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Encyclopedia > Kingman County, Kansas
Kingman County (KM)
Image:Map of Kansas highlighting Kingman County.png
Counties in Kansas
County seat Kingman
Largest city Kingman
Area
—Total
—Land
—Water, %
2,245 km² (867 mi²)
2,236 km² (863 mi²)
9 km² (3 mi²), 0.39%
Population
—Total (2000)
—Density
8,673
4/km² (10/mi²)
Established March 7, 1872
Time zone Central : UTC-6/-5

Kingman County (standard abbreviation: KM) is a county located in the state of Kansas. As of 2000, the population is 8,673. The largest city and county seat is Kingman. Image File history File links Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Kingman_County. ... This is a listing of counties in the State of Kansas. ... A county seat is an administrative center for a county. ... Kingman is a city located in Kingman County, Kansas. ... Kingman is a city located in Kingman County, Kansas. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is the area equal to a square with sides each 1 mile long. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (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. ... CST is UTC-6 The Central Standard Time Zone (CST) is a geographic region in the Americas that keeps time by subtracting six hours from UTC (UTC-6). ... 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) is the North American term for a system intended to save daylight (the British observe summer time, and likewise the Europeans). ... United States of America, showing states, divided into counties. ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia and Palmyra Atoll (an uninhabited incorporated unorganized territory), form the United States of America. ... State nickname: The Sunflower State Official languages None Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D) Senators Sam Brownback (R) Pat Roberts (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 15th 82,277 mi²; 213,096 km² 0. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... A county seat is an administrative center for a county. ... Kingman is a city located in Kingman County, Kansas. ...

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,245 km² (867 mi²). 2,236 km² (863 mi²) of it is land and 9 km² (3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.39% 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 is the area equal to a square with sides each 1 mile long. ...


Adjacent counties

Reno County (standard abbreviation: RN) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Sedgwick County (standard abbreviation: SG) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... Sumner County (standard abbreviation: SU) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Harper County (standard abbreviation: HP) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Barber County (standard abbreviation: BA) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Pratt County (standard abbreviation: PR) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ...

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there are 8,673 people, 3,371 households, and 2,420 families residing in the county. The population density is 4/km² (10/mi²). There are 3,852 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (4/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 97.45% White, 0.21% Black or African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. 1.44% 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 3,371 households out of which 32.40% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.90% are married couples living together, 7.10% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% are non-families. 26.00% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.80% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.51 and the average family size is 3.03. Marriage is a relationship between individuals which has formed the foundation of the family for most societies. ...


In the county the population is spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 19.60% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.50 males.


The median income for a household in the county is $37,790, and the median income for a family is $44,547. Males have a median income of $31,771 versus $25,298 for females. The per capita income for the county is $18,533. 10.60% of the population and 8.40% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 16.90% of those under the age of 18 and 7.40% 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 total population. ... 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

Cunningham is a city located in Kingman County, Kansas. ... Kingman is a city located in Kingman County, Kansas. ... Nashville is a city located in Kingman County, Kansas. ... Norwich is a city located in Kingman County, Kansas. ... Penalosa is a city located in Kingman County, Kansas. ... Spivey is a city located in Kingman County, Kansas. ... Zenda is a city located in Kingman County, Kansas. ...

Townships

Kingman County is divided into twenty-three townships. The city of Kingman 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. ... Kingman is a city located in Kingman 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
Allen 01250 109 1 (3) 94 (36) 1 (0) 0.69% 37°31′15″N, 97°52′19″W
Belmont 05675 92 1 (3) 95 (37) 0 (0) 0.05% 37°30′48″N, 98°11′51″W
Bennett 06050 705 7 (19) 95 (36) 0 (0) 0 % 37°26′58″N, 97°50′54″W
Canton 10450 118 1 (3) 94 (36) 0 (0) 0.04% 37°24′27″N, 97°58′47″W
Chikaskia 13125 140 1 (4) 94 (36) 0 (0) 0.01% 37°26′25″N, 98°10′56″W
Dale 16925 203 2 (6) 91 (35) 1 (0) 0.84% 37°36′45″N, 97°57′52″W
Dresden 18650 385 4 (11) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.21% 37°40′8″N, 98°25′25″W
Eagle 19225 154 2 (4) 94 (36) 0 (0) 0.12% 37°31′3″N, 97°58′21″W
Eureka 21850 123 1 (3) 93 (36) 1 (0) 0.67% 37°40′58″N, 98°17′39″W
Evan 22000 516 6 (15) 91 (35) 3 (1) 3.50% 37°41′59″N, 97°51′12″W
Galesburg 25125 254 3 (7) 92 (35) 0 (0) 0.26% 37°41′29″N, 97°58′7″W
Hoosier 33050 162 2 (4) 94 (36) 0 (0) 0.02% 37°41′7″N, 98°11′43″W
Kingman 36975 124 1 (3) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.02% 37°31′19″N, 98°24′4″W
Liberty 40150 178 2 (5) 94 (36) 0 (0) 0.05% 37°25′52″N, 98°25′25″W
Ninnescah 50650 313 2 (5) 180 (69) 1 (0) 0.71% 37°36′31″N, 98°7′20″W
Peters 55550 201 2 (6) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.02% 37°30′48″N, 98°18′28″W
Richland 59400 100 1 (3) 95 (37) 0 (0) 0.18% 37°31′35″N, 98°5′2″W
Rochester 60375 210 2 (6) 94 (36) 0 (0) 0.09% 37°26′8″N, 98°17′33″W
Rural 61725 359 4 (10) 94 (36) 0 (0) 0.03% 37°37′29″N, 98°25′11″W
Union 72175 88 1 (2) 94 (36) 0 (0) 0.25% 37°36′32″N, 98°18′43″W
Valley 72850 102 1 (3) 94 (36) 0 (0) 0.15% 37°26′13″N, 98°4′8″W
Vinita 73975 249 3 (7) 91 (35) 1 (0) 0.67% 37°36′32″N, 97°51′44″W
White 77775 401 5 (12) 87 (34) 0 (0) 0 % 37°41′30″N, 98°4′49″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

  • Kingman USD 331
  • Cunningham USD 332

See also

Information on this and other counties in Kansas
Other information for Kansas

This is a listing of counties in the State of Kansas. ... This is a list of county name etymologies for Kansas. ... Kansas has the twenty-sixth highest per capita income in the United States of America, at $20,506 (2000). ... This is a list of cities in Kansas, arranged in alphabetical order. ... This is a complete listing of unified school districts in the State of Kansas. ... This is a listing of public and private colleges and universities approved to operate in the State of Kansas. ...

External links

General county information
County Level Data
  • Kansas Statistical Abstract
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Kingman County, Kansas - definition of Kingman County, Kansas in Encyclopedia (374 words)
Kingman County (standard abbreviation: KM) is a county located in the state of Kansas.
In the county the population is spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 19.60% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county is $37,790, and the median income for a family is $44,547.
Kingman County, Part 1 (1840 words)
Kingman County is twenty-four miles north and south, by thirty-six east and west.
The county is bounded on the north by Reno County, on the south by Harper and a small portion of Barber, on the east by portions of Sedgwick and Sumner, and on the west by Pratt and the northern portion of Barber.
When Kingman County first began to be settled, buffalo and antelope roamed over its prairies in countless herds, and for several years after, the settlers found rare sport in hunting the king of the plains, by which their tables were plentifully supplied with meat.
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