Smith County (Kansas)

Smith County is a county located in the state of Kansas in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Smith Center.

Geography

The County is centrally located in the north of Kansas, bordering Nebraska and has an area of 2322 square kilometers, of which three square miles are water. It borders in Kansas clockwise to the following counties: Jewell County, Osborne County, Rooks County and Phillips County.

History

The first Homestead Act, signed in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln, was applied to this area in 1871 and 3800 brought residents to 1875. Smith County was formed in 1872. It was named after Nathan Smith, a general of the 2nd Colorado volunteers in the American Civil War. 1875, three years after the formation of the county, lived here already 3800 people. 1889, the population had grown to 15,000. Main economic activity was the cultivation of wheat. After several plagues of locusts, which destroyed the entire harvest, the population began to decline slowly but steadily from 1900.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census of 2000, there were 4536 people in Smith County. Of these, 109 people were living in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 1953 households and 1322 families in Smith County. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 98.79 percent White, 0.11 percent African American, 0.24 percent Native American, 0.04 percent Asian, 0.11 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.22 percent from other races groups; 0.49 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.73 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1953 households out of which 25.6 percent of children under 18 who lived with them. 60.6 percent were married couples living together, 4.7 percent were single mothers and 32.3 percent were non-families. 30.2 percent of all households were single-person households and 18.6 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.78 persons.

21.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 4.7 percent 18 to 24 years 22.1 percent between 25 and 44, 23.6 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 27.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 90.4 males.

The median income for a household was $ 28,486, and the median income for a family was $ 36,951. Males have a median income of $ 25,089, women $ 18,608. The per capita income was $ 14,983. 8.8 percent of families and 10.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in County

Athol
Bellaire
Cedar
Claudell
Cora
Dispatch
Gaylord
Harlan
Kensington
Lebanon
Reamsville
Smith Center
Thornburg
Womer

Townships

Banner Township
Beaver Township
Blaine Township
Cedar Township
Center Township
Cora Township
Crystal Plains Township
Dor Township
Garfield Township
German Township
Harlan Township
Harvey Township
Houston Township
Lane Township
Lincoln Township
Logan Township
Martin Township
Oak Township
Pawnee Township
Pleasant Township
Swan Township
Valley Township
Washington Township
Webster Township
White Rock Township

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