'Barber County' (county code 'BA') is a
county located in South Central
Kansas, in the
Central United States. The population was estimated to be 4,974 in the year 2006.
Its
county seat and most populous city is
Medicine Lodge.
Law and government
Although the
Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters, Barber County has remained a prohibition, or
"dry", county.
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Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,943
km² (1,136
mi²), of which 2,937 km² (1,134 mi²) is land and 5 km² (2 mi²), or 0.18%, is water.
Adjacent counties
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Pratt County (north)
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Kingman County (northeast)
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Harper County (east)
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Alfalfa County, Oklahoma (southeast)
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Woods County, Oklahoma (southwest)
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Comanche County (west)
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Kiowa County (northwest)
Demographics
Barber County's population was estimated to be 4,974 in the year 2006, a decrease of 318, or -6.0%, over the previous six years.
[2]
As of the
U.S. Census in 2000, there were 5,307 people, 2,235 households, and 1,510 families residing in the county. The
population density was 2/km² (5/mi²). There were 2,740 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/mi²). The
racial makeup of the county was 97.06%
White, 0.38%
Black or
African American, 0.58%
Native American, 0.09%
Asian, 0.89% from other races, and 1.00% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.02% of the population.
There were 2,235
households out of which 28.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were
married couples living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.40% were non-families. 29.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 23.20% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 21.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 92.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.40 males.
The
median income for a household in the county was $33,407, and the median income for a family was $40,234. Males had a median income of $29,806 versus $20,046 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $16,627. About 7.50% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 12.60% of those under age 18 and 4.90% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
Map of Barber County ()
Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
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Medicine Lodge, 2,042 (county seat)
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Kiowa, 979
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Sharon, 201
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Hardtner, 191
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Hazelton, 138
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Isabel, 104
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Sun City, 77
Unincorporated places
★ Aetna
★ Deerhead
★ Lake City
★ Stubbs
★ Pixley (no longer exists)
Townships
Barber County is divided into eighteen
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.
Education
Unified school districts
★ Barber County North USD 254
★ South Barber County USD 255
See also
References
1.
2. Annual estimates of the population to 2006-07-01. Released 2007-03-22. Six year change is from 2000-07-01 to 2006-07-01.
External links
'Official sites'
★
Barber County Development, Inc.
'Additional information'
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Blue Skyways - Barber County
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Kansas Statistical Abstract
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