Jefferson County, Kansas
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Jefferson County is a county located in Northeast Kansas
, in the Central
United States
. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 19,126. Its county seat
is Oskaloosa
, and its most populous city is Valley Falls
. The county along with Shawnee
, Jackson
, Osage
, and Wabaunsee
counties is included in the Topeka
, Kansas
, Metropolitan Statistical Area
.
, but the present day unincorporated community
of Thompsonville
(3 miles northwest of Perry
on the Delaware River
) was the first established in 1851 by Mormon settlers who initially refused to accompany the main group led by Brigham Young
to the Salt Lake Valley
. The settlement was first abandoned due to the violence resulting from the border wars
, but was re-established when the Civil War ended.
, 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.
, there were 18,426 people, 6,830 households, and 5,190 families residing in the county. The population density
was 34 people per square mile (13/km²). There were 7,491 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup
of the county was 96.70% White
, 0.92% Native American
, 0.37% Black or African American
, 0.17% Asian
, 0.01% Pacific Islander
, 0.42% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races
. Hispanic
or Latino
of any race were 1.28% of the population.
There were 6,830 household
s out of which 35.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.20% were married couples
living together, 7.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.00% were non-families. 20.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.90 males.
The median income for a household
in the county was $45,535, and the median income for a family was $50,557. Males had a median income of $36,174 versus $25,468 for females. The per capita income
for the county was $19,373. About 5.30% of families and 6.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.90% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.
. 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.
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Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, in the Central
Central United States
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United States
United States
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. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 19,126. Its county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
is Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa, Kansas
Oskaloosa is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,113. Oskaloosa is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, and its most populous city is Valley Falls
Valley Falls, Kansas
Valley Falls is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,192. Valley Falls is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
. The county along with Shawnee
Shawnee County, Kansas
Shawnee County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. Its most populous city, Topeka, is the state capital and county seat. The county's population was 177,934 for the 2010 census...
, Jackson
Jackson County, Kansas
Jackson County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 13,462. Its county seat and most populous city is Holton...
, Osage
Osage County, Kansas
Osage County is a county located in east-central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 16295. Its county seat is Lyndon, and its most populous city is Osage City. The county along with Shawnee, Jackson, Jefferson, and Wabaunsee counties is...
, and Wabaunsee
Wabaunsee County, Kansas
Wabaunsee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 7,053. Its county seat is Alma. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area...
counties is included in the Topeka
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, Metropolitan Statistical Area
Topeka metropolitan area
The Topeka Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of five counties in northeastern Kansas, anchored by the city of Topeka...
.
History
Settlement of the county was slowed by events prior to and during the Civil WarAmerican Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, but the present day unincorporated community
Unincorporated area
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of Thompsonville
Thompsonville, Kansas
Thompsonville is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. It was established in 1851 by a group of Mormon settlers who refused to follow the main group led by Brigham Young into the Salt Lake Valley of Utah. Among those settlers was Emily Trask Cutler, one of the...
(3 miles northwest of Perry
Perry, Kansas
Perry is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 901 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
on the Delaware River
Delaware River (Kansas)
The Delaware River is a river located in the northeastern part of the state of Kansas. The Delaware River basin drains from the outflow of the Perry Lake reservoir...
) was the first established in 1851 by Mormon settlers who initially refused to accompany the main group led by Brigham Young
Brigham Young
Brigham Young was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the Western United States. He was the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death in 1877, he founded Salt Lake City, and he served as the first governor of the Utah...
to the Salt Lake Valley
Salt Lake Valley
Salt Lake Valley is a valley in Salt Lake County in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of Utah. It contains Salt Lake City and many of its suburbs, notably West Valley City, Murray, Sandy, and West Jordan; its total population is 1,029,655 as of 2010...
. The settlement was first abandoned due to the violence resulting from the border wars
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas, Bloody Kansas or the Border War, was a series of violent events, involving anti-slavery Free-Staters and pro-slavery "Border Ruffian" elements, that took place in the Kansas Territory and the western frontier towns of the U.S. state of Missouri roughly between 1854 and 1858...
, but was re-established when the Civil War ended.
Law and government
Jefferson County was a prohibition, or "dry"Dry county
A dry county is a county in the United States whose government forbids the sale of alcoholic beverages. Some prohibit off-premises sale, some prohibit on-premises sale, and some prohibit both. Hundreds of dry counties exist across the United States, almost all of them in the South...
, 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.
Geography
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 556.94 square miles (1,442.5 km²), of which 536.11 square miles (1,388.5 km²) (or 96.26%) is land and 20.83 square miles (53.9 km²) (or 3.74%) is water.Adjacent counties
- Atchison CountyAtchison County, KansasAtchison County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 16,924. Its county seat and most populous city is Atchison. The county is named in honor of David Rice Atchison, a United States Senator from Missouri...
(north) - Leavenworth CountyLeavenworth County, KansasLeavenworth County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 76,227. Its county seat and most populous city is Leavenworth...
(east) - Douglas CountyDouglas County, KansasDouglas County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 110,826...
