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Wyandotte County (standard abbreviation: WY) is a county located in the state of Kansas. As of 2000, the population is 157,882. Its county seat is Kansas City, Kansas,6 with which it shares a unified government.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 403 km² (156 mi²). 392 km² (151 mi²) of it is land and 11 km² (4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.76% water.
Adjacent counties
See also:
List of counties in Kansas
Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there are 157,882 people, 59,700 households, and 39,163 families residing in the county. The population density is 403/km² (1,043/mi²). There are 65,892 housing units at an average density of 168/km² (435/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 58.18% White, 28.33% Black or African American, 0.74% Native American, 1.63% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 8.17% from other races, and 2.91% from two or more races. 16.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 59,700 households out of which 32.60% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.10% are married couples living together, 17.80% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.40% are non-families. 28.90% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.00% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.62 and the average family size is 3.24.
In the county the population is spread out with 28.50% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 29.50% from 25 to 44, 19.90% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 95.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $33,784, and the median income for a family is $40,333. Males have a median income of $31,335 versus $24,640 for females. The per capita income for the county is $16,005. 16.50% of the population and 12.50% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 23.00% of those under the age of 18 and 11.10% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
History
Tenskwatawa (Techumseh's brother), "the Prophet", fought at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. He was buried at Shawnee Native American historical site Whitefeather Spring (located at 3818 Ruby Ave., Kansas City, which was added in 1975 to the National Register of historical places).
The Kansas City Smelting and Refining Company employed over 250 men around the 1880s.. The ore and base bullion is received from the mining districts of the mountains and is here crushed, separated and refined.
Cities and towns
Other
- Armourdale
- Armstrong
- Rosedale
- Argentine
- Turner
Education
Unified school districts
- Turner USD 202
- Piper USD 203
- Bonner Springs USD 204
- Kansas City USD 500
External links and references
- William G. Cutler's "History of the State of Kansas (http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/wyandotte/wyandotte-co-p1.html)". 1883. A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
- "Historic Preservation (http://www.wycokck.org/planning/histmap.htm)". Kansas City, Kansas, Urban Planning & Land Use
- Sween, "Argentine Pictures (http://www.ku.edu/heritage/for_nancy/cards1.htm)". Interactive Genealogy. Pictorial History of Wyandotte County, KS.
- "Historical Wyandotte County (http://www.ku.edu/heritage/towns/kansascity.html)". Kansas Heritage, Kansas Community Network.
- "Wyandotte County (http://skyways.lib.ks.us/counties/WY/)". Kansas State Library.
- "Views of the Past (http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/kscoll/lochist/views/views.htm)". Kansas City, Kansas Bicentennial Commission.
- Sween, "Bonner Springs and Edwardsville (http://members.aol.com/Sftrail/bonner/index.html)". Virtual Bonner Springs, KS.
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