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Kansas
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Map of Kansas highlighting Russell Countysvg
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February 26 , 1867
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Russell
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2,328area mi=899
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2,291area land mi=885
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37area water mi=14
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159%
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2005
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6,845
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30density mi=77
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Central
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wwwrussellkansasgovcom
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(standard abbreviation: '''RS''') is a
County located in the
U.S. State of
Kansas . As of
2000 , the population is 7,370. The largest city and
County Seat is
Russell .
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 2,328
Km&2 (899
Mi&2 ). 2,291 km&
2 (885 mi&
2) of it is land and 37 km&
2 (14 mi&
2) of it (1.59%) is water.
The city of Russell is the junction of
Interstate 70 , a major east-west highway through the
Midwestern United States , and
US Highway 281 , which begins at the United States-Canadian border in
North Dakota and ends at the U.S.-Mexican border in
Texas . I-70 also runs through Gorham on the western end of the county and Dorrance on the eastern end.
Hays is 30 miles west of Russell and
Salina is 67 miles east of Russell.
Further along I-70, Russell is approximately 250 miles west of
Kansas City, Missouri and 360 miles east of
Denver, Colorado .
Kansas Highway 18 , a major east-west state highway in northern Kansas, enters from Osborne County to the west and runs through Paradise before joining up with US 281 through Waldo. US 281 and K-18 split again at the city limits of Luray, and K-18 continues east through Lucas and into Lincoln County. US 281 heads north into Osborne County.
South of I-70, US 281 heads into Barton County and towards the city of
Great Bend .
As of the
Census &2 of 2000, there were 7,370 people, 3,207 households, and 2,020 families residing in the county. The
Population Density was 3/km&
2 (8/mi&
2). There were 3,871 housing units at an average density of 2/km&
2 (4/mi&
2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.58%
White , 0.50%
Black or
African American , 0.56%
Native American , 0.33%
Asian , 0.01%
Pacific Islander , 0.27% from
Other Races , and 0.75% from two or more races. 0.91% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 3,207 households out of which 25.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.40% were
Married Couples living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.00% were non-families. 32.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the county the population was spread out with 22.40% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 23.30% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 24.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 92.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,284, and the median income for a family was $40,355. Males had a median income of $25,916 versus $17,957 for females. The
Per Capita Income for the county was $17,073. About 9.10% of families and 12.00% of the population were below the
Poverty Line , including 13.80% of those under age 18 and 8.50% of those age 65 or over.
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Name and population (2004 estimate):
Russell County is divided into twelve
Townships . The city of
Russell 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.
Russell, the county seat, was the home of former U.S. Senate Majority leader and 1996 GOP presidential nominee
Robert Dole for many years. It was also the boyhood home of U.S. Senator
Arlen Spector of Pennsylvania, who was born in
Wichita .
The
Russell County Fair is located in Russell, KS, just off Interstate 70. Held the first week of August, the fair includes carnival rides, free entertainment stage, displays, and livestock shows. http://www.russellfair.org
Russell Kansas Online - Online community directory and business search engine. http://www.russellksonline.com
