Leavenworth County, Kansas
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State Health Department
- Kansas Department of Health & Environment: 1000 SW Jackson, Topeka
( Richard Morrissey: 785-296-1086 / rmorriss@kdhe.state.ks.us)
Local Health Departments
- Leavenworth County Health Department: 500 Eisenhower Rd. Suite 101, Leavenworth
( Sylvia Burns: 913-250-2000 / sburns@lvcoks.com)
Population:
- Total Population: 68,691
- Males: 36,432
- Females: 32,259
Ethnicity:
- White: 56,272
- Black/African American: 6,882
- Hispanic: 2,615
- Native American/Eskimo: 535
- Asian: 747
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 32
- Other: 108
- 2 or more: 1,500
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (59,845)
- Spanish (1,880)
- German (615)
- Korean (325)
- French (270)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 1,830
- Germany (316)
- Korea (286)
- Mexico (215)
- Philippines (83)
- United Kingdom (78)
- Netherlands (69)
- Canada (57)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (8,601)
- United Methodist Church, The (2,391)
- Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod (2,332)
- Southern Baptist Convention (1,885)
- American Baptist Churches in the USA (1,290)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 18,841
- Sensory: 2,377
- Physical: 4,997
- Mental: 2,497
- Self-care: 1,390
- Go outside home: 3,178
- Employment: 4,596
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 571
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 23,071
- Utility gas: 15,096
- Bottled or LP gas: 3,710
- Electricity: 3,748
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 48
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 383
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 68
- No fuel used: 18
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 43,622
- No vehicle: 2,417
- 1 or more vehicle: 41,205
Education Attainment:
- No School: 197
- No High School: 1,591
- Some High School: 4,253
- High School: 15,188
- Some College: 10,397
- Associate's Degree: 2,828
- College Degree: 5,892
- Master's Degree: 3,624
- Professional Degree: 529
- Doctoral Degree: 293
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 23,071
- Owners with phone: 15,308
- Owners without phone: 142
- Renters with phone: 7,190
- Renters without phone: 431
10 closest counties:
- Platte County, Missouri
- Wyandotte County, Kansas
- Johnson County, Kansas
- Douglas County, Kansas
- Jefferson County, Kansas
- Atchison County, Kansas
- Clay County, Missouri
- Buchanan County, Missouri
- Jackson County, Missouri
- Doniphan County, Kansas
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
66007, 66020, 66027, 66043, 66048, 66052, 66086
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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