Английская Википедия:Hodgeman County, Kansas
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Hodgeman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Jetmore.[1] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 1,723.[2] It was named for Amos Hodgman, a member of the 7th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry.
History
Шаблон:See also For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans.
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state.
In 1867, Hodgeman County was established, and named for Amos Hodgman, member of the 7th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. The letter E was later added to the namesake's name.[3]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Шаблон:Convert, of which Шаблон:Convert is land and Шаблон:Convert (0.04%) is water.[4]
Adjacent counties
- Ness County (north)
- Pawnee County (east)
- Edwards County (southeast)
- Ford County (south)
- Gray County (southwest)
- Finney County (west)
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,085 people, 796 households, and 581 families residing in the county. The population density was Шаблон:Convert. There were 945 housing units at an average density of Шаблон:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 97.31% White, 0.91% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.48% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.69% of the population.
There were 796 households, out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.10% were married couples living together, 4.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.00% were non-families. 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 29.00% under the age of 18, 4.70% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 19.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,994, and the median income for a family was $39,358. Males had a median income of $27,568 versus $21,534 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,599. About 10.70% of families and 11.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.90% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Presidential elections
Hodgeman County is a Republican stronghold. Only six Republican presidential candidates have failed to win the county from 1888 to the present, and no Democrat has to managed to win even a quarter of the county's votes since Michael Dukakis in 1988. The last Democrat to carry the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976. Шаблон:Hidden
Laws
Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained an alcohol-free, or "dry", county until 2004, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic beverages by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.[5]
Education
Unified school districts
Communities
Cities
Townships
Hodgeman County is divided into nine townships. None of the cities within the county are considered governmentally independent, and all figures for the townships include those of the cities. 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.
| Township | FIPS | Population center |
Population | Population density /km2 (/sq mi) |
Land area km2 (sq mi) |
Water area km2 (sq mi) |
Water % | Geographic coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton | 06225 | 48 | 1 (1) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.13% | Шаблон:Coord | |
| Center | 11725 | 1,121 | 3 (8) | 374 (144) | 0 (0) | 0.05% | Шаблон:Coord | |
| Hallet | 29525 | 62 | 0 (1) | 182 (70) | 0 (0) | 0% | Шаблон:Coord | |
| Marena | 44575 | 432 | 1 (3) | 373 (144) | 0 (0) | 0.05% | Шаблон:Coord | |
| North Roscoe | 51350 | 51 | 0 (0) | 276 (106) | 0 (0) | 0.05% | Шаблон:Coord | |
| Sawlog | 63225 | 93 | 0 (1) | 187 (72) | 0 (0) | 0.02% | Шаблон:Coord | |
| South Roscoe | 66900 | 76 | 0 (1) | 185 (71) | 0 (0) | 0.04% | Шаблон:Coord | |
| Sterling | 68175 | 144 | 0 (1) | 374 (144) | 0 (0) | 0.02% | Шаблон:Coord | |
| Valley | 72825 | 58 | 0 (1) | 185 (71) | 0 (0) | 0% | Шаблон:Coord | |
| Sources: Шаблон:Cite web | ||||||||
In popular culture
At the beginning of the 1992 film Unforgiven, the protagonist William Munny, played by Clint Eastwood, is living in Hodgeman County and working as a pig farmer, while attempting to hide evidence of his violent past from all those around him.
See also
Шаблон:Portal Шаблон:See also Kansas counties
References
- Notes
Further reading
- Handbook of Hodgeman County, Kansas; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 34 pages; 1887.
- Standard Atlas of Hodgeman County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 56 pages; 1907.
External links
- County
- Maps
- Hodgeman County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society
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