(south) - Shawnee CountyShawnee County, KansasShawnee County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. Its most populous city, Topeka, is the state capital and county seat. The county's population was 177,934 for the 2010 census...
(southwest) - Jackson CountyJackson County, KansasJackson County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 13,462. Its county seat and most populous city is Holton...
(northwest)
Demographics
As of the U.S. Census in 2000United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, there were 18,426 people, 6,830 households, and 5,190 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 34 people per square mile (13/km²). There were 7,491 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup
Race (United States Census)
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of the county was 96.70% White
White American
White Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa...
, 0.92% Native American
Native Americans in the United States
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, 0.37% Black or African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
, 0.17% Asian
Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
, 0.01% Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander American
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, 0.42% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races
Multiracial
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. Hispanic
Hispanic
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or Latino
Latino
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of any race were 1.28% of the population.
There were 6,830 household
Household
The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....
s out of which 35.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.20% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 7.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.00% were non-families. 20.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.90 males.
The median income for a household
Median household income
The median household income is commonly used to generate data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of households earning less than the median household income and the other half earning more...
in the county was $45,535, and the median income for a family was $50,557. Males had a median income of $36,174 versus $25,468 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the county was $19,373. About 5.30% of families and 6.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.90% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.
Incorporated cities
Name and population (2006 estimate):- Valley FallsValley Falls, KansasValley Falls is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,192. Valley Falls is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, 1,190 - OskaloosaOskaloosa, KansasOskaloosa is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,113. Oskaloosa is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, 1,127 (county seat) - PerryPerry, KansasPerry is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 901 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, 884 - McLouthMcLouth, KansasMcLouth is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 868 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:McLouth is located at ....
, 832 - MeridenMeriden, KansasMeriden is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 706 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Meriden is located at ....
, 713 - NortonvilleNortonville, KansasNortonville is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 620 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Nortonville is located at ....
, 590 - WinchesterWinchester, KansasWinchester is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 579 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Winchester is located at...
, 570 - OzawkieOzawkie, KansasOzawkie is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 645...
, 567
Unincorporated communities
- GrantvilleGrantville, KansasGrantville is an unincorporated census-designated place in southwestern Jefferson County, Kansas, United States, northeast of Topeka.-Geography:Grantville is located at , off U.S. Route 24. It lies above sea level.-Economy:...
- Lakeside VillageLakeside Village, KansasLakeside Village is an unincorporated community in central Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. It is located on the shores of Perry Lake. The community has a town hall despite being unincorporated; it also has a community swimming pool....
- Mooney CreekMooney Creek, KansasMooney Creek is an unincorporated rural community in northeastern Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. The first settler was said to be a man named Thomas Mooney, who arrived there not long after the Kansas territory was opened up for settlement in 1854. The following decades saw a large influx...
- NewmanNewman, KansasNewman is an unincorporated community in southern Jefferson County, Kansas, United States, off U.S. Route 24....
- Rock CreekRock Creek, KansasRock Creek is an unincorporated community in Rock Creek Township, Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. It lies along 110th Road near its intersection with K-4, west of Oskaloosa, the county seat of Jefferson County. The community is located at , at an elevation of 1,099 feet ....
- ThompsonvilleThompsonville, KansasThompsonville is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. It was established in 1851 by a group of Mormon settlers who refused to follow the main group led by Brigham Young into the Salt Lake Valley of Utah. Among those settlers was Emily Trask Cutler, one of the...
- WilliamstownWilliamstown, KansasWilliamstown is an unincorporated community in southeastern Jefferson County, Kansas, United States, off U.S. Route 24....
Townships
Jefferson County is divided into twelve townshipsCivil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
. 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.
