Friday, May 24, 2019

Population loss in rural Kansas: Nemaha County


As in major -- 50% or more.

Source:  Wikipedia (Nemaha County, Seneca)
Seneca is the county seat of Nemaha County.

Population loss by degrees:  80-89%70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%.


Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:
  • 23.7% - Nemaha County
  • 32.3% - Kansas
  • 30.9% - U.S.
Percentage of population 65 and older:
  • 20.0% - Nemaha County
  • 15.4% - Kansas
  • 15.6% - U.S.

The last time Nemaha County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1964, when LBJ beat Barry Goldwater by 15.3 percentage points.  In 1968, third-party candidate George Wallace received 10.5% of the vote.  

Seneca Public Library District

Related reading:
Home on the Range: Aging in Place in Rural Kansas.  (Online Journal of Rural Research and Policy, 2006) 
Since Kansas is not a The Online Journal of Rural Research and Policy Issue 3: June 30, 2006 15 typical retirement destination state (having only Nemaha County which qualifies as a retirement destination county in 2000) this increase will be aging in place. In other words, it will be the progress of the population currently between 30 and 55 to retirement age

Other Kansas population loss posts:
West
Cheyenne County/St. Francis.  (5/10/2019)
Rawlins County/Atwood.  (5/10/2019)
Decatur County/Oberlin.  (5/11/2019)
Sheridan County/Hoxie.  (5 /12/2019)
Gove County/Gove City.  (5/12/2019)
Lane County/Dighton.  (5/12/2019)

West central
Clark County/Ashland. (5/13/2019)
Hodgeman County/Jetmore.  (5/13/2019)
Ness County/Ness City.  (5 /13/2019)
Trego County/WaKeeney.  (5/13/2019)
Graham County/Hill City.  (5/13/2019)
Norton County/Norton.  (5/13/2019)
Phillips County/Phillipsburg.  (5/14/2019)
Rooks County/Plainville.  (5/14/2019)
Edwards County/Kinsley.  (5/14/2019)
Kiowa County/Greensburg.  (5/14/2019)
Comanche County/Coldwater.  (5/15/2019)
Barber County/Medicine Lodge.  (5/15/2019)
Stafford County/St. John.  (5/16/2019)
Osborne County/Osborne.  (5/17/2019)
Smith County/Smith Center.  (5/17/2019)

East central
Jewell County/Mankato.  (5/18/2019)
Mitchell County/Beloit.  (5/18/2019)
Lincoln County/Lincoln Center.  (5/18/2019)
Harper County/Anthony.  (5/19/2019
Ottawa County/Minneapolis.  (5/18/2019)
Cloud County/Concordia.  (5/19/2019)
Republic County/Belleville.  (5/19/2019)
Washington County/Washington.  (5/19/2019)
Clay County/Clay Center.  (5/19/2019)
Chase County/Cottonwood Falls.  (5/20/2019)
Morris County/Council Grove.  (5/20/2019)

East
Marshall County/Marysville.  (5/20/2019)
Greenwood County/Eureka.  (5/21/2019)
Elk County/Howard.  (5/22/2019)
Chautauqua County/Sedan.  (5/22/2019)
Wilson County/Fredonia.  (5/23/2019)
Woodson County/Yates Center.  (5/23/2019)
Coffey County/Burlington.  (5/23/2019)

Other population loss series:
Detroit metro.
Iowa.
Nebraska.
Ohio.
Pennsylvania.

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