|
| |
Kansas
|
| |
1859
|
| |
Kansas City
|
| |
403area mi=156
|
| |
392area land mi=151
|
| |
11area water mi=4
|
| |
276%
|
| |
2006
|
| |
155,509
|
| |
3967density mi=10299
|
| |
Central
|
| |
-6
|
| |
-5
|
(county code '''WY''') is located in northeast
Kansas , in the
Central United States . The
County 's population was estimated to be 155,509 in the year 2006, making it the fourth largest in the state. Its
County Seat and most populous city is
Kansas City , with which it shares a
Unified Government . Wyandotte County forms part of the
Kansas City Metropolitan Area .
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 403
Km&2 (156
Mi&2 ), giving it the least amount of land mass of the counties of Kansas. Wyandotte County has 392 km&
2 (151 mi&
2) of land-98.24%-and 11 km&
2 (4 mi&
2)-2.76%-of water. .
Wyandotte County's population was estimated to be 155,509 in the year 2006, a decrease of 2347, or -1.5%, over the previous six years;
1 Annual estimates of the population to
2006-07-01 . Released
2007-03-22 . Six year change is from
2000-07-01 to
2006-07-01 . it is the fourth largest population in the state.
As of the
U.S. Census In 2000 , there were 157,882 people, 59,700 households, and 39,163 families residing in the county. The
Population Density was 403/km&
2 (1,043/mi&
2). There were 65,892 housing units at an average density of 168/km&
2 (435/mi&
2). The
Racial Makeup of the county was 58.18%
White , 28.33%
Black or
African American , 1.63%
Asian , 0.74%
Native American , 0.04%
Pacific Islander , 8.17% from other races, and 2.91% from
Two Or More Races .
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 16.00% of the population.
By 2005 48.2% of Wyandotte County's population was non-Hispanic whites. 27.0% of the population was African-American. Native Americans made up 0.8% of the population. Asians were 1.7% of the population. Latinos made up 21.4% of the county's population.
]]
There were 59,700
Household s out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.10% were
Married Couples living together, 17.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.40% were non-families. 28.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the county the population was 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 were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males.
The
Median Income For A Household in the county was $33,784, and the median income for a family was $40,333. Males had a median income of $31,335 versus $24,640 for females. The
Per Capita Income for the county was $16,005. About 12.50% of families and 16.50% of the population were below the
Poverty Line , including 23.00% of those under age 18 and 11.10% of those age 65 or over.
According to this statistical abstract, approximately 1.4% of the county's residents use public transportation to get to work. This is actually the highest percentage in the state. http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/ksdata/ksah/KSA37.pdf
The county is named after the
Wyandot (a.k.a. Wyandott or Wyandotte) Indians. They were called the Huron by the French in Canada, but they called themselves Wendat. They were distantly related to the
Iroquois , with whom they sometimes fought. They had hoped to hold off movement by white Americans into their territory and had hoped to make the Ohio River the border between the United States and Canada.
One branch of the Wyandot moved to the area that is now the state of Ohio. They generally took the course of assimilation into Anglo-American society. Many of them embraced Christianity under the influence of missionaries. They were transported to the current area of Wyandotte County in 1843, where they set up a community and worked in cooperation with Anglo settlers. The
Christian Munsee also influenced early settlement of this area.
The Wyandot in Kansas set up a constitutional form of government that they had devised in Ohio. They set up the territorial government for Kansas and Nebraska. It was one of their own who was elected as territorial governor.
The county was organized in 1855.
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.
The ''
Delaware Crossing '' (or "''Military Crossing''"; sometimes "''the
Secondine ''") was where the old
Indian Trail met the waters of the
Kaw River . Around
1831 ,
Moses Grinter (one of the earliest permanent white settlers in the area) set up the
Grinter Ferry on the
Kansas River here. His house was known was the
Grinter Place . The ferry was used by individuals (such as traders, freighters, and soldiers) traveling between
Fort Leavenworth and
Fort Scott on the military road. Others would cross this area on their way to
Santa Fe .
The Diocese of Leavenworth moved its see from Leavenworth, Kansas to Kansas City, Kansas on 10 May 1947. It became an Archdiocese on 9 August 1952.
Name and population (2004 estimate):
- Kansas City , 145,004 (county seat)
- Bonner Springs , 6,892, of which about 1.2 km&2 (0.5 mi&2) lies within Johnson County
- Edwardsville , 4,495
- Lake Quivira , 919, of which a quarter of the city lies within Wyandotte County, the majority being in Johnson County
- Argentine
- Armourdale , formerly a city, consolidated with the city of Kansas City in 1886.
- Armstrong , a town absorbed by Wyandotte.
- Piper
- Rosedale , formerly a city, consolidated with the city of Kansas City in 1922.
- Turner
- Wyandotte , formerly a city, consolidated with the city of Kansas City in 1886.
Wyandotte County has a single
Township . The cities of
Bonner Springs ,
Kansas City , and
Lake Quivira are considered ''governmentally independent'' and are excluded from the census figures for the township. 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.
Public
- Turner USD 202
- Piper USD 203
- Bonner Springs USD 204
- Kansas City USD 500
Primary
See Also: Geographic references
United States Census, 2000
- William G. Cutler's "'' History of the State of Kansas ''". 1883. A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
- "'' Historic Preservation ''". Kansas City, Kansas, Urban Planning & Land Use
- Sween, "'' Argentine Pictures ''". Interactive Genealogy. Pictorial History of Wyandotte County, KS.
- "'' Historical Wyandotte County ''". Kansas Heritage, Kansas Community Network.
- "'' Wyandotte County ''". Kansas State Library.
- "'' Views of the Past ''". Kansas City, Kansas Bicentennial Commission.
- Sween, "'' Bonner Springs and Edwardsville ''". Virtual Bonner Springs, KS.
- "'' Senate Bill 187 (Steineger) ''"
