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Ford County
	Ford County, Kansas
	Ford County Courthouse in Dodge City
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Founded	February 26, 1867
Seat	Dodge City
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 1,099.29 sq mi (2,847 km²); 1,098.50 sq mi (2,845 km²); 0.79 sq mi (2 km²), 0.07%
Population; - (2010); - Density	; 33,848 ; 30.8/sq mi (11.9/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.FordCounty.net

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Coordinates: 37°42′N 99°54′W / 37.7, -99.9

Ford County (county code FO) is a county located in southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 33,848.^[1] The Dodge City Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Ford County. Its county seat and most populous city is Dodge City.^[2] The county is named in honor of Colonel James Hobart Ford. For a brief time during the American Civil War he served as a brevet Major General. Ford was in charge of the construction of Fort Dodge, Kansas, after the Civil War.

Law and governmentEdit

Ford 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]

GeographyEdit

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 1,099.29 square miles (2,847.1 km²), of which 1,098.50 square miles (2,845.1 km²) (or 99.93%) is land and 0.79 square miles (2.0 km²) (or 0.07%) is water.^[4]

Adjacent counties Edit

Hodgeman County (north)
Edwards County (northeast)
Kiowa County (east)
Clark County (south)
Meade County (southwest)
Gray County (west)

DemographicsEdit

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1870	427		—
1880	3,122		631.1%
1890	5,308	^[5]	70.0%
1900	5,497		3.6%
1910	11,393		107.3%
1920	14,273		25.3%
1930	20,647		44.7%
1940	17,254		−16.4%
1950	19,670		14.0%
1960	20,938		6.4%
1970	22,587		7.9%
1980	24,315		7.7%
1990	27,463		12.9%
2000	32,458		18.2%
2010	33,848		4.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the U.S. Census in 2000,^[6] there were 32,458 people, 10,852 households, and 7,856 families residing in the county. The population density was 30 people per square mile (11/km²). There were 11,650 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 74.85% White, 1.62% Black or African American, 0.63% Native American, 2.05% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 18.17% from other races, and 2.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37.68% of the population.

There were 10,852 households out of which 40.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.60% were non-families. 22.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.42.

In the county the population was spread out with 31.10% under the age of 18, 11.20% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 17.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 107.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,860, and the median income for a family was $42,734. Males had a median income of $27,189 versus $22,165 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,721. About 9.90% of families and 12.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.40% of those under age 18 and 8.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns Edit

Incorporated citiesEdit

Name and population (2004 estimate):

Dodge City, 25,762 (county seat)
Spearville, 845
Bucklin, 722
Ford, 325

Unincorporated placesEdit

Bellefont
Bloom
Ft. Dodge
Howell
Kingsdown
Wilroads
Wilroads Gardens
Windthorst
Wright

TownshipsEdit

Ford County is divided into fourteen townships. The city of Dodge City 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.

Township	FIPS	Population	Population density /km² (/sq mi)	Land area km² (sq mi)	Water area km² (sq mi)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Bloom	07375	113	1 (2)	144 (55)	0 (0)	0%	37°30′23″N 99°55′4″W / 37.50639, -99.91778
Bucklin	09025	900	3 (8)	285 (110)	0 (0)	0.02%	37°34′44″N 99°37′9″W / 37.57889, -99.61917
Concord	15150	117	1 (2)	187 (72)	0 (0)	0.11%	37°36′36″N 100°5′52″W / 37.61, -100.09778
Dodge	18225	899	13 (33)	70 (27)	0 (0)	0.21%	37°47′0″N 100°0′52″W / 37.783333, -100.01444
Enterprise	21450	1,113	6 (17)	175 (67)	0 (0)	0.19%	37°40′47″N 99°57′8″W / 37.67972, -99.95222
Fairview	22500	346	2 (5)	188 (73)	0 (0)	0.06%	37°45′11″N 100°8′57″W / 37.75306, -100.14917
Ford	23750	456	2 (5)	249 (96)	0 (0)	0.01%	37°36′58″N 99°46′27″W / 37.61611, -99.77417
Grandview	27350	784	3 (9)	226 (87)	0 (0)	0.20%	37°47′10″N 99°55′54″W / 37.78611, -99.93167
Richland	59300	931	9 (24)	99 (38)	0 (0)	0.17%	37°42′10″N 100°2′19″W / 37.70278, -100.03861
Royal	61575	105	1 (1)	185 (72)	0 (0)	0.06%	37°51′51″N 100°6′44″W / 37.86417, -100.11222
Sodville	66150	110	1 (2)	145 (56)	0 (0)	0.01%	37°31′16″N 99°45′6″W / 37.52111, -99.75167
Spearville	67150	1,150	2 (6)	479 (185)	0 (0)	0.03%	37°47′58″N 99°45′4″W / 37.79944, -99.75111
Wheatland	77675	170	1 (2)	193 (74)	0 (0)	0%	37°48′58″N 99°37′22″W / 37.81611, -99.62278
Wilburn	79100	88	0 (1)	187 (72)	0 (0)	0%	37°31′22″N 100°7′10″W / 37.52278, -100.11944
Sources: "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html.

Education Edit

Unified school districts Edit

CollegesEdit

Dodge City Community College

ReferencesEdit

^ "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 March 31, 2011.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
^ "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcwetdrymap.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
^ Part of Foote County was annexed in 1884, and part of Ford was taken to form part of Gray County in 1887. The census population in 1880 for all of Foote County was 411.
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External linksEdit

Official sites

Ford County

Additional information

History and Genealogy

Ford County History from FCHS, Dodge City, KS
Ford County GenWeb
Ford County from American History and Genealogy Project (AHGP)

Maps

Ford 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 Ford 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.

[Census2010-0] "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 March 31, 2011.

[GR6-1] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[2] "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcwetdrymap.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-28.

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

[1890pop-4] Part of Foote County was annexed in 1884, and part of Ford was taken to form part of Gray County in 1887. The census population in 1880 for all of Foote County was 411.

[GR2-5] "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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