| Township | FIPS | Population center |
Population | Population density /km² (/sq mi) |
Land area km² (sq mi) | Water area km² (sq mi) | Water % | Geographic coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Delaware Township, Jefferson County, Kansas Delaware Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,034.-Geography:Delaware Township covers an area of 88.54 square miles ; of this, 0.1 square miles or 0.11 percent is water... |
17425 | Valley Falls Valley Falls, Kansas Valley Falls is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,192. Valley Falls is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:... |
2,034 | 9 (23) | 229 (88) | 0 (0) | 0.11% | 39°21′6"N 95°28′31"W |
| Fairview Fairview Township, Jefferson County, Kansas Fairview Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,510.-Geography:Fairview Township covers an area of 34.79 square miles ; of this, 7.72 square miles or 22.21 percent is water... |
22525 | Rural Ozawkie | 1,510 | 22 (56) | 70 (27) | 20 (8) | 22.20% | 39°10′49"N 95°26′50"W |
| Jefferson Jefferson Township, Jefferson County, Kansas Jefferson Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,240.-Geography:Jefferson Township covers an area of 58.25 square miles ; of this, 0.14 square miles or 0.24 percent is water... |
35250 | Winchester Winchester, Kansas Winchester is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 579 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Winchester is located at... |
1,240 | 8 (21) | 151 (58) | 0 (0) | 0.24% | 39°19′37"N 95°16′11"W |
| Kaw Kaw Township, Jefferson County, Kansas Kaw Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA.-External links:* *... |
36125 | Grantville Grantville, Kansas Grantville is an unincorporated census-designated place in southwestern Jefferson County, Kansas, United States, northeast of Topeka.-Geography:Grantville is located at , off U.S. Route 24. It lies above sea level.-Economy:... |
1,409 | 16 (43) | 86 (33) | 2 (1) | 1.78% | 39°5′41"N 95°32′55"W |
| Kentucky Kentucky Township, Jefferson County, Kansas Kentucky Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,576.-Geography:Kentucky Township covers an area of 41.56 square miles ; of this, 5.48 square miles or 13.17 percent is water... |
36575 | Perry Perry, Kansas Perry is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 901 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:... |
1,576 | 17 (44) | 93 (36) | 14 (5) | 13.18% | 39°5′18"N 95°24′42"W |
| Norton Norton Township, Jefferson County, Kansas Norton Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 955.-Geography:Norton Township covers an area of 39.06 square miles ; of this, 0.12 square miles or 0.3 percent is water... |
51475 | Nortonville Nortonville, Kansas Nortonville is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 620 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Nortonville is located at .... |
955 | 9 (25) | 101 (39) | 0 (0) | 0.30% | 39°24′13"N 95°18′47"W |
| Oskaloosa Oskaloosa Township, Jefferson County, Kansas Oskaloosa Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,142.-Geography:Oskaloosa Township covers an area of 57.61 square miles ; of this, 0.1 square miles or 0.17 percent is water... |
53400 | Oskaloosa Oskaloosa, Kansas Oskaloosa is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,113. Oskaloosa is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:... |
2,142 | 14 (37) | 149 (58) | 0 (0) | 0.17% | 39°13′12"N 95°18′58"W |
| Ozawkie Ozawkie Township, Jefferson County, Kansas Ozawkie Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,408.-Geography:Ozawkie Township covers an area of 42.78 square miles ; of this, 5.45 square miles or 12.74 percent is water... |
53950 | Ozawkie Ozawkie, Kansas Ozawkie is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 645... |
1,408 | 15 (38) | 97 (37) | 14 (5) | 12.74% | 39°14′32"N 95°26′3"W |
| Rock Creek Rock Creek Township, Jefferson County, Kansas Rock Creek Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,718.-Geography:Rock Creek Township covers an area of 54.68 square miles ; of this, 0.5 square miles or 0.92 percent is water... |
60575 | Meriden Meriden, Kansas Meriden is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 706 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Meriden is located at .... |
2,718 | 19 (50) | 140 (54) | 1 (1) | 0.92% | 39°12′52"N 95°32′58"W |
| Rural Rural Township, Jefferson County, Kansas Rural Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 804.-Geography:Rural Township covers an area of 32.19 square miles ; of this, 0.37 square miles or 1.14 percent is water... |
61700 | Williamstown Williamstown, Kansas Williamstown is an unincorporated community in southeastern Jefferson County, Kansas, United States, off U.S. Route 24.... |
804 | 10 (25) | 82 (32) | 1 (0) | 1.14% | 39°4′31"N 95°18′52"W |
| Sarcoxie Sarcoxie Township, Jefferson County, Kansas Sarcoxie Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 958.-Geography:Sarcoxie Township covers an area of 31.03 square miles ; of this, 0.14 square miles or 0.45 percent is water... |
63100 | Rural Lawrence | 958 | 12 (31) | 80 (31) | 0 (0) | 0.45% | 39°5′13"N 95°14′50"W |
| Union Union Township, Jefferson County, Kansas Union Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,672.-Geography:Union Township covers an area of 42.83 square miles ; of this, 0.13 square miles or 0.3 percent is water... |
72150 | McLouth McLouth, Kansas McLouth is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 868 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:McLouth is located at .... |
1,672 | 15 (39) | 111 (43) | 0 (0) | 0.30% | 39°12′41"N 95°12′26"W |
| Sources: | ||||||||
Unified school districts
- USD 338 - Valley Falls
- USD 339 - Jefferson County North
- USD 340 - Jefferson WestJefferson West USD 340The Jefferson West School District , commonly called "Jeff West" is a school district covering in parts of three counties in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kansas...
- USD 341 - Oskaloosa
- USD 342 - McLouth
- USD 343 - Perry-LecomptonPerry-Lecompton USD 343Perry-Lecompton USD 343 is a unified school district serving portions of southern Jefferson County and northwestern Douglas County...
Further reading
- History of the State of Kansas; William G. Cutler; A.T. Andreas Publisher; 1883. (Online HTML eBook)
- Kansas : A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc; 3 Volumes; Frank W. Blackmar; Standard Publishing Co; 944 / 955 / 824 pages; 1912. (Volume1 - Download 54MB PDF eBook),(Volume2 - Download 53MB PDF eBook), (Volume3 - Download 33MB PDF eBook)
External links
Official sitesAdditional information
Maps
- Jefferson County Map, KDOT
- Kansas Highway Map, KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Map, KDOT
- Kansas School District Boundary Map, KSDE