Sedgwick County, Kansas
Sedgwick County (county code: SG) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 498,365 lived there.[1] This means that Sedgwick County has the 2nd most amount of people in Kansas. The county seat is Wichita,[2] the biggest city in Kansas.
Sedgwick County, Kansas | |
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Location in the state of Kansas | |
Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
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Founded | February 26, 1867 |
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Seat | Wichita |
Largest City | Wichita |
Area - Total - Land - Water |
1,009 sq mi (2,613 km²) 998 sq mi (2,585 km²) 12 sq mi (31 km²), 1.2% |
PopulationEst. - (2017) - Density |
513,678 515/sq mi (199/km²) |
Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Named for: John Sedgwick |
Demographics
Historical populations | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1870 | 1,095 | ||
1880 | 18,753 | 1612.6% | |
1890 | 43,626 | 132.6% | |
1900 | 44,037 | 0.9% | |
1910 | 73,095 | 66.0% | |
1920 | 92,234 | 26.2% | |
1930 | 136,330 | 47.8% | |
1940 | 143,311 | 5.1% | |
1950 | 222,290 | 55.1% | |
1960 | 343,231 | 54.4% | |
1970 | 350,694 | 2.2% | |
1980 | 366,531 | 4.5% | |
1990 | 403,662 | 10.1% | |
2000 | 452,869 | 12.2% | |
2010 | 498,365 | 10.0% | |
Est. 2017 | 513,678 | [3] | 13.4% |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1790-1960[5] 1900-1990[6] 1990-2000[7] 2010-2016[1] 2017[8] |
Sedgwick County is part of the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Presidential elections
Presidential election results
Sedgwick County is somewhat conservative for an urban county. It chose the Democratic candidate in a presidential election only once since 1944. Wichita has more Democrats, but the areas around it are Republican.
Notes
- ↑ This total comprises 6,546 votes (45.08 percent) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt (who carried the county) and 804 votes (5.54 percent) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "QuickFacts. Sedgwick County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ↑ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS
Further reading
- Wichita : Illustrated History 1868 to 1880; Eunice S. Chapter; 52 pages; 1914. (Download 3MB PDF eBook)
- History of Wichita and Sedgwick County Kansas : Past and present, including an account of the cities, towns, and villages of the county; 2 Volumes; O.H. Bentley; C.F. Cooper & Co; 454 / 479 pages; 1910. (Volume1 - Download 20MB PDF eBook),(Volume2 - Download 31MB PDF eBook)
- Standard Atlas of Sedgwick County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 78 pages; 1905.
- Historical Atlas of Sedgwick County, Kansas; John P. Edwards; 50 pages; 1882.
Other websites
- County
- Historical
- Maps