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Leavenworth County (standard abbreviation: LV) is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States. The population was estimated to be 73,113 in the year 2005.[1] Its county seat and most populous city is Leavenworth.[2] The county is a part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Image File history File links Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Leavenworth_County. ...
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,213 km² (468 mi²), of which 1,200 km² (463 mi²) is land and 13 km² (5 mi²), or 1.08%, is water.[3] The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
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This county's watershed connects with both the Kansas River basin on the south via Stranger Creek and has a Missouri River port city to the east.[4][5] A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (yellow outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (blue lines) of a contiguous area. ...
The Kansas River near De Soto and Lenape, Kansas The Kansas (or Kaw) River is a river in eastern Kansas in the United States. ...
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Demographics | Historical populations | | Census | Pop. | | %± | | 1900 | 40,940 | | – | | 1910 | 41,207 | | 0.7% | | 1920 | 38,402 | | -6.8% | | 1930 | 42,673 | | 11.1% | | 1940 | 41,112 | | -3.7% | | 1950 | 42,361 | | 3% | | 1960 | 48,524 | | 14.5% | | 1970 | 53,340 | | 9.9% | | 1980 | 54,809 | | 2.8% | | 1990 | 64,371 | | 17.4% | | 2000 | 68,691 | | 6.7% | Leavenworth County's population was estimated to be 73,113 in the year 2005, an increase of 4,147, or +6.0%, over the previous five years.[1] The Twelfth United States Census was taken in 1900. ...
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The Sixteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7. ...
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The Twetieth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,542,199, an increase of 11. ...
The Twenty-first United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9. ...
2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...
As of the U.S. Census in 2000,[6] there were 68,691 people, 23,071 households, and 17,210 families residing in the county. The population density was 57/km² (148/mi²). There were 24,401 housing units at an average density of 20/km² (53/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 84.18% White, 10.42% Black or African American, 0.74% Native American or Alaska Native, 1.06% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 1.24% from other races, and 2.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.81% of the population. 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...
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There were 23,071 households out of which 38.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.40% were married couples living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.40% were non-families. 21.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.15. Image File history File links USA_Leavenworth_County,_Kansas_age_pyramid. ...
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In the county the population was spread out with 26.70% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 33.00% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 9.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 113.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $48,114, and the median income for a family was $55,805. Males had a median income of $40,047 versus $26,029 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,292. About 4.80% of families and 6.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.80% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over. The median household income is commonly used to provide data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of households earning less than the median household income and the other half earning more. ...
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Cities and towns Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (676x888, 310 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Leavenworth County, Kansas ...
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Incorporated cities Name and population (2005 estimate):[7] - Leavenworth, 35,213 (county seat)
- Lansing, 10,214
- Tonganoxie, 3,774
- Basehor, 3,287
- Linwood, 382
- Easton, 357
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Lansing is a city located in Leavenworth County, Kansas. ...
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Basehor is a city in Leavenworth County, Kansas and is a suburb of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. ...
Linwood is a city located in Leavenworth County, Kansas. ...
Easton is a city located in Leavenworth County, Kansas. ...
Unincorporated places - Coldspur
- Fairmount
- Fall Leaf
- Jarbalo
- Kickapoo
- Lowemont
- Millwood
- Reno
- Springdale
Townships Leavenworth County is divided into ten townships. The cities of Lansing and Leavenworth are considered governmentally independent and are 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. ...
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| Township | FIPS | Population
center | Population | Population
density
/km² (/mi²) | Land area
km² (mi²) | Water area
km² (mi²) | Water % | Geographic coordinates | | Alexandria | 01100 | | 859 | 7 (18) | 123 (48) | 1 (0) | 0.62% | 39°16′8″N, 95°7′33″W | | Delaware | 17450 | | 1,361 | 22 (57) | 62 (24) | 3 (1) | 4.19% | 39°14′50″N, 94°52′40″W | | Easton | 19625 | | 1,245 | 11 (30) | 109 (42) | 0 (0) | 0.11% | 39°21′57″N, 95°7′27″W | | Fairmount | 22325 | | 6,266 | 61 (159) | 102 (39) | 0 (0) | 0.39% | 39°8′4″N, 94°56′26″W | | High Prairie | 32125 | | 1,768 | 14 (37) | 124 (48) | 0 (0) | 0.27% | 39°15′30″N, 95°0′34″W | | Kickapoo | 36700 | | 1,760 | 15 (40) | 114 (44) | 3 (1) | 2.39% | 39°20′45″N, 94°59′29″W | | Reno | 58950 | | 1,143 | 10 (27) | 111 (43) | 2 (1) | 1.56% | 39°1′8″N, 95°8′8″W | | Sherman | 65000 | | 2,367 | 22 (57) | 108 (42) | 3 (1) | 2.44% | 39°0′59″N, 95°0′27″W | | Stranger | 68500 | | 2,451 | 19 (50) | 127 (49) | 0 (0) | 0.17% | 39°8′16″N, 95°2′2″W | | Tonganoxie | 70825 | | 4,852 | 35 (91) | 137 (53) | 1 (0) | 0.66% | 39°6′60″N, 95°6′35″W | | Sources: [3]Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files. U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. | FIPS place codes are a U.S. Federal Information Processing Standard for geographic coding of human settlements in the United States. ...
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See also Information on this and other counties in Kansas The Lenape or Lenni-Lenape (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans) were, in the 1600s, loosely organized bands of Native American people practicing small-scale agriculture to augment a largely mobile hunter-gatherer society in the region around the Delaware River, the lower Hudson River, and western Long Island Sound. ...
The Christian Munsee were a group of Lenape native American Indians, primarily Munsee, who converted to Christianity, following the teachings of the Moravian missionaries. ...
Ernest Fox Nichols (June 1, 1869– April 29, 1924) was a U.S. educator and physicist. ...
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In 1827, Colonel Henry Leavenworth established a post on the bluffs overlooking the western bank of the Missouri River to protect the fur trade, safeguard commerce on the Santa Fe Trail and maintain the peace among the inhabitants. ...
Division of the states during the Civil War: Union states Union territories Border states Bleeding Kansas The Confederacy Confederate territories (not always held) Bleeding Kansas, sometimes referred to in the history of Kansas as Bloody Kansas or the Border War, was a sequence of violent events involving Free-Staters (anti...
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Other information for Kansas This is a listing of counties in the State of Kansas. ...
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Kansas has the twenty-sixth highest per capita income in the United States of America, at $20,506 (2000). ...
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References - See also: Geographic references and United States Census, 2000
- ^ a b Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Annual estimates of the population through 2005-07-01. Released 2006-03-16.
- ^ An additional source of county seats by state is Campbell's List.
- ^ a b Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files. U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division.
- ^ Big Stranger Creek Rogers, H.D., and Johnson, A. Keith. Kansas and Indian territory in The Atlas of the U.S. of North America, Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Mexico, Central America, Cuba and Jamaica . London: E. Stanford, 1857 (no scale).
A historical reference showing the Kansas Territory including parts of Colorado. Shows the westward trails. - ^ Lower Kansas (Surf Your Watershed)
- ^ Census 2000 Gateway. U.S. Census Bureau.
- ^ Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Annual estimates of the population through 2005-07-01. Released 2006-06-21.
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Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area Ranked 8th - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²) - Width 280 miles (451 km) - Length 380 miles (612 km) - % water 0. ...
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