Nemaha County, Kansas

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Nemaha County, Kansas
Map
Location in the state of Kansas
Kansas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	August 25, 1855
Seat	Seneca
Area - Total - Land - Water	719 sq mi (1,863 km²) 718 sq mi (1,860 km²) 1 sq mi (4 km²), 0.20%
Population^Est. - (2005) - Density	10,443 14.5/sq mi (5.6/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website: www.nemaha.kansasgov.com
Named for: Nemaha River

Nemaha County (standard abbreviation: NM) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of 2000, the population is 10,717. The county seat is Seneca.

1 History
2 Law and government
3 Geography
- 3.1 Adjacent counties
4 Demographics
5 Cities and towns
- 5.1 Incorporated cities
- 5.2 Unincorporated places
6 Townships
7 Education
- 7.1 Unified school districts
8 Noted Residents, Past and Present
9 See also
10 References
11 External links

[edit] History

On May 30, 1879, the "Irving, Kansas Tornado" passed through Nemaha county. This tornado measured F4 on the Fujita scale, and had a damage path 800 yards wide and 100 miles long. Eighteen people were killed and sixty were injured in this tornado.

[edit] Law and government

Nemaha County was a prohibition, or "dry", county until the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 and voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.^[1]

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 719 square miles (1,863 km²), of which, 718 square miles (1,860 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.20%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Richardson County, Nebraska (northeast)
Brown County (east)
Jackson County (southeast)
Pottawatomie County (southwest)
Marshall County (west)
Pawnee County, Nebraska (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	20,376	—
1910	19,072	-6.4%
1920	18,487	-3.1%
1930	18,342	-0.8%
1940	16,761	-8.6%
1950	14,341	-14.4%
1960	12,897	-10.1%
1970	11,825	-8.3%
1980	11,211	-5.2%
1990	10,446	-6.8%
2000	10,717	2.6%

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 10,717 people, 3,959 households, and 2,763 families residing in the county. The population density was 15 people per square mile (6/km²). There were 4,340 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.35% White, 0.49% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. 0.71% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Age pyramid

There were 3,959 households out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.90% were married couples living together, 5.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.50% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 24.10% from 25 to 44, 19.40% from 45 to 64, and 22.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,296, and the median income for a family was $41,838. Males had a median income of $28,879 versus $19,340 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,121. About 6.50% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 8.50% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

Map of Nemaha County from KDOT (map legend)

[edit] Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

Sabetha, 2,532, of which a small portion lies in Brown County
Seneca, 2,072
Centralia, 507
Wetmore, 356
Bern, 200
Goff, 177
Corning, 167
Oneida, 69

[edit] Unincorporated places

Baileyville
Kelly
St. Benedict

[edit] Townships

Nemaha County is divided into twenty townships. The cities of Sabetha and Seneca are considered governmentally independent and are 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.

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
Adams	00275	213	2 (6)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%	39°46′38″N, 95°57′36″W
Berwick	06375	391	4 (11)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%	39°57′11″N, 95°50′11″W
Capioma	10575	161	2 (4)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%	39°47′28″N, 95°51′18″W
Center	11900	200	2 (6)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0 %	39°46′37″N, 96°11′15″W
Clear Creek	13775	123	1 (3)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0 %	39°57′27″N, 96°10′56″W
Gilman	26275	223	2 (6)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.19%	39°52′1″N, 95°57′14″W
Granada	27275	122	1 (3)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.06%	39°41′23″N, 95°51′10″W
Harrison	30375	399	4 (11)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.06%	39°41′22″N, 95°56′55″W
Home	32900	567	6 (16)	91 (35)	3 (1)	3.12%	39°42′36″N, 96°9′17″W
Illinois	33725	453	5 (13)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0 %	39°41′13″N, 96°3′41″W
Marion	44775	457	5 (13)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%	39°51′48″N, 96°11′32″W
Mitchell	47475	305	3 (9)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0 %	39°47′25″N, 96°3′43″W
Nemaha	49625	184	2 (5)	92 (35)	0 (0)	0 %	39°57′4″N, 96°3′44″W
Neuchatel	50050	117	1 (3)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0 %	39°36′27″N, 96°11′25″W
Red Vermillion	58750	137	1 (4)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%	39°36′17″N, 96°4′0″W
Reilly	58900	153	2 (4)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.07%	39°36′47″N, 95°57′12″W
Richmond	59725	538	6 (16)	89 (34)	0 (0)	0 %	39°51′34″N, 96°3′49″W
Rock Creek	60600	302	3 (9)	88 (34)	0 (0)	0.28%	39°52′32″N, 95°50′8″W
Washington	75675	465	5 (13)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.01%	39°57′41″N, 95°57′44″W
Wetmore	77575	503	5 (14)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%	39°37′35″N, 95°49′43″W