Trego County, Kansas

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

Geography

The County is located north-west of the geographic center of Kansas and has an area of ​​2328 square kilometers, of which 28 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Graham County, Rooks County, Ellis County, Ness County Gove County.

History

Trego County was formed in 1879. It was named after Edward P. Trego, a Hauptman H Company of the 8th Kansas Infantry Regiment, killed on September 19, 1863 at the Battle of Chickamauga.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Trego County 3319 people in 1412 households and 936 families in Trego County. The population density was 1 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 97.77 percent White, 0.18 percent African American, 0.39 percent Native American, 0.48 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.15 percent from other races groups; 0.96 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.78 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1412 households out of which 27.3 percent of children under 18 who lived with them. 58.1 percent were married couples living together, 6.3 percent were single mothers and 33.7 percent were non-families. 31.4 percent of all households were single-person households and 17.7 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.86 persons.

23.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 5.5 percent 18 to 24 years 23.5 percent between 25 and 44, 23.2 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 24.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 adult women 18 years and older 87.6 males.

The median income for a household was $ 29,677, and the median income for a family was $ 40,524. Males have a median income of $ 26,545, women $ 16,927. The per capita income was $ 16,239. 11.2 percent of families and 12.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in County

• Collyer
• Fort Downer
• Ogallah
• Riga
• Trego Center
• Voda
• WaKeeney

Townships

• Collyer Township
• Franklin Township
• Glencoe Township
• Ogallah Township
• Riverside Township
• WaKeeney township
• Wilcox Township