Wyandotte County, Kansas

Wyandotte County (county code WY) is located in northeast, in the. The 's population was estimated to be 155,509 in the year 2006, making it the fourth largest in the state. Its and most populous city is, with which it shares a. Wyandotte County forms part of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 403 (156 ), giving it the least amount of land mass of the counties of Kansas. Wyandotte County has 392 km² (151 sq mi) of land-98.24%-and 11 km² (4 sq mi)-2.76%-of water. .

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
Wyandotte County's population was estimated to be 155,509 in the year 2006, a decrease of 2347, or -1.5%, over the previous six years; it is the fourth largest population in the state.

As of the, there were 157,882 people, 59,700 households, and 39,163 families residing in the county. The was 403/km² (1,043/sq mi). There were 65,892 housing units at an average density of 168/km² (435/sq mi). The of the county was 58.18%, 28.33%  or , 1.63% , 0.74% , 0.04% , 8.17% from other races, and 2.91% from. or of any race were 16.00% of the population.

By 2005 48.2% of Wyandotte County's population was non-Hispanic whites. 27.0% of the population was African-American. Native Americans made up 0.8% of the population. Asians were 1.7% of the population. Latinos made up 21.4% of the county's population.

There were 59,700 s out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.10% were living together, 17.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.40% were non-families. 28.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.50% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 29.50% from 25 to 44, 19.90% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males.

The in the county was $33,784, and the median income for a family was $40,333. Males had a median income of $31,335 versus $24,640 for females. The for the county was $16,005. About 12.50% of families and 16.50% of the population were below the, including 23.00% of those under age 18 and 11.10% of those age 65 or over.

According to this statistical abstract, approximately 1.4% of the county's residents use public transportation to get to work. This is actually the highest percentage in the state. http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/ksdata/ksah/KSA37.pdf

The Wyandot
The county is named after the (a.k.a. Wyandott or Wyandotte) Indians. They were called the Huron by the French in Canada, but they called themselves Wendat. They were distantly related to the, with whom they sometimes fought. They had hoped to hold off movement by white Americans into their territory and had hoped to make the Ohio River the border between the United States and Canada.

One branch of the Wyandot moved to the area that is now the state of Ohio. They generally took the course of assimilation into Anglo-American society. Many of them embraced Christianity under the influence of missionaries. They were transported to the current area of Wyandotte County in 1843, where they set up a community and worked in cooperation with Anglo settlers. The also influenced early settlement of this area.

The Wyandot in Kansas set up a constitutional form of government that they had devised in Ohio. They set up the territorial government for Kansas and Nebraska. It was one of their own who was elected as territorial governor.

Other historical facts
The county was organized in 1855. ('s brother), "the Prophet", fought at the in. He was buried at Shawnee Native American historical site (located at 3818 Ruby Ave., Kansas City, which was added in 1975 to the National Register of historical places). The Kansas City Smelting and Refining Company employed over 250 men around the. The ore and base is received from the  districts of the mountains and is here crushed, separated and refined.

The  (or "Military Crossing"; sometimes "the ") was where the old met the waters of the. Around, (one of the earliest permanent white settlers in the area) set up the  on the  here. His house was known was the. The ferry was used by individuals (such as traders, freighters, and soldiers) traveling between and  on the military road. Others would cross this area on their way to.

The Diocese of Leavenworth moved its see from Leavenworth, Kansas to Kansas City, Kansas on 10 May 1947. It became an Archdiocese on 9 August 1952.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 145,004 (county seat)
 * , 6,892, of which about 1.2 km² (0.5 sq mi) lies within
 * , 4,495
 * , 919, of which a quarter of the city lies within Wyandotte County, the majority being in

Unincorporated places

 * , formerly a city, consolidated with the city of Kansas City in 1886.
 * , a town absorbed by Wyandotte.
 * , formerly a city, consolidated with the city of Kansas City in 1922.
 * , formerly a city, consolidated with the city of Kansas City in 1886.
 * , formerly a city, consolidated with the city of Kansas City in 1922.
 * , formerly a city, consolidated with the city of Kansas City in 1886.
 * , formerly a city, consolidated with the city of Kansas City in 1886.

Townships
Wyandotte County has a single. The cities of, , and are considered governmentally independent and are excluded from the census figures for the township. 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.

Colleges and universities
Public Private
 * (Web site)
 * (Web site)
 * (Web site)

School Districts

 * Turner USD 202
 * Piper USD 203
 * Bonner Springs USD 204
 * Kansas City USD 500

Private schools
Primary Secondary
 * St. Patrick's Grade School
 * Christ the King Grade School
 * Christ the King Grade School
 * (Web site)

Other schools
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Business Interests
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