Geary County, Kansas
PO Box 927
Junction City, KS 66441
Phone: (785) 238-3912
Fax: (785) 238-5419
www.geary.kansasgov.com
In east-central KS, south of Manhattan; organized as Davis County Aug 30, 1855 from Riley county; name changed Mar 7, 1889. Name Origin: For John White Geary (1819-73), territorial governor of KS (1856-57) and governor of PA (1867-73). Originally named by the pro-Southern legislature for Jefferson Davis, U.S. secretary of war (1853-57) and later president of the Confederacy.
Area (sq mi): 404.39 (land 384.69; water 19.70). Pop per sq mi: 63.90.
Pop 2005: 24,585. State rank: 24. Pop change: 2000-20005 -12.00%; 1990-2000 -8.20%. Pop 2000: 27,947 (White 61.50%; Black or African American 22.00%; Hispanic or Latino 8.50%; Asian 3.20%; Other 10.70%). Foreign born: 7.30%. Median age: 29.10.
Income 2000: per capita $16,199; median household $31,917; Pop below poverty level: 12.10%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $23,807-$28,063.
Unemployment 2004: 7.00%. Change from 2000: -0.10%. Median travel time to work: 17.00 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 40.50%.
Junction City, KS 66441
Phone: (785) 238-3912
Fax: (785) 238-5419
www.geary.kansasgov.com
In east-central KS, south of Manhattan; organized as Davis County Aug 30, 1855 from Riley county; name changed Mar 7, 1889. Name Origin: For John White Geary (1819-73), territorial governor of KS (1856-57) and governor of PA (1867-73). Originally named by the pro-Southern legislature for Jefferson Davis, U.S. secretary of war (1853-57) and later president of the Confederacy.
Area (sq mi): 404.39 (land 384.69; water 19.70). Pop per sq mi: 63.90.
Pop 2005: 24,585. State rank: 24. Pop change: 2000-20005 -12.00%; 1990-2000 -8.20%. Pop 2000: 27,947 (White 61.50%; Black or African American 22.00%; Hispanic or Latino 8.50%; Asian 3.20%; Other 10.70%). Foreign born: 7.30%. Median age: 29.10.
Income 2000: per capita $16,199; median household $31,917; Pop below poverty level: 12.10%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $23,807-$28,063.
Unemployment 2004: 7.00%. Change from 2000: -0.10%. Median travel time to work: 17.00 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 40.50%.
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