Chase County (Kansas)

Chase County is a county located in the state of Kansas in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Cottonwood Falls.

Geography

The County is located in east-central Kansas and has an area of 2015 square kilometers, of which five square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Morris County, Lyon County, Greenwood County, Butler County and Marion County.

History

Chase County was formed on February 11, 1859 from parts of Butler County and the defunct Wise County and is among the first 33 counties that were formed by the first territorial administration. It was named after Salmon Portland Chase, a U.S. Treasury Secretary and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Chase County 3,030 people in 1,246 households, and 817 families in Chase County. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 96.90 percent White, 1.02 percent African American, 0.56 percent Native American, 0.13 percent Asian, and 0.56 percent from other races; 0.83 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.75 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,246 households out of which 28.3 percent of children under 18 who lived with them. 54.6 percent were married couples living together, 7.6 percent were single mothers and 34.4 percent were non-families. 31.1 percent of all households were single-person households and 14.9 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.92.

24.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.5 percent 18 to 24 years 26.6 percent between 25 and 44, 24.1 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 18.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 103.9 males. For every 100 adult women 18 years and older 99.4 males.

The median income for a household was $ 32,656, and the median income for a family was $ 39,848. Males have a median income of $ 27,402, women $ 21,528. The per capita income was $ 17,422. 4.1 percent of families and 8.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in County

Cedar Point
Clements
Cottonwood Falls
Ellinor
Elmdale
Gladstone
Hymer
Matfield Green
Neva
Rockland
Saffordville
Strong City
Toledo
Wonsevu

Townships

Bazaar Township
Cedar Township
Cottonwood Township
Diamond Creek Township
If Township
Homestead Township
Matfield Township
Strong Township
Toledo Township

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