Sedgwick County, Kansas
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Template:US County infobox Sedgwick County (standard abbreviation: SG) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of 2000, the population is 452,869. Its county seat is Wichita.6
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,614 km² (1,009 mi²). 2,588 km² (999 mi²) of it is land and 26 km² (10 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.99% water.
Adjacent counties
- Harvey County, Kansas (north)
- Butler County, Kansas (east)
- Cowley County, Kansas (southeast)
- Sumner County, Kansas (south)
- Kingman County, Kansas (west)
- Reno County, Kansas (northwest)
See also: List of counties in Kansas
Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there are 452,869 people, 176,444 households, and 117,688 families residing in the county. The population density is 175/km² (453/mi²). There are 191,133 housing units at an average density of 74/km² (191/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 79.38% White, 9.13% Black or African American, 1.11% Native American, 3.34% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 4.17% from other races, and 2.81% from two or more races. 8.04% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 176,444 households out of which 34.40% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.70% are married couples living together, 10.90% have a female householder with no husband present, and 33.30% are non-families. 28.20% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.70% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.53 and the average family size is 3.14.
In the county the population is spread out with 28.20% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 20.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.40% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $42,485, and the median income for a family is $51,645. Males have a median income of $37,770 versus $26,153 for females. The per capita income for the county is $20,907. 9.50% of the population and 7.00% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 11.90% of those under the age of 18 and 7.00% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Subdivisions
Cities and towns
- Andale
- Bel Aire
- Bentley
- Cheney
- Clearwater
- Colwich
- Derby
- Eastborough
- Garden Plain
- Goddard
- Haysville
- Kechi
- Maize
- Mount Hope
- Mulvane
- Oaklawn-Sunview
- Park City
- Valley Center
- Viola
- Wichita
Education
Unified school districts
- Wichita USD 259 [1] (http://www.usd259.com)
- Derby USD 260 [2] (http://www.usd260.com/)
- Haysville USD 261 [3] (http://www.usd261.com/)
- Valley Center USD 262 [4] (http://www.usd262.net/)
- Mulvane USD 263 [5] (http://www.usd263.com/)
- Clearwater USD 264 [6] (http://www.usd264.com/)
- Goddard USD 265 [7] (http://www.goddardusd.com/)
- Maize USD 266 [8] (http://www.usd266.com/)
- Renwick USD 267 [9] (http://www.usd267.com/)
- Cheney USD 268 [10] (http://www.cheney268.com/)
Points of interest
External links
- Sedgwickcounty.org Information Network (http://www.sedgwickcounty.org/) Includes voting information, elected officials lookup, crime details, and other useful information.
- KSGenWeb (http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/sedgwick/) Historical website offering information on the past of Sedgwick County.
- Sedgwick County Zoo (http://www.scz.org/)
- Political Graveyard (http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/SE.html) entry for Sedgwick County
