Linn County (Kansas)
The Linn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Mound City.
The Linn County is part of the metropolitan area of Kansas City.
Geography
The County is located in Eastern Kansas, bordered by Missouri and has an area of 1,570 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
The Linn County was on 26 February in 1867 as a free- designated - but in reality populated by Indians - formed territory. It was named after Lewis Fields Linn, a U.S. - Senator from Missouri.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Linn County 9,656 people in 4,022 households. The population density was 6.2 people per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 96.4 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.9 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the 4,022 households lived statistically 2.38 per person.
23.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.3 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 41,597. The per capita income was $ 21,731. 12.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
Citys
- Blue Mound
- La Cygne
- Linn Valley
- Mound City
- Parker
- Pleasanton
- Prescott
Unincorporated communities
- Boicourt
- Cadmus
- Centerville
- Critzer
- Dunlay
- Farlinville
- Goodrich
- Mantey
- Trading Post
Townships
- Blue Mound Township
- Centerville Township
- Liberty Township
- Lincoln Township
- Mound City Township
- Paris Township
- Scott Township
- Sheridan Township
- Stanton Township
- Valley Township