County Profile Information

Doniphan County, Kansas

At the time of the US Census 2010, the population of Doniphan county was approximately 7945. This represents a ‐3.7% change from the year 2000 as compared to a 11.8 % change in the state of Kansas. With a total number of 397.1 square miles in the county, the population density for the county is 20.3 people per square mile (Kansas state population density is 34.9 per square mile compared to 87.3 per square mile in the United States). According to projections collected by the US Census Bureau, the percentage change in total population from the year 2010 through 2030 is estimated at ‐10.3 for the county (11.8 percent change estimated in the state population).

The following table shows the change in racial composition of the county over the past 9 years:

  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Change
White
7941
7879
7814
7722
7563
7393
7406
7431
7405
7253
‐9.5%
Black
202
214
216
236
235
234
254
257
271
273
26.0%
Am Indian / Alaskan
154
158
161
161
162
162
166
167
165
169
8.9%
Asian
26
26
27
29
30
31
32
34
34
37
29.7%
Hawaiian / Islander
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0.0%

*Source: Kansas Statistical Abstract "Population in Kansas, by Race and County, April 1, 2010

At the time of the 2000 Census, Doniphan county had approximately 96 people reporting a Hispanic / Latino ethnicity residing in the county. This represented 1.16 percent of the county population as compared to 7 percent in the state for the same period. By the year 2010, the total number was 165 or 2.07 percent of the population, representing a change of 71.87 percent. For the same 10‐year period, the state of Kansas had a 59.38 percent change in Hispanic / Latino population. Approximately 1.4 percent of the county population surveyed in 2010 reported being foreign‐born and 1.7 percent of the population over 5 years of age reported speaking a language other than English in their homes.

According to the US Census, recent estimates (based on NAICS 2007 adjusted report) show that approximately 387 square miles of the county is dedicated to farming ( 97.5 % ). The portion of the county considered to be rural as defined by the US Census Bureau (places of 2500 or more persons) is 99.8 percent of total acres with the remaining 0.2 percent being considered urban areas.

INDUSTRY: Civilian employed population 16 years and over - Percent

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 7.2 Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.6
Construction 7.4 Information 1.6
Educational services, health care and social assistance 25.3 Finance and insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 3.8
Wholesale Trade 2.8 Manufacturing 16.6
Retail Trade 10.2 Public Administration 5.4
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 4.7 Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste 4.1

 

Comparison to Other Cities in the County:

City 
Population 
% Ages 5-19 
Ave Family Size 
% 25 Yrs +    No Diploma 
Single Mother HH 
Median Family Income 
Families in Poverty 
Wathena 
1368
24
3.27
10
7.4
$65,380
7.1
Troy 
1074
17.5
2.78
13.1
12.4
$40,385
19.7
Highland 
892
33
2.89
12
2.6
$50,500
6.6
Elwood 
1096
21.3
3.09
29.5
9
$34,167
12.2

 

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