Trego County, Kansas
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| Trego County, Kansas | |
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 Location in the state of Kansas |
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 Kansas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | June 21, 1879 |
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| Seat | WaKeeney |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
899 sq mi (2,328 km²) 888 sq mi (2,301 km²) 11 sq mi (28 km²), 1.19% |
| PopulationEst. - (2005) - Density |
3,050 3.4/sq mi (1.3/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Trego County (standard abbreviation: TR) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of 2000, the population is 3,319. Its county seat is WaKeeney.[1]
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[edit] Law and government
Trego County was a prohibition, or "dry", county until the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 and 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 899 square miles (2,328 km²), of which, 888 square miles (2,301 km²) of it is land and 11 square miles (28 km²) of it (1.19%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Graham County (north)
- Rooks County (northeast)
- Ellis County (east)
- Ness County (south)
- Gove County (west)
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 2,722 |
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| 1910 | 5,398 | 98.3% | |
| 1920 | 5,880 | 8.9% | |
| 1930 | 6,470 | 10.0% | |
| 1940 | 5,822 | -10.0% | |
| 1950 | 5,868 | 0.8% | |
| 1960 | 5,473 | -6.7% | |
| 1970 | 4,436 | -18.9% | |
| 1980 | 4,165 | -6.1% | |
| 1990 | 3,694 | -11.3% | |
| 2000 | 3,319 | -10.2% | |
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 3,319 people, 1,412 households, and 936 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,723 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.77% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. 0.78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,412 households out of which 27.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 6.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.70% were non-families. 31.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 23.50% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 24.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 91.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,677, and the median income for a family was $40,524. Males had a median income of $26,545 versus $16,927 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,239. About 11.20% of families and 12.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.10% of those under age 18 and 12.00% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Cities and towns
[edit] Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
[edit] Townships
Trego County is divided into seven townships. None of the cities within the county are considered governmentally independent, and all figures for the townships include those of the cities. 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.
| Township | FIPS | Population center |
Population | Population density /km² (/sq mi) |
Land area km² (sq mi) |
Water area km² (sq mi) |
Water % | Geographic coordinates |
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| Collyer | 14925 | 368 | 1 (2) | 517 (200) | 0 (0) | 0.02% | ||
| Franklin | 24500 | 60 | 0 (1) | 259 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 % | ||
| Glencoe | 26425 | 70 | 1 (2) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0 % | ||
| Ogallah | 52250 | 214 | 1 (1) | 373 (144) | 0 (0) | 0.05% | ||
| Riverside | 60150 | 117 | 0 (1) | 296 (114) | 15 (6) | 4.95% | ||
| WaKeeney | 74475 | 2,398 | 5 (13) | 465 (179) | 0 (0) | 0.03% | ||
| Wilcox | 79137 | 92 | 0 (1) | 298 (115) | 12 (5) | 3.85% |
[edit] Education
[edit] Unified school districts
- WaKeeney USD 208
[edit] References
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Map of Wet and Dry Counties. Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue (November 2006). Retrieved on 2007-12-28.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- General information on Trego County
- Kansas County Data
- Trego County local history and genealogy
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