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Encyclopedia > Edwards County, Kansas
Edwards County (ED)
Image:Map of Kansas highlighting Edwards County.png
Counties in Kansas
County seat Kinsley
Largest city Kinsley
Area
—Total
—Land
—Water, %

1,611 km² (622 mi²)
1,611 km² (622 mi²)
0 km² (0 mi²), 0.01%
Population
—Total (2000)
Density

3,449
2/km² (6/mi²)
Established March 18, 1874
Time zone Central : UTC-6/-5

Edwards County (standard abbreviation: ED) is a county located in the state of Kansas. As of 2000, the population is 3,449. The largest city and county seat is Kinsley. Image File history File links Public domain map courtesy of The General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin, modified to show counties. ... This is a listing of counties in the State of Kansas. ... A county seat, in the United States, is a town which forms the seat of government of a county. ... Kinsley is a city located in Edwards County, Kansas. ... Kinsley is a city located in Edwards County, Kansas. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile (symbol sq. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Time zones are areas of the Earth that have adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... The Central Standard Time Zone (CST) is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting six hours from Coordinated Universal Time UTC. In the United States, the time zone includes the entire area of the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas except for El... UTC also stands for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Coordinated Universal Time or UTC, also sometimes referred to as Zulu time, the basis for civil time, differs by an integral number of seconds from atomic time and a fractional number of seconds from UT1. ... Daylight saving time (also called DST, or summer time) is the portion of the year in which a regions local time is advanced by (usually) one hour from its official standard time. ... Originally, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count (in Great Britain, an earl, though the original earldoms covered larger areas) by reason of that office. ... A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... State nickname: The Sunflower State Other U.S. States Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D) Official languages None Area 82,277 mi²; 213,096 km² (15th)  - Land 81,815 mi²; 211,900 km²  - Water 462 mi²; 1,196 km² (0. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... A county seat, in the United States, is a town which forms the seat of government of a county. ... Kinsley is a city located in Edwards County, Kansas. ...

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,611 km² (622 mi²). 1,611 km² (622 mi²) of it is land and 0 km² (0 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.01% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile (symbol sq. ...


Geographic Features

The Arkansas River flows through Edwards County from the southwest corner to the Pawnee County line near U.S. Highway 56. Since the early 1990s, however, the riverbed has contained little to no water, and can be waded across in most places. Lower Arkansas River The Arkansas River is a tributary of the Mississippi which flows east and southeast through Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and the state of Arkansas. ... Pawnee County (standard abbreviation: PN) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... United States Highway 56 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 640 miles from Kansas City, Missouri to northern New Mexico. ...


Major Highways

Three U.S. Highways run through Edwards County, all meeting in Kinsley. An east-west route, U.S. Highway 50 circumvents Belpre and Lewis before joining with westbound U.S. Highway 56 in Kinsley. The single road then passes through Offerle and west into Ford County. U.S. Highway 183 runs from Kiowa County in the South to Kinsley, where it joins eastbound U.S. 56, running as a single highway to Panwee County. Kansas Highway K-19 starts at U.S. Highway 50 near Belpre, and travels North into Pawnee County. Kinsley is a city located in Edwards County, Kansas. ... United States Highway 50 is an east-west United States highway. ... United States Highway 56 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 640 miles from Kansas City, Missouri to northern New Mexico. ... United States Highway 183 is a north-south United States highway. ... United States Highway 50 is an east-west United States highway. ...


Adjacent counties

Pawnee County (standard abbreviation: PN) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Stafford County (standard abbreviation: SF) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Pratt County (standard abbreviation: PR) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Kiowa County (standard abbreviation: KW) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Ford County (standard abbreviation: FO) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Hodgeman County (standard abbreviation: HG) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ...

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there are 3,449 people, 1,455 households, and 955 families residing in the county. The population density is 2/km² (6/mi²). There are 1,754 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 92.52% White, 0.32% Black or African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 5.57% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. 9.71% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


There are 1,455 households out of which 28.70% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.30% are married couples living together, 6.00% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.30% are non-families. 32.00% of all households are made up of individuals and 17.30% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.33 and the average family size is 2.94. Marriage is a relationship and bond between individuals (termed spouses -- a male spouse is a husband and a female spouse, a wife) that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ...


In the county the population is spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 25.10% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 20.80% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.80 males.


The median income for a household in the county is $30,530, and the median income for a family is $38,250. Males have a median income of $27,050 versus $20,132 for females. The per capita income for the county is $17,586. 10.40% of the population and 7.00% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 14.40% of those under the age of 18 and 8.00% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the number of people. ... The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


Cities and towns

Incorporated cities

Population > 1,000
Population < 1,000

Kinsley is a city located in Edwards County, Kansas. ... Lewis is a city located in Edwards County, Kansas. ... Offerle is a city located in Edwards County, Kansas. ... Belpre is a city located in Edwards County, Kansas. ...

Unincorporated communities

  • Centerview
  • Fellsburg
  • Trousdale

Townships

Edwards County is divided into ten townships. The city of Kinsley is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size. A civil township is a widely-used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to a county. ... Kinsley is a city located in Edwards County, Kansas. ...

Sources: 2000 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Township FIPS Population
center
Population Population
density
/km² (/mi²)
Land area
km² (mi²)
Water area
km² (mi²)
Water % Geographic coordinates
Belpre 05850 186 1 (3) 140 (54) 0 (0) 0.01% 37°57′14″ N 99°6′12″ W
Franklin 24350 93 0 (1) 191 (74) 0 (0) 0 % 37°48′55″ N 99°11′12″ W
Jackson 34750 98 1 (1) 187 (72) 0 (0) 0.05% 37°59′35″ N 99°30′18″ W
Kinsley 37100 160 1 (3) 121 (47) 0 (0) 0.01% 37°56′27″ N 99°23′60″ W
Lincoln 40650 143 1 (2) 193 (74) 0 (0) 0 % 37°49′17″ N 99°4′39″ W
Logan 41875 42 0 (1) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0 % 38°3′5″ N 99°23′47″ W
North Brown 51100 67 0 (1) 163 (63) 0 (0) 0.05% 37°51′43″ N 99°21′34″ W
South Brown 66550 90 0 (1) 251 (97) 0 (0) 0 % 37°47′5″ N 99°22′5″ W
Trenton 71400 306 2 (6) 136 (53) 0 (0) 0 % 37°52′50″ N 99°32′31″ W
Wayne 76125 606 5 (12) 132 (51) 0 (0) 0 % 37°56′28″ N 99°15′30″ W

The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... FIPS place codes are a U.S. Federal Information Processing Standard for geographic coding of human settlements in the United States. ...

Education

Unified school districts

See also the complete list of unified school districts in Kansas. This is a complete listing of unified school districts in the State of Kansas. ...

  • Kinsley-Offerle USD 347
  • Lewis USD 502

External link

  • Edwards County official web site
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Edwards County (3430 words)
The Baptists, Congregationalists, Methodist Episcopalians, Presbyterians, and Roman Catholics are the religious denominations of the county.
The presidential vote of Edwards County in 1876 was: Hayes, 183; Tilden, 155; in 1880, Garfield, 313; Hancock, 102.
In 1875 the population of the county was 234; in 1878 it was 1,700; in 1880, 2,409; in 1882, 1,570.
Edwards County, Kansas - definition of Edwards County, Kansas in Encyclopedia (374 words)
Edwards County (standard abbreviation: ED) is a county located in the state of Kansas.
In the county the population is spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 25.10% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 20.80% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county is $30,530, and the median income for a family is $38,250.
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