Kingman County, Kansas


Kingman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Kingman. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 7,470. The county was named for Samuel Kingman, chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court during the 1860s and 1870s.
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History

Early history

For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.

19th century

In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1872, Kingman County was established and named for Samuel A. Kingman, chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

Adjacent counties

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 7,470. The median age was 45.8 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 103.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.5 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
The racial makeup of the county was 92.7% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 0.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.3% from some other race, and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.6% of the population.
There were 3,155 households in the county, of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 21.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 3,647 housing units, of which 13.5% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 74.4% were owner-occupied and 25.6% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.8%.

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 8,673 people, 3,371 households, and 2,420 families residing in the county. The population density was. There were 3,852 housing units at an average density of. The racial makeup of the county was 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 were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 3,371 households, out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.90% were married couples living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the county, the population was 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 were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $37,790, and the median income for a family was $44,547. Males had a median income of $31,771 versus $25,298 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,533. About 8.40% of families and 10.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.90% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Laws

Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or "dry", county until 2004, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30 percent food sales requirement.

Education

Unified school districts

Communities

List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Kingman County.

Cities

Unincorporated communities

† means a community is designated a Census-Designated Place by the United States Census Bureau.

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 included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.
TownshipFIPSPopulation
center		PopulationPopulation
density
/km2 		Land area
km2 		Water area
km2 		Water %Geographic coordinates
Allen012501091 94 1 0.69%
Belmont05675921 95 0 0.05%
Bennett060507057 95 0 0%
Canton104501181 94 0 0.04%
Chikaskia131251401 94 0 0.01%
Dale169252032 91 1 0.84%
Dresden186503854 93 0 0.21%
Eagle192251542 94 0 0.12%
Eureka218501231 93 1 0.67%
Evan220005166 91 3 3.50%
Galesburg251252543 92 0 0.26%
Hoosier330501622 94 0 0.02%
Kingman369751241 93 0 0.02%
Liberty401501782 94 0 0.05%
Ninnescah506503132 180 1 0.71%
Peters555502012 93 0 0.02%
Richland594001001 95 0 0.18%
Rochester603752102 94 0 0.09%
Rural617253594 94 0 0.03%
Union72175881 94 0 0.25%
Valley728501021 94 0 0.15%
Vinita739752493 91 1 0.67%
White777754015 87 0 0%