Jefferson County ( eng. Jefferson County ) is located in the US state of Kansas . As of 2010 , the population was 5,799 people. It got its name from the third US President Thomas Jefferson .
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| Jefferson County | |
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| Jefferson County, Kansas | |
| A country | USA |
| Enters into | Kansas |
| Adm Centre | Oskaloosa, Kansas |
| History and geography | |
| Date of education | 1855 |
| Square | 2,238 km² |
| Timezone | UTC-6 / -5 |
| Population | |
| Population | 18,945 people ( 2012 ) |
| Density | 13.6 p / km² |
| Nationalities | 96.70% white 0.37% black 0.92% Indians 0.17% Asian 0.42% of other races |
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Content
Geography
According to the US Census Bureau , the total area of the county is 1,442.5 km², of which 1,388.5 km² is land and 53.9 km², or 3.74% is water.
Neighboring counties
- Atchison (Kansas) - North
- Leavenworth (Kansas) - East
- Douglas (Kansas) - South
- Shawnee (KS) - Southwest
- Jackson (KS) - North West
Demographics
According to the 2000 census [1] , 18,426 inhabitants live in the district as a part of 6,830 households and 5,190 families . The population density is 13 people per km². There are 7,491 residential buildings on the territory of the district, with a building density of 5 buildings per km². The racial composition of the population: whites - 96.70%, African Americans - 0.37%, Native Americans ( Indians ) - 0.92%, Asians - 0.17%, Hawaiians - 0.01%, representatives of other races - 0.42 %, representatives of two or more races - 1.41%. Hispanic made up 1.28% of the population.
In the composition of 35.70% of the total number of households live children under the age of 18 years, 65.20% of households are married couples living together, 7.00% of households are single women without a spouse, 24.00% of households households are not related to families, 20.10% of households consist of one person, 9.30% of households consist of elderly people (65 years and older) living alone. The average household size is 2.66 people and the average family size is 3.07 people.
The age structure of the district: 27.40% younger than 18 years old, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64 and 12.80% from 65 and older. The average age of a resident of the district is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 102.60 males. For every 100 females over 18, there are 98.90 males.
The average income per household in the district was 45,535 USD , per family - 50,557 USD . The average earnings of a man were $ 36,174 against $ 25,468 for a woman. The per capita income was 19,373 USD . About 5.30% of families and 6.70% of the total population were below the poverty line , including 6.90% of young people (those who are under 18) and 7.70% of those who were over 65 years old.
Notes
- ↑ US Census Bureau data for Jefferson County (Kansas) (English) . The date of circulation is November 16, 2009. Archived April 11, 2012.