Mitchell County, Kansas

Mitchell County
	Mitchell County, Kansas
	; Location in the state of Kansas
	; Kansas's location in the U.S.
Founded	February 26, 1867
Seat	Beloit
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 719.15 sq mi (1,863 km²); 701.79 sq mi (1,818 km²); 17.36 sq mi (45 km²), 2.41%
Population; - (2010); - Density	; 6,373 ; 8.8/sq mi (3.4/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.mcks.org

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Coordinates: 39°24′N 98°12′W / 39.4, -98.2

Mitchell County (standard abbreviation: MC) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,373.^[1]^[2] The largest city and county seat is Beloit.

Law and government[]

Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or "dry", county until 1996, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.^[3]

Geography[]

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 719.15 square miles (1,862.6 km²), of which 701.79 square miles (1,817.6 km²) (or 97.59%) is land and 17.36 square miles (45.0 km²) (or 2.41%) is water.^[4]

Adjacent counties[]

Jewell County (north)
Cloud County (east)
Ottawa County (southeast)
Lincoln County (south)
Osborne County (west)

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	14,647	—
1910	14,089	−3.8%
1920	13,886	−1.4%
1930	12,774	−8.0%
1940	11,339	−11.2%
1950	10,320	−9.0%
1960	8,866	−14.1%
1970	8,010	−9.7%
1980	8,117	1.3%
1990	7,203	−11.3%
2000	6,932	−3.8%
2010	6,373	−8.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

USA Mitchell County, Kansas age pyramid — Age pyramid

As of the census^[5] of 2010, there were 6,373 people, 2,790 households, and 1,725 families residing in the county. The population density was 8.8 people per square mile (3.4/km²). There were 3,296 housing units at an average density of 4.6 per square mile (1.7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.97% White, 0.20% Black or African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,790 households out of which 24.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.29% were married couples living together, 6.23% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.17% were non-families. 33.08% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.12% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.44% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 19.83% from 25 to 44, 29.67% from 45 to 64, and 21.04% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.6 years. For every 100 females there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,247, and the median income for a family was $54,502. Males had a median income of $30,044 versus $20,094 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,350. About 4.90% of families and 8.26% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.04% of those under age 18 and 12.33% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns[]

Incorporated cities[]

Map of Mitchell Co, Ks, USA — 2005 KDOT Map of Mitchell County (map legend)

Name and population (2010 census):

Beloit, 3,835
Cawker City, 469
Glen Elder, 445
Tipton, 210
Simpson, 86, of which a small portion lies in Cloud County
Hunter, 57
Scottsville, 25

Unincorporated places[]

Asherville
Solomon Rapids

Townships[]

Mitchell County is divided into twenty townships. The city of Beloit 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.

Sources: 2000 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Township	FIPS	Population center	Population	Population density /km² (/sq mi)	Land area km² (sq mi)	Water area km² (sq mi)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Asherville	02625		122	1 (3)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.08%	39°25′48″N 97°59′28″W / 39.43, -97.99111
Beloit	05800	Beloit	4,003	48 (125)	83 (32)	0 (0)	0.02%	39°26′40″N 98°5′33″W / 39.44444, -98.0925
Bloomfield	07425		83	1 (2)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.24%	39°20′33″N 98°6′24″W / 39.3425, -98.10667
Blue Hill	07575		36	0 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.36%	39°15′17″N 98°18′43″W / 39.25472, -98.31194
Carr Creek	10850		31	0 (1)	84 (33)	9 (3)	9.51%	39°26′23″N 98°26′40″W / 39.43972, -98.44444
Cawker	11150	Cawker City	578	8 (20)	75 (29)	17 (7)	18.68%	39°30′55″N 98°26′2″W / 39.51528, -98.43389
Center	11875		49	1 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%	39°21′26″N 98°12′2″W / 39.35722, -98.20056
Custer	16875	Hunter	132	1 (4)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.13%	39°14′56″N 98°24′53″W / 39.24889, -98.41472
Eureka	21875		41	0 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.38%	39°15′20″N 97°59′46″W / 39.25556, -97.99611
Glen Elder	26525	Glen Elder	553	7 (18)	78 (30)	15 (6)	16.01%	39°30′32″N 98°18′49″W / 39.50889, -98.31361
Hayes	30975		21	0 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%	39°20′4″N 98°19′8″W / 39.33444, -98.31889
Logan	42025	Simpson	168	2 (5)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.12%	39°21′59″N 97°56′21″W / 39.36639, -97.93917
Lulu	43225	Scottsville	90	1 (3)	92 (35)	0 (0)	0%	39°31′53″N 97°58′34″W / 39.53139, -97.97611
Pittsburg	56050	Tipton	346	4 (10)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%	39°20′31″N 98°28′3″W / 39.34194, -98.4675
Plum Creek	56825		119	1 (3)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%	39°30′53″N 98°5′21″W / 39.51472, -98.08917
Round Springs	61500		27	0 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.14%	39°15′51″N 98°11′28″W / 39.26417, -98.19111
Salt Creek	62825		39	0 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.37%	39°15′12″N 98°6′11″W / 39.25333, -98.10306
Solomon Rapids	66450		80	1 (2)	91 (35)	0 (0)	0.14%	39°31′19″N 98°12′58″W / 39.52194, -98.21611
Turkey Creek	71725		134	1 (4)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.23%	39°26′40″N 98°12′1″W / 39.44444, -98.20028
Walnut Creek	75150		42	0 (1)	88 (34)	5 (2)	5.78%	39°26′49″N 98°19′1″W / 39.44694, -98.31694

Education[]

Unified school districts[]

Private schools[]

St. John's Catholic High School
Tipton Catholic High School

Colleges and Universities[]

North Central Kansas Technical College (Beloit)

References[]

^ "2010 County Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST05&prodType=table. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search - KS - Mitchell County". U.S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=20123. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
^ "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcwetdrymap.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files: Counties". U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_counties_national.txt. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links[]

County

Historical

Mitchell County GenWeb

Maps

Mitchell County Map, KDOT
Kansas Highway Map, KDOT
Kansas Railroad Map, KDOT
Kansas School District Boundary Map, KSDE

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[Census2010-1] "2010 County Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST05&prodType=table. Retrieved March 31, 2011.

[2] "2010 Census Interactive Population Search - KS - Mitchell County". U.S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=20123. Retrieved 2012-01-26.

[3] "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcwetdrymap.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-26.

[4] "2010 Census Gazetteer Files: Counties". U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_counties_national.txt. Retrieved 2012-01-26.

[GR2-5] "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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