19-535: Greenwood County is the name of two counties in the United States: Greenwood County, Kansas Greenwood County, South Carolina See also [ edit ] Greenwood (disambiguation) [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
38-534: A Democratic candidate has carried this county was in 1936 by Franklin D. Roosevelt . Greenwood 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. The county narrowly voted "No" on the 2022 Kansas abortion referendum , an anti-abortion ballot measure, by 50.2% to 49.8% despite backing Donald Trump with 79% of
57-439: A household in the county was $ 30,169, and the median income for a family was $ 38,140. Males had a median income of $ 27,021 versus $ 19,356 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 15,976. About 8.20% of families and 12.50% of the population were below the poverty line , including 16.20% of those under age 18 and 10.10% of those age 65 or over. Greenwood county is often carried by Republican Candidates. The last time
76-499: 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 the science for policy support to
95-477: Is a county located in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Kansas . Its county seat and most populous city is Eureka . As of the 2020 census , the county population was 6,016. The county was named for Alfred Greenwood , a U.S. congressman from Arkansas that advocated Kansas statehood. For many millennia , the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans . From
114-450: 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 is called the Allee effect after
133-499: 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) is taken into account, then human population density
152-419: 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. 37°52′N 96°16′W / 37.867°N 96.267°W / 37.867; -96.267 Population density Population density (in agriculture : standing stock or plant density )
171-631: 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 a high urbanization level, with an economically specialized city population drawing also on rural resources outside
190-597: The U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,153 square miles (2,990 km ), of which 1,143 square miles (2,960 km ) is land and 9.3 square miles (24 km ) (0.8%) is water. It is the fifth-largest county in Kansas by area. As of the 2000 census , there were 7,673 people, 3,234 households, and 2,153 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (2.7 people/km ). There were 4,273 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1.5/km ). The racial makeup of
209-548: 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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#1732851502770228-604: 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, Greenwood County was established, and named for Alfred B. Greenwood , a U.S. Congressman from Arkansas. The first railroad in Greenwood County was built through that territory in 1879. According to
247-988: 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 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
266-563: The county was 96.53% White , 0.83% Native American , 0.14% Black or African American , 0.10% Asian , 0.81% from other races, and 1.58% from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.72% of the population. There were 3,234 households , out of which 27.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.50% were married couples living together, 6.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.40% were non-families. 30.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.80% had someone living alone who
285-547: 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)
304-425: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greenwood_County&oldid=932855843 " Category : United States county name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Greenwood County, Kansas Greenwood County
323-443: 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 the entire world . The world's population
342-494: The vote to Joe Biden 's 18% in the 2020 presidential election . List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Greenwood County. † means a community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau . Greenwood County is divided into fifteen townships . The city of Eureka is considered governmentally independent and
361-458: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.86. In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.70% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 23.20% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 22.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males. The median income for
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