Phillips County, Kansas

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Phillips County, Kansas
Map
Location in the state of Kansas
Kansas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	February 26, 1867
Seat	Phillipsburg
Area - Total - Land - Water	895 sq mi (2,318 km²) 886 sq mi (2,295 km²) 9 sq mi (22 km²), 0.96%
Population^Est. - (2005) - Density	5,504 6.2/sq mi (2.4/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Phillips County (standard abbreviation: PL) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of 2000, the population is 6,001. The largest city and county seat is Phillipsburg.

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 1996, 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 895 square miles (2,318 km²), of which, 886 square miles (2,295 km²) of it is land and 9 square miles (22 km²) of it (0.96%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Harlan County, Nebraska (north)
Franklin County, Nebraska (northeast)
Smith County (east)
Rooks County (south)
Graham County (southwest)
Norton County (west)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	14,442	—
1910	14,150	-2.0%
1920	12,505	-11.6%
1930	12,159	-2.8%
1940	10,435	-14.2%
1950	9,273	-11.1%
1960	8,709	-6.1%
1970	7,888	-9.4%
1980	7,406	-6.1%
1990	6,590	-11.0%
2000	6,001	-8.9%

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 6,001 people, 2,496 households, and 1,722 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 3,088 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.25% White, 0.25% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Age pyramid

There were 2,496 households out of which 28.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were married couples living together, 5.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 23.20% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 21.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,013, and the median income for a family was $41,638. Males had a median income of $29,609 versus $17,827 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,121. About 7.20% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.60% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

Map of Phillips County from KDOT (map legend)

[edit] Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

Phillipsburg, 2,473 (county seat)
Logan, 555
Agra, 283
Kirwin, 217
Long Island, 146
Prairie View, 133
Glade, 108
Speed, 42

[edit] Unincorporated places

Stuttgart

[edit] Townships

Phillips County is divided into twenty-five townships. The city of Phillipsburg 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
Arcade	02150	96	1 (3)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%	39°46′30″N, 99°13′40″W
Beaver	05100	54	1 (2)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.05%	39°47′22″N, 99°33′43″W
Belmont	05700	113	1 (3)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0 %	39°41′26″N, 99°27′13″W
Bow Creek	08075	44	0 (1)	92 (35)	1 (1)	1.49%	39°36′15″N, 99°13′31″W
Crystal	16550	59	1 (2)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.19%	39°51′55″N, 99°6′35″W
Dayton	17100	53	1 (1)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.10%	39°53′27″N, 99°27′15″W
Deer Creek	17200	67	1 (2)	88 (34)	5 (2)	4.87%	39°41′2″N, 99°13′54″W
Freedom	24650	85	1 (2)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.10%	39°52′18″N, 99°21′40″W
Glenwood	26650	42	0 (1)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.21%	39°57′38″N, 99°14′25″W
Granite	27450	21	0 (1)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.14%	39°58′6″N, 99°28′11″W
Greenwood	28775	45	0 (1)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.05%	39°51′51″N, 99°14′24″W
Kirwin	37300	307	4 (9)	87 (33)	6 (2)	6.89%	39°40′51″N, 99°7′24″W
Logan	42125	666	7 (19)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%	39°40′3″N, 99°34′11″W
Long Island	42625	251	3 (7)	91 (35)	0 (0)	0.12%	39°56′35″N, 99°33′16″W
Mound	48725	129	1 (4)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0 %	39°47′13″N, 99°27′7″W
Phillipsburg	55700	257	3 (7)	89 (34)	0 (0)	0.01%	39°46′15″N, 99°20′28″W
Plainview	56125	23	0 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.01%	39°35′21″N, 99°27′1″W
Plum	56775	447	5 (12)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.27%	39°46′3″N, 99°7′6″W
Prairie View	57550	220	2 (6)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.13%	39°51′0″N, 99°34′38″W
Rushville	61800	23	0 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0 %	39°36′40″N, 99°21′35″W
Solomon	66350	226	2 (6)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.05%	39°41′27″N, 99°20′12″W
Sumner	69175	43	0 (1)	92 (35)	0 (0)	0.18%	39°57′6″N, 99°6′50″W
Towanda	71175	26	0 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.20%	39°36′13″N, 99°33′43″W
Valley	73025	22	0 (1)	85 (33)	8 (3)	8.70%	39°36′58″N, 99°8′3″W
Walnut	75075	14	0 (0)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.09%	39°57′33″N, 99°20′47″W

[edit] Education

[edit] Unified school districts

Agra-Eastern Heights USD 324 (scheduled to close following 2007-08 school year and be absorbed by Kensington-West Smith County USD 238)
Phillipsburg USD 325
Logan USD 326