Coffey County, Kansas
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Coffey County is a county located in East Central
Kansas
, in the Central
United States
. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 8,601. Its county seat
and most populous city is Burlington
.
The county should not be confused with the city of Coffeyville
, which is located in Montgomery County
.
, county until 2004, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.
As of the U.S. Census in 2000
, there were 8,865 people, 3,489 households, and 2,477 families residing in the county. The population density
was 14 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 3,876 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup
of the county was 96.95% White
, 0.25% Black or African American
, 0.52% Native American
, 0.34% Asian
, 0.01% Pacific Islander
, 0.50% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races
. Hispanic
or Latino
of any race were 1.55% of the population.
There were 3,489 household
s out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.70% were married couples
living together, 6.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.
The median income for a household
in the county was $37,839, and the median income for a family was $44,912. Males had a median income of $31,356 versus $20,666 for females. The per capita income
for the county was $18,337. About 5.00% of families and 6.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.00% of those under age 18 and 9.80% of those age 65 or over.
. The city of Burlington
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.
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East-Central Kansas
East-Central Kansas is a region of Kansas. Extending roughly from Osage County, Franklin County, and Miami County in the north to Coffey County, Anderson County and Linn County in the south. The eastern border is Missouri. The region then extends westward towards the Flint Hills to Lyon County...
Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, in the Central
Central United States
The Central United States is sometimes conceived as between the Eastern United States and Western United States as part of a three-region model, roughly coincident with the Midwestern United States plus the western and central portions of the Southern United States; the term is also sometimes used...
United States
United States
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. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 8,601. Its county seat
County seat
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and most populous city is Burlington
Burlington, Kansas
Burlington is a city in and the county seat of Coffey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,674.-Geography:Burlington is located at...
.
The county should not be confused with the city of Coffeyville
Coffeyville, Kansas
Coffeyville is a city situated along the Verdigris River in the southeastern part of Montgomery County, located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,295...
, which is located in Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Kansas
Montgomery County is a county located in southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 35,471. Its county seat is Independence, and its most populous city is Coffeyville. The Coffeyville Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Montgomery...
.
Law and government
Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or "dry"Dry county
A dry county is a county in the United States whose government forbids the sale of alcoholic beverages. Some prohibit off-premises sale, some prohibit on-premises sale, and some prohibit both. Hundreds of dry counties exist across the United States, almost all of them in the South...
, county until 2004, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.
Geography
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 654.57 square miles (1,695.3 km²), of which 629.75 square miles (1,631 km²) (or 96.21%) is land and 24.82 square miles (64.3 km²) (or 3.79%) is water.Adjacent counties
- Osage CountyOsage County, KansasOsage County is a county located in east-central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 16295. Its county seat is Lyndon, and its most populous city is Osage City. The county along with Shawnee, Jackson, Jefferson, and Wabaunsee counties is...
(north) - Franklin CountyFranklin County, KansasFranklin County is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 25,992. Its county seat and most populous city is Ottawa...
(northeast) - Anderson CountyAnderson County, KansasAnderson County is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 8,102...
(east) - Allen CountyAllen County, KansasAllen County is a county located in southeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 13,371...
(southeast) - Woodson CountyWoodson County, KansasWoodson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,309...
(south) - Greenwood CountyGreenwood County, KansasGreenwood County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,689...
(southwest) - Lyon CountyLyon County, KansasLyon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county was named for General Nathaniel Lyon, who was killed at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in the Civil War. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 33,690. Emporia is the largest city and county seat...
(northwest)
Major highways
Sources: National Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau- Interstate 35Interstate 35Interstate 35 is a north–south Interstate Highway in the central United States. I-35 stretches from Laredo, Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border to Duluth, Minnesota, at Minnesota Highway 61 and 26th Avenue East. Many interstates used to have splits or spurs indicated with suffixed letters , but I-35...
- U.S. Route 50U.S. Route 50U.S. Route 50 is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching just over from Ocean City, Maryland on the Atlantic Ocean to West Sacramento, California. Until 1972, when it was replaced by Interstate Highways west of the Sacramento area, it extended to San Francisco, near...
- U.S. Route 75U.S. Route 75U.S. Route 75 is a north–south U.S. Highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Kittson County, Minnesota, at the Canadian border, where it continues as Manitoba Highway 75 on the other side of a closed border crossing. Its southern terminus is at Interstate 30 and Interstate 45 in Dallas,...
- Kansas Highway 31
- Kansas Highway 58K-58 (Kansas highway)K-58 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas.It is one of the newer state highways in Kansas formed by 2005 when K-57 was truncated at K-4 in Dwight.The route changes were made because of K-57's long concurrencies with K-4, K-177, US-50 and K-99....
Demographics
Coffey County's population was estimated to be 8,701 in the year 2006, a decrease of 179, or -2.0%, over the previous six years.As of the U.S. Census in 2000
United States Census, 2000
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 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, there were 8,865 people, 3,489 households, and 2,477 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 14 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 3,876 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup
Race (United States Census)
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of the county was 96.95% White
White American
White Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa...
