Russell County, Kansas

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Russell County, Kansas
Russell County Court House, Russell, Kansas.jpg
Russell County Courthouse in Russell
Map of Kansas highlighting Russell County
Location in the U.S. state of Kansas
Map of the United States highlighting Kansas
Kansas's location in the U.S.
Founded February 26, 1867
Named for Alva P. Russell
Seat Russell
Largest city Russell
Area
 • Total 899 sq mi (2,328 km2)
 • Land 886 sq mi (2,295 km2)
 • Water 13 sq mi (34 km2), 1.5%
Population
 • (2010) 6,970
 • Density 7.9/sq mi (3/km²)
Congressional district 1st
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website County Website

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1915-1918 Railroad Map of Russell County

Russell County (standard abbreviation: RS) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,970.[1] The largest city and county seat is Russell.[2]

Russell, the county seat, was the home of former U.S. Senate Majority leader and 1996 GOP presidential nominee Robert Dole for many years. It was also the boyhood home of U.S. Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, who was born in Wichita.

Law and government

Russell County was a prohibition, or "dry", county until the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 and voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 899 square miles (2,330 km2), of which 886 square miles (2,290 km2) is land and 13 square miles (34 km2) (1.5%) is water.[4]

Adjacent counties

Major highways

The city of Russell is the junction of Interstate 70, a major east-west highway through the Midwestern United States, and U.S. Route 281, which begins at the United States-Canadian border in North Dakota and ends at the U.S.-Mexican border in Texas. I-70 also runs through Gorham on the western end of the county and Dorrance on the eastern end. Hays is 30 miles (48 km) west of Russell and Salina is 67 miles (108 km) east of Russell.

Further along I-70, Russell is approximately 250 miles (400 km) west of Kansas City, Missouri and 360 miles (580 km) east of Denver, Colorado.

K-18, a major east-west state highway in northern Kansas, enters from Osborne County to the west and runs through Paradise before joining up with US 281 through Waldo. US 281 and K-18 split again at the city limits of Luray, and K-18 continues east through Lucas and into Lincoln County. US 281 heads north into Osborne County.

South of I-70, US 281 heads into Barton County and towards the city of Great Bend.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1870 156 —
1880 7,351 4,612.2%
1890 7,333 −0.2%
1900 8,489 15.8%
1910 10,800 27.2%
1920 10,748 −0.5%
1930 11,045 2.8%
1940 13,464 21.9%
1950 13,406 −0.4%
1960 11,348 −15.4%
1970 9,428 −16.9%
1980 8,868 −5.9%
1990 7,835 −11.6%
2000 7,370 −5.9%
2010 6,970 −5.4%
Est. 2014 6,956 [5] −0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8]
1990-2000[9] 2010-2013[1]
Age pyramid

As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 7,370 people, 3,207 households, and 2,020 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 3,871 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.58% White, 0.50% Black or African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 0.91% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,207 households out of which 25.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.40% were married couples living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.00% were non-families. 32.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.40% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 23.30% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 24.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 92.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,284, and the median income for a family was $40,355. Males had a median income of $25,916 versus $17,957 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,073. About 9.10% of families and 12.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.80% of those under age 18 and 8.50% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Schools in Russell County have experienced major change in the 2010-11 school year. USD 407, which previously served all of Russell County except the northwest and southeast corners, retracted its footprint and will only serve the cities of Russell, Gorham and Bunker Hill and areas to the south of Interstate 70.

Lucas-Luray High School, previously operated by USD 407, was acquired by the school district in Sylvan Grove in western Lincoln County and will be converted into a K-6 school. Meanwhile, the elementary school in Luray has closed. Students in Lucas and Luray in grades 7-12 will attend school in Sylvan Grove.

Unified school districts

  • Central Plains USD 112 (serves Dorrance and southeastern part of county south of I-70; extends into Barton, Ellsworth and Rice Counties)
  • Sylvan-Lucas Unified USD 299 (serves Lucas, Luray and northeast part of county along K-18; extends into Lincoln County)
  • Natoma/Paradise/Waldo USD 399 (serves Paradise, Waldo and northwest part of county along K-18; extends into Osborne and Rooks Counties)
  • Russell USD 407 (serves cities of Russell, Gorham, Bunker Hill and rural south central and southwest parts of county; does not extend into any other counties)

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Russell County (map legend)

Cities

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Townships

Russell County is divided into twelve townships. The city of Russell 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
center		 Population Population
density
/km² (/sq mi)		 Land area
km² (sq mi)		 Water area
km² (sq mi)		 Water % Geographic coordinates
Big Creek 06700 Gorham 515 3 (7) 186 (72) 0 (0) 0.03% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Center 12150 Bunker Hill 255 1 (2) 359 (139) 9 (3) 2.41% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Fairfield 22200 42 0 (1) 104 (40) 0 (0) 0.03% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Fairview 22650 Lucas 526 3 (7) 185 (71) 1 (1) 0.77% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Grant 28100 159 1 (3) 135 (52) 0 (0) 0.18% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Lincoln 41125 Milberger 147 2 (4) 94 (36) 0 (0) 0% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Luray 43275 Luray 270 1 (4) 183 (71) 2 (1) 0.94% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Paradise 54350 Paradise 169 0 (1) 372 (144) 1 (0) 0.16% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Plymouth 56925 Dorrance 319 1 (3) 255 (98) 24 (9) 8.50% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Russell 61850 89 1 (2) 127 (49) 0 (0) 0.03% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Waldo 74600 Waldo 108 1 (2) 186 (72) 0 (0) 0.19% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Winterset 80125 75 1 (2) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.05% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

See also

Further reading

Russell County
Kansas
Trails
  • Guide Map of the Best and Shortest Cattle Trail to the Kansas Pacific Railway; Kansas Pacific Railway Company; 1875. (Read Online)(Map)

References

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External links

Official
Other County Information
Maps
 Osborne County
Ellis County Lincoln County
  Russell County, Kansas  
Rush County Barton County Ellsworth County
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