Coffey County, Kansas

This article is based on the corresponding article in another wiki. For Familypedia purposes, it requires significantly more historical detail on phases of this location's development. The ideal article for a place will give the reader a feel for what it was like to live at that location at the time their relatives were alive there. Also desirable are links to organizations that may be repositories of genealogical information..
Please help to improve this page yourself if you can.

Coffey County, Kansas
Location in the state of Kansas
Kansas's location in the U.S.
Founded	August 25, 1855
Named for	Asbury M. Coffey
Seat	Burlington
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	654.57 sq mi (1,695 km²) 629.75 sq mi (1,631 km²) 24.82 sq mi (64 km²), 3.79%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	8,601 13.8/sq mi (5.3/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	CoffeyCountyKS.org

Coffey County (county code CF) is a county located in East-Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 8,601. Its county seat and most populous city is Burlington.

The county should not be confused with the city of Coffeyville, which is located in Montgomery County.

Law and government

Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or "dry", county until 2004, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 654.57 square miles (1,695.3 km²), of which 629.75 square miles (1,631.0 km²) (or 96.21%) is land and 24.82 square miles (64.3 km²) (or 3.79%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Osage County (north)
• Franklin County (northeast)
• Anderson County (east)
• Allen County (southeast)
• Woodson County (south)
• Greenwood County (southwest)
• Lyon County (northwest)

Major highways

Sources: National Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau

• Interstate 35
• U.S. Route 50
• U.S. Route 75
• Kansas Highway 31
• Kansas Highway 58
• Kansas Highway 54

National protected area

• Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	2,842		—
1870	6,201		118.2%
1880	11,438		84.5%
1890	15,856		38.6%
1900	16,643		5.0%
1910	15,205		−8.6%
1920	14,254		−6.3%
1930	13,653		−4.2%
1940	12,278		−10.1%
1950	10,408		−15.2%
1960	8,403		−19.3%
1970	7,397		−12.0%
1980	9,370		26.7%
1990	8,404		−10.3%
2000	8,865		5.5%
2010	8,601		−3.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

Population pyramid

2005 KDOT Map of Coffey County (map legend)

Coffey County's population was estimated to be 8,701 in the year 2006, a decrease of 179, or -2.0%, over the previous six years.

As of the U.S. Census in 2000, there were 8,865 people, 3,489 households, and 2,477 families residing in the county. The population density was 14 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 3,876 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.95% White, 0.25% Black or African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.55% of the population.

There were 3,489 households out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.70% were married couples living together, 6.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,839, and the median income for a family was $44,912. Males had a median income of $31,356 versus $20,666 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,337. About 5.00% of families and 6.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.00% of those under age 18 and 9.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

• Burlington, 2,735 (county seat)
• Lebo, 960
• Le Roy, 585
• Waverly, 565
• New Strawn, 403
• Gridley, 368

Unincorporated places

• Agricola
• Aliceville
• Crandall
• Crotty
• Halls Summit
• Ottumwa
• Section
• Sharpe

Townships

Coffey County is divided into fourteen townships. The city of Burlington 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.

Township	FIPS	Population center	Population	Population density /km² (/sq mi)	Land area km² (sq mi)	Water area km² (sq mi)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Avon	03550		183	2 (6)	80 (31)	0 (0)	0.40%	38°10′1″N 95°35′16″W
Burlington	09425		300	4 (10)	81 (31)	0 (0)	0.48%	38°10′40″N 95°45′18″W
Hampden	29775		114	2 (5)	56 (22)	20 (8)	26.43%	38°12′14″N 95°42′10″W
Key West	36650		237	2 (5)	123 (48)	1 (0)	0.68%	38°23′53″N 95°44′50″W
Le Roy	39675		669	12 (32)	54 (21)	0 (0)	0.39%	38°5′2″N 95°38′5″W
Liberty	39925		634	3 (9)	186 (72)	1 (0)	0.57%	38°6′0″N 95°53′7″W
Lincoln	40550		1,268	7 (18)	181 (70)	3 (1)	1.60%	38°23′24″N 95°52′34″W
Neosho	49750		140	1 (3)	124 (48)	0 (0)	0.34%	38°5′38″N 95°44′1″W
Ottumwa	53700		740	6 (16)	122 (47)	15 (6)	11.06%	38°16′54″N 95°44′34″W
Pleasant	56225		272	2 (4)	158 (61)	18 (7)	10.40%	38°13′57″N 95°53′38″W
Pottawatomie	57200		217	2 (4)	140 (54)	1 (0)	0.87%	38°17′28″N 95°35′20″W
Rock Creek	60500		1,025	7 (19)	140 (54)	1 (1)	1.00%	38°24′4″N 95°35′26″W
Spring Creek	67375		118	1 (3)	90 (35)	1 (0)	0.76%	38°5′31″N 95°34′50″W
Star	68000		158	2 (5)	90 (35)	1 (0)	1.15%	38°13′40″N 95°36′27″W
Sources: "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html.

Education

Unified school districts

• Lebo-Waverly USD 243
• Burlington USD 244
• Leroy-Gridley USD 245

Notable people

• Alan L. Hart (1890-1962), transgender physician, radiologist, tuberculosis researcher, writer, and novelist

See also

Information on this and other counties in Kansas

• List of counties in Kansas
• List of Kansas county name etymologies
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Kansas
• Kansas locations by per capita income

Other information for Kansas

• List of cities in Kansas
• List of unified school districts in Kansas
• List of colleges and universities in Kansas

Further reading

• History of the State of Kansas; William G. Cutler; A.T. Andreas Publisher; 1883. (Online HTML eBook)
• Kansas : A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc; 3 Volumes; Frank W. Blackmar; Standard Publishing Co; 944 / 955 / 824 pages; 1912. (Volume1 - Download 54MB PDF eBook),(Volume2 - Download 53MB PDF eBook), (Volume3 - Download 33MB PDF eBook)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Coffey County, Kansas

Official sites

• Coffey County

Additional information

• Blue Skyways
• Kansas Statistical Abstract

Maps

• Coffey County Map, KDOT
• Kansas Highway Map, KDOT
• Kansas Railroad Map, KDOT
• Kansas School District Boundary Map, KSDE