, 0.25% Black or African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
, 0.52% Native American
Native Americans in the United States
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, 0.34% Asian
Asian American
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, 0.01% Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander American
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, 0.50% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races
Multiracial
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. Hispanic
Hispanic
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or Latino
Latino
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of any race were 1.55% of the population.
There were 3,489 household
Household
The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....
s out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.70% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 6.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.
The median income for a household
Median household income
The median household income is commonly used to generate 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...
in the county was $37,839, and the median income for a family was $44,912. Males had a median income of $31,356 versus $20,666 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the county was $18,337. About 5.00% of families and 6.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.00% of those under age 18 and 9.80% of those age 65 or over.
Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):- BurlingtonBurlington, KansasBurlington is a city in and the county seat of Coffey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,674.-Geography:Burlington is located at...
, 2,735 (county seat) - LeboLebo, KansasLebo is a city in Coffey County, Kansas, United States. The population was 961 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lebo is located at ....
, 960 - Le RoyLe Roy, KansasLe Roy is a city in Coffey County, Kansas, United States. The population was 593 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Le Roy is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, 585 - WaverlyWaverly, KansasWaverly is a city in Coffey County, Kansas, United States. The population was 589 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Waverly is located at ....
, 565 - New StrawnNew Strawn, KansasNew Strawn is a city in Coffey County, Kansas, United States. The population was 425 at the 2000 census.-History:The town of New Strawn came about when John Redmond Reservoir was built, causing the original town of Strawn to be claimed by the Army Corp of Engineers for flood area...
, 403 - GridleyGridley, KansasGridley is a city in Coffey County, Kansas, United States. The population was 372 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Gridley is located at ....
, 368
Unincorporated places
- Agricola
- Aliceville
- Crandall
- Crotty
- Halls Summit
- Ottumwa
- Section
- Sharpe
Townships
Coffey County is divided into fourteen townshipsCivil township
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. The city of Burlington
Burlington, Kansas
Burlington is a city in and the county seat of Coffey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,674.-Geography:Burlington is located at...
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.
| Township | FIPS | Population center |
Population | Population density /km² (/sq mi) |
Land area km² (sq mi) | Water area km² (sq mi) | Water % | Geographic coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon | 03550 | 183 | 2 (6) | 80 (31) | 0 (0) | 0.40% | 38°10′1"N 95°35′16"W | |
| Burlington | 09425 | 300 | 4 (10) | 81 (31) | 0 (0) | 0.48% | 38°10′40"N 95°45′18"W | |
| Hampden | 29775 | 114 | 2 (5) | 56 (22) | 20 (8) | 26.43% | 38°12′14"N 95°42′10"W | |
| Key West | 36650 | 237 | 2 (5) | 123 (48) | 1 (0) | 0.68% | 38°23′53"N 95°44′50"W | |
| Le Roy | 39675 | 669 | 12 (32) | 54 (21) | 0 (0) | 0.39% | 38°5′2"N 95°38′5"W | |
| Liberty | 39925 | 634 | 3 (9) | 186 (72) | 1 (0) | 0.57% | 38°6′0"N 95°53′7"W | |
| Lincoln | 40550 | 1,268 | 7 (18) | 181 (70) | 3 (1) | 1.60% | 38°23′24"N 95°52′34"W | |
| Neosho | 49750 | 140 | 1 (3) | 124 (48) | 0 (0) | 0.34% | 38°5′38"N 95°44′1"W | |
| Ottumwa | 53700 | 740 | 6 (16) | 122 (47) | 15 (6) | 11.06% | 38°16′54"N 95°44′34"W | |
| Pleasant | 56225 | 272 | 2 (4) | 158 (61) | 18 (7) | 10.40% | 38°13′57"N 95°53′38"W | |
| Pottawatomie | 57200 | 217 | 2 (4) | 140 (54) | 1 (0) | 0.87% | 38°17′28"N 95°35′20"W | |
| Rock Creek | 60500 | 1,025 | 7 (19) | 140 (54) | 1 (1) | 1.00% | 38°24′4"N 95°35′26"W | |
| Spring Creek | 67375 | 118 | 1 (3) | 90 (35) | 1 (0) | 0.76% | 38°5′31"N 95°34′50"W | |
| Star | 68000 | 158 | 2 (5) | 90 (35) | 1 (0) | 1.15% | 38°13′40"N 95°36′27"W | |
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Further reading
- History of the State of Kansas; William G. Cutler; A.T. Andreas Publisher; 1883. (Online HTML eBook)
- Kansas : A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc; 3 Volumes; Frank W. Blackmar; Standard Publishing Co; 944 / 955 / 824 pages; 1912. (Volume1 - Download 54MB PDF eBook),(Volume2 - Download 53MB PDF eBook), (Volume3 - Download 33MB PDF eBook)
External links
Official sitesAdditional information
Maps
- 2008 Coffey County Map, KDOT
- 2011 Kansas Highway Map, KDOT
- 2011 Kansas Railroad Map, KDOT
- 2005 Kansas School District Boundary Map, KSDE