Meade County, Kansas

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Meade County, Kansas
Map
Location in the state of Kansas
Kansas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	March 20, 1873
Seat	Meade
Area - Total - Land - Water	980 sq mi (2,537 km²) 978 sq mi (2,534 km²) 1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.13%
Population^Est. - (2005) - Density	4,625 4.7/sq mi (1.8/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Meade County (standard abbreviation: ME) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is named in honor of General George G. Meade. As of 2000, the population was 4,631. The largest city and county seat is Meade.

1 Law and government
2 Geography
- 2.1 Adjacent counties
3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns
- 4.1 Incorporated cities
5 Townships
6 Education
- 6.1 Unified school districts
7 See also
8 See also
9 References
10 External links

[edit] Law and government

Although the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters, Meade County has remained a prohibition, or "dry", county.^[1]

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 980 square miles (2,537 km²), of which, 978 square miles (2,534 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (3 km²) of it (0.13%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Gray County (north)
Ford County (northeast)
Clark County (east)
Beaver County, Oklahoma (south)
Seward County (west)
Haskell County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	1,581	—
1910	5,055	219.7%
1920	5,542	9.6%
1930	6,858	23.7%
1940	5,522	-19.5%
1950	5,710	3.4%
1960	5,505	-3.6%
1970	4,912	-10.8%
1980	4,788	-2.5%
1990	4,247	-11.3%
2000	4,631	9.0%

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 4,631 people, 1,728 households, and 1,252 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 1,968 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.10% White, 0.39% Black or African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 6.24% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. 10.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Age pyramid

There were 1,728 households out of which 36.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.70% were married couples living together, 4.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.50% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 19.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,761, and the median income for a family was $41,550. Males had a median income of $29,295 versus $20,153 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,824. About 6.70% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.90% of those under age 18 and 5.70% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

Map of Meade County from KDOT (map legend)

[edit] Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

Meade, 1,624
Plains, 1,154
Fowler, 572

[edit] Townships

Meade County is divided into nine 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.

Sources: 2000 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Township	FIPS	Population	Population density /km² (/sq mi)	Land area km² (sq mi)	Water area km² (sq mi)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Cimarron	13325	93	0 (1)	303 (117)	2 (1)	0.57%	37°4′34″N, 100°30′42″W
Crooked Creek	16450	92	1 (2)	141 (54)	0 (0)	0.06%	37°24′41″N, 100°19′30″W
Fowler	24200	749	3 (7)	271 (105)	0 (0)	0.01%	37°23′8″N, 100°11′46″W
Logan	42000	100	0 (1)	284 (110)	0 (0)	0.01%	37°14′30″N, 100°11′58″W
Meade Center	45350	1,968	7 (18)	280 (108)	0 (0)	0.14%	37°16′15″N, 100°20′15″W
Mertilla	46025	221	1 (1)	389 (150)	0 (0)	0.02%	37°24′33″N, 100°30′58″W
Odee	52075	50	0 (1)	246 (95)	0 (0)	0.13%	37°2′47″N, 100°22′14″W
Sand Creek	62925	38	0 (0)	272 (105)	0 (0)	0.03%	37°3′59″N, 100°9′46″W
West Plains	77300	1,320	4 (10)	348 (134)	0 (0)	0.13%	37°14′59″N, 100°33′45″W