Linn County, Kansas
Linn County | |
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UTC−5 (CDT) | |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | LinnCountyKS.com |
Linn County is a
History
Early history
For many
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.
Explorers in the early 19th century came across abandoned mining sites along a creek south of the Marais des Cygnes river. The background of these early miners remains a mystery; but, it inspired early residents of the region to name this waterway "Mine Creek."[7]
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Miami County (north)
- Bates County, Missouri (east)
- Vernon County, Missouri (southeast)
- Bourbon County (south)
- Allen County (southwest)
- Anderson County (west)
- Franklin County (northwest)
National protected area
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1860 | 6,336 | — | |
1870 | 12,174 | 92.1% | |
1880 | 15,298 | 25.7% | |
1890 | 17,215 | 12.5% | |
1900 | 16,689 | −3.1% | |
1910 | 14,735 | −11.7% | |
1920 | 13,815 | −6.2% | |
1930 | 13,534 | −2.0% | |
1940 | 11,969 | −11.6% | |
1950 | 10,053 | −16.0% | |
1960 | 8,274 | −17.7% | |
1970 | 7,770 | −6.1% | |
1980 | 8,234 | 6.0% | |
1990 | 8,254 | 0.2% | |
2000 | 9,570 | 15.9% | |
2010 | 9,656 | 0.9% | |
2020 | 9,591 | −0.7% | |
2021 (est.) | 9,747 | [2] | 1.6% |
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11] 1990-2000[12] 2010-2020[1] |
Linn County is included in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
As of the
of any race were 0.91% of the population.There were 3,807 households, out of which 28.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.70% were married couples living together, 6.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.00% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 24.30% from 25 to 44, 25.70% from 45 to 64, and 18.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 100.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.60 males.
The
Government
Presidential elections
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 4,048 | 80.22% | 896 | 17.76% | 102 | 2.02% |
2016 | 3,484 | 78.22% | 736 | 16.52% | 234 | 5.25% |
2012 | 3,177 | 71.12% | 1,170 | 26.19% | 120 | 2.69% |
2008 | 3,086 | 66.84% | 1,425 | 30.86% | 106 | 2.30% |
2004 | 3,048 | 64.29% | 1,631 | 34.40% | 62 | 1.31% |
2000 | 2,513 | 59.00% | 1,587 | 37.26% | 159 | 3.73% |
1996 | 2,077 | 49.04% | 1,590 | 37.54% | 568 | 13.41% |
1992 | 1,413 | 34.20% | 1,353 | 32.75% | 1,365 | 33.04% |
1988 | 2,163 | 58.60% | 1,497 | 40.56% | 31 | 0.84% |
1984 | 2,795 | 70.33% | 1,152 | 28.99% | 27 | 0.68% |
1980 | 2,407 | 64.88% | 1,157 | 31.19% | 146 | 3.94% |
1976 | 1,873 | 52.00% | 1,681 | 46.67% | 48 | 1.33% |
1972 | 2,593 | 73.41% | 876 | 24.80% | 63 | 1.78% |
1968 | 2,250 | 63.11% | 893 | 25.05% | 422 | 11.84% |
1964 | 1,939 | 52.70% | 1,725 | 46.89% | 15 | 0.41% |
1960 | 2,824 | 70.18% | 1,176 | 29.22% | 24 | 0.60% |
1956 | 2,991 | 71.64% | 1,177 | 28.19% | 7 | 0.17% |
1952 | 3,527 | 73.99% | 1,220 | 25.59% | 20 | 0.42% |
1948 | 2,632 | 60.45% | 1,673 | 38.42% | 49 | 1.13% |
1944 | 3,185 | 68.54% | 1,442 | 31.03% | 20 | 0.43% |
1940 | 4,086 | 66.04% | 2,067 | 33.41% | 34 | 0.55% |
1936 | 3,872 | 58.78% | 2,682 | 40.72% | 33 | 0.50% |
1932 | 2,647 | 44.46% | 3,216 | 54.02% | 90 | 1.51% |
1928 | 4,231 | 75.19% | 1,328 | 23.60% | 68 | 1.21% |
1924 | 3,161 | 57.91% | 1,683 | 30.84% | 614 | 11.25% |
1920 | 3,189 | 62.84% | 1,764 | 34.76% | 122 | 2.40% |
