Phillips County, Kansas

Phillips County
	Phillips County, Kansas
	Phillips County Courthouse
	; Location in the state of Kansas
	; Kansas's location in the U.S.
Founded	February 26, 1867
Seat	Phillipsburg
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 894.81 sq mi (2,318 km²); 886.23 sq mi (2,295 km²); 8.58 sq mi (22 km²), 0.96%
Population; - (2010); - Density	; 5,642 ; 6.2/sq mi (2.4/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.PhillipsCounty.org

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Coordinates: 39°48′N 99°21′W / 39.8, -99.35

Phillips County (standard abbreviation: PL) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 5,642.^[1] The largest city and county seat is Phillipsburg.

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.^[2]

Geography[]

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 894.81 square miles (2,317.5 km²), of which 886.23 square miles (2,295.3 km²) (or 99.04%) is land and 8.58 square miles (22.2 km²) (or 0.96%) is water.^[3]

Adjacent counties[]

Harlan County, Nebraska (north)
Franklin County, Nebraska (northeast)
Smith County (east)
Rooks County (south)
Graham County (southwest)
Norton County (west)

National protected area[]

Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	14,442	—
1910	14,150	−2.0%
1920	12,505	−11.6%
1930	12,159	−2.8%
1940	10,435	−14.2%
1950	9,273	−11.1%
1960	8,709	−6.1%
1970	7,888	−9.4%
1980	7,406	−6.1%
1990	6,590	−11.0%
2000	6,001	−8.9%
2010	5,642	−6.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

USA Phillips County, Kansas age pyramid — Age pyramid

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 6,001 people, 2,496 households, and 1,722 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 3,088 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.25% White, 0.25% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,496 households out of which 28.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were married couples living together, 5.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 23.20% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 21.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,013, and the median income for a family was $41,638. Males had a median income of $29,609 versus $17,827 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,121. About 7.20% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.60% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns[]

Incorporated cities[]

Name and population (2004 estimate):

Phillipsburg, 2,473 (county seat)
Logan, 555
Agra, 283
Kirwin, 217
Long Island, 146
Prairie View, 133
Glade, 108
Speed, 42

Unincorporated places[]

Stuttgart
Woodruff

Townships[]

Phillips County is divided into twenty-five townships. The city of Phillipsburg 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	Population density /km² (/sq mi)	Land area km² (sq mi)	Water area km² (sq mi)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Arcade	02150	96	1 (3)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%	39°46′30″N 99°13′40″W / 39.775, -99.22778
Beaver	05100	54	1 (2)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.05%	39°47′22″N 99°33′43″W / 39.78944, -99.56194
Belmont	05700	113	1 (3)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0%	39°41′26″N 99°27′13″W / 39.69056, -99.45361
Bow Creek	08075	44	0 (1)	92 (35)	1 (1)	1.49%	39°36′15″N 99°13′31″W / 39.60417, -99.22528
Crystal	16550	59	1 (2)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.19%	39°51′55″N 99°6′35″W / 39.86528, -99.10972
Dayton	17100	53	1 (1)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.10%	39°53′27″N 99°27′15″W / 39.89083, -99.45417
Deer Creek	17200	67	1 (2)	88 (34)	5 (2)	4.87%	39°41′2″N 99°13′54″W / 39.68389, -99.23167
Freedom	24650	85	1 (2)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.10%	39°52′18″N 99°21′40″W / 39.87167, -99.36111
Glenwood	26650	42	0 (1)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.21%	39°57′38″N 99°14′25″W / 39.96056, -99.24028
Granite	27450	21	0 (1)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.14%	39°58′6″N 99°28′11″W / 39.96833, -99.46972
Greenwood	28775	45	0 (1)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.05%	39°51′51″N 99°14′24″W / 39.86417, -99.24
Kirwin	37300	307	4 (9)	87 (33)	6 (2)	6.89%	39°40′51″N 99°7′24″W / 39.68083, -99.12333
Logan	42125	666	7 (19)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%	39°40′3″N 99°34′11″W / 39.6675, -99.56972
Long Island	42625	251	3 (7)	91 (35)	0 (0)	0.12%	39°56′35″N 99°33′16″W / 39.94306, -99.55444
Mound	48725	129	1 (4)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0%	39°47′13″N 99°27′7″W / 39.78694, -99.45194
Phillipsburg	55700	257	3 (7)	89 (34)	0 (0)	0.01%	39°46′15″N 99°20′28″W / 39.77083, -99.34111
Plainview	56125	23	0 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.01%	39°35′21″N 99°27′1″W / 39.58917, -99.45028
Plum	56775	447	5 (12)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.27%	39°46′3″N 99°7′6″W / 39.7675, -99.11833
Prairie View	57550	220	2 (6)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.13%	39°51′0″N 99°34′38″W / 39.85, -99.57722
Rushville	61800	23	0 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0%	39°36′40″N 99°21′35″W / 39.61111, -99.35972
Solomon	66350	226	2 (6)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.05%	39°41′27″N 99°20′12″W / 39.69083, -99.33667
Sumner	69175	43	0 (1)	92 (35)	0 (0)	0.18%	39°57′6″N 99°6′50″W / 39.95167, -99.11389
Towanda	71175	26	0 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.20%	39°36′13″N 99°33′43″W / 39.60361, -99.56194
Valley	73025	22	0 (1)	85 (33)	8 (3)	8.70%	39°36′58″N 99°8′3″W / 39.61611, -99.13417
Walnut	75075	14	0 (0)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.09%	39°57′33″N 99°20′47″W / 39.95917, -99.34639

Education[]

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

Unified school districts[]

Thunder Ridge USD 110 (Consolidation of Agra-Eastern Heights and Kensington-West Smith County)
Phillipsburg USD 325
Logan USD 326

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 April 5, 2011.
^ "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.
^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links[]

Official websites

Phillips County

General county information

Blue Skyways

County Level Data

Kansas Statistical Abstract

Maps

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

This page uses content from the English language Wikipedia. The original content was at Phillips County, Kansas. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with this Familypedia wiki, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons License.

[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 April 5, 2011.

[2] "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.

[3] "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13.

[GR2-4] "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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