Barber County, Kansas
120 E Washington Ave
Medicine Lodge, KS 67104
Phone: (620) 886-3961
Fax: (620) 886-5425
www.barbercounty.net
On the central-southern border of KS, southwest of Wichita; organized as Barbour County Feb 26, 1867 from Harper County; spelling changed Mar 1, 1883. Name Origin: As a memorial to Thomas W. Barber (?-1855), a Free State martyr, murdered near Lawrence, KS.
Area (sq mi): 1136.21 (land 1134.11; water 2.10). Pop per sq mi: 4.40.
Pop 2005: 4,958. State rank: 70. Pop change: 2000-20005 -6.60%; 1990-2000 -9.70%. Pop 2000: 5,307 (White 96.20%; Black or African American 0.40%; Hispanic or Latino 2.00%; Asian 0.10%; Other 2.50%). Foreign born: 0.50%. Median age: 42.60.
Income 2000: per capita $16,627; median household $33,407; Pop below poverty level: 10.10%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $20,117-$24,644.
Unemployment 2004: 3.70%. Change from 2000: 0.40%. Median travel time to work: 14.30 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 14.10%.
Medicine Lodge, KS 67104
Phone: (620) 886-3961
Fax: (620) 886-5425
www.barbercounty.net
On the central-southern border of KS, southwest of Wichita; organized as Barbour County Feb 26, 1867 from Harper County; spelling changed Mar 1, 1883. Name Origin: As a memorial to Thomas W. Barber (?-1855), a Free State martyr, murdered near Lawrence, KS.
Area (sq mi): 1136.21 (land 1134.11; water 2.10). Pop per sq mi: 4.40.
Pop 2005: 4,958. State rank: 70. Pop change: 2000-20005 -6.60%; 1990-2000 -9.70%. Pop 2000: 5,307 (White 96.20%; Black or African American 0.40%; Hispanic or Latino 2.00%; Asian 0.10%; Other 2.50%). Foreign born: 0.50%. Median age: 42.60.
Income 2000: per capita $16,627; median household $33,407; Pop below poverty level: 10.10%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $20,117-$24,644.
Unemployment 2004: 3.70%. Change from 2000: 0.40%. Median travel time to work: 14.30 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 14.10%.
Cities with population over 10,000: None.
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