″W

[edit] Education

[edit] Unified school districts

Erie-Galesburg CUSD 101 (Web site) is a consolidated school district located entirely within the county and serves the communities of Erie, Galesburg, Stark. The schools of St. Paul transferred from this district to Chetopa USD 505 effective July 1, 2005.^[4]
Cherokee USD 247 (Web site) is a 300 square mile school district primarily covering portions of Crawford and Cherokee counties, but also includes small portions of Labette and Neosho counties.^[5]
Chanute Public Schools USD 413 (Web site)
Chetopa-St. Paul USD 505 (Web site)
Cherryvale-Thayer USD 447