19-545: Anderson County is the name of five counties in the US: Anderson County, Kansas Anderson County, Kentucky Anderson County, South Carolina Anderson County, Tennessee Anderson County, Texas [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
38-487: A community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau . Anderson County is divided into fourteen townships . The city of Garnett 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
57-573: A fast pace. Cities with high population densities are, by some, considered to be overpopulated, though this will depend on factors like quality of housing and infrastructure and access to resources. Very densely populated cities are mostly in Asia (particularly Southeast Asia ); Africa's Lagos , Kinshasa , and Cairo ; South America's Bogotá , Lima , and São Paulo ; and Mexico City and Saint Petersburg also fall into this category. City population and especially area are, however, heavily dependent on
76-544: A high urbanization level, with an economically specialized city population drawing also on rural resources outside the area, illustrating the difference between high population density and overpopulation . Deserts have very limited potential for growing crops as there is not enough rain to support them. Thus, their population density is generally low. However, some cities in the Middle East, such as Dubai , have been increasing in population and infrastructure growth at
95-646: Is a county located in East Central Kansas , in the Central United States . Its county seat and most populous city is Garnett . As of the 2020 census , the county population was 7,836. The county was named for Joseph C. Anderson , a Kansas territorial legislator and border ruffian during the "Bleeding Kansas" era. For many millennia , the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans . From
114-482: Is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometer" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, areas of water or glaciers. Commonly this is calculated for a county , city , country , another territory or
133-550: Is of a significant size. Anderson County Review is a weekly newspaper. Population density Population density (in agriculture : standing stock or plant density ) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans , but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term. Population density is population divided by total land area , sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This
152-530: Is taken into account, then human population density is 53/km (140/sq mi). This includes all continental and island land area, including Antarctica . However, if Antarctica is excluded, then population density rises to over 58 per square kilometre (150/sq mi). The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has developed a suite of (open and free) data and tools named the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) to improve
171-560: The U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 584 square miles (1,510 km ), of which 580 square miles (1,500 km ) is land and 4.1 square miles (11 km ) (0.7%) is water. Sources: National Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau As of the 2000 census , there were 8,110 people, 3,221 households, and 2,264 families residing in the county. The population density was 14 people per square mile (5.4 people/km ). There were 3,596 housing units at an average density of 6 units per square mile (2.3 units/km ). The racial makeup of
190-502: The entire world . The world's population is around 8,000,000,000 and the Earth 's total area (including land and water) is 510,000,000 km (200,000,000 sq mi). Therefore, the worldwide human population density is approximately 8,000,000,000 ÷ 510,000,000 = 16/km (41/sq mi). However, if only the Earth's land area of 150,000,000 km (58,000,000 sq mi)
209-561: The 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America . In 1762, after the French and Indian War , France secretly ceded New France to Spain , per the Treaty of Fontainebleau . In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by
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#1732776821401228-590: The United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre . In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state . In 1855, Anderson County was established, named for territorial legislator Joseph C. Anderson . In 1884, the first photograph of a tornado was taken in Anderson county. According to
247-428: The age of 18 living with them, 59.90% were married couples living together, 6.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 26.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.00. In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.20% under
266-469: The age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 20.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 33,244, and the median income for a family was $ 39,101. Males had a median income of $ 30,102 versus $ 20,705 for females. The per capita income for
285-696: The county was $ 16,458. About 10.60% of families and 12.80% of the population were below the poverty line , including 16.30% of those under age 18 and 11.00% of those age 65 or over. Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or "dry" , county until 1996, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30 percent food sales requirement. List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Anderson County. † means
304-415: The county was 97.41% White , 0.32% Black or African American , 0.74% Native American , 0.22% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.33% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population. 35.0% were of German , 20.4% American , 10.4% English and 9.9% Irish ancestry. There were 3,221 households , out of which 31.00% had children under
323-547: The definition of "urban area" used: densities are almost invariably higher for the center only than when suburban settlements and intervening rural areas are included, as in the agglomeration or metropolitan area (the latter sometimes including neighboring cities). In comparison, based on a world population of 8 billion, the world's inhabitants, if conceptualized as a loose crowd occupying just under 1 m (10 sq ft) per person (cf. Jacobs Method ), would occupy an area of 8,000 square kilometres (3,100 sq mi)
342-423: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anderson_County&oldid=1093137321 " Category : United States county name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Anderson County, Kansas Anderson County
361-568: The science for policy support to the European Commission Directorate Generals and Services and as support to the United Nations system. Several of the most densely populated territories in the world are city-states , microstates and urban dependencies . In fact, 95% of the world's population is concentrated on just 10% of the world's land. These territories have a relatively small area and
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