1916 | 2,699 | 45.47% | 2,930 | 49.36% | 307 | 5.17% |
1912 | 858 | 23.95% | 1,283 | 35.82% | 1,441 | 40.23% |
1908 | 1,950 | 51.79% | 1,657 | 44.01% | 158 | 4.20% |
1904 | 2,324 | 62.54% | 1,085 | 29.20% | 307 | 8.26% |
1900 | 2,279 | 52.23% | 2,043 | 46.83% | 41 | 0.94% |
1896 | 2,153 | 46.64% | 2,424 | 52.51% | 39 | 0.84% |
1892 | 2,046 | 49.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,098 | 50.63% |
1888 | 2,166 | 52.51% | 802 | 19.44% | 1,157 | 28.05% |
Laws
Following amendment to the
Education
Unified school districts
Communities
† means a community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
Cities
- Blue Mound
- La Cygne
- Linn Valley
- Mound City (county seat)
- Parker
- Pleasanton
- Prescott
Unincorporated communities
Ghost towns
Townships
Linn County is divided into eleven townships. None of the cities within the county are considered governmentally independent, and all figures for the townships include those of the cities. 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blue Mound | 07625 | 500 | 3 (8) | 162 (63) | 0 (0) | 0.09% | 38°5′37″N 95°0′45″W / 38.09361°N 95.01250°W | |
Centerville | 12350 | 389 | 2 (5) | 206 (79) | 0 (0) | 0.07% | 38°12′39″N 94°59′56″W / 38.21083°N 94.99889°W | |
Liberty | 40200 | 908 | 5 (14) | 166 (64) | 0 (0) | 0.17% | 38°19′38″N 94°59′26″W / 38.32722°N 94.99056°W | |
Lincoln | 40825 | 2,251 | 18 (47) | 125 (48) | 11 (4) | 7.84% | 38°21′10″N 94°43′10″W / 38.35278°N 94.71944°W | |
Mound City | 48775 | 1,421 | 11 (29) | 129 (50) | 0 (0) | 0.16% | 38°7′59″N 94°48′59″W / 38.13306°N 94.81639°W | |
Paris | 54375 | 494 | 3 (8) | 167 (65) | 0 (0) | 0.11% | 38°13′49″N 94°50′1″W / 38.23028°N 94.83361°W | |
Potosi | 57175 | 2,080 | 14 (37) | 144 (56) | 1 (0) | 0.52% | 38°10′35″N 94°42′20″W / 38.17639°N 94.70556°W | |
Scott | 63550 | 641 | 4 (10) | 163 (63) | 1 (0) | 0.73% | 38°18′32″N 94°51′13″W / 38.30889°N 94.85361°W | |
Sheridan | 64700 | 560 | 5 (13) | 116 (45) | 0 (0) | 0.19% | 38°4′7″N 94°41′9″W / 38.06861°N 94.68583°W | |
Stanton | 67875 | 169 | 2 (6) | 78 (30) | 0 (0) | 0.04% | 38°3′33″N 94°49′58″W / 38.05917°N 94.83278°W | |
Valley | 72925 | 157 | 2 (4) | 94 (36) | 6 (2) | 5.91% | 38°16′7″N 94°41′41″W / 38.26861°N 94.69472°W | |
Sources: "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. Archived from the original on August 2, 2002. |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Linn County, Kansas
- USS Linn County(LST-900)
- Community information for Kansas
- Kansas locations by per capita income
- List of counties in Kansas
- List of townships in Kansas
- List of cities in Kansas
- List of unincorporated communities in Kansas
- List of ghost towns in Kansas
References
- ^ a b c "QuickFacts; Linn County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ a b "County Population Totals: 2020-2021". United States Census Bureau. March 24, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ "Population Data and Maps | MARC".
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 166.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 187.
- ^ "Extinct Towns in Linn County, Kansas - History and Information - Page 2". www.legendsofkansas.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2013.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- ^ "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
- Notes
Further reading
- Plat Book of Linn County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 44 pages; 1906.
External links
- County
- Other
- Linn County News (local newspaper)
- Maps