Douglas 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
- Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department: 200 Maine St., Suite B, Lawrence
( W. Kay Kent: 785-843-3060 / kkent@ldchd.lawrence.ks.us)
Population:
- Total Population: 99,962
- Males: 49,666
- Females: 50,296
Ethnicity:
- White: 84,601
- Black/African American: 4,113
- Hispanic: 3,146
- Native American/Eskimo: 2,152
- Asian: 3,319
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 90
- 2 or more: 2,541
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (86,425)
- Spanish (2,435)
- Chinese (685)
- German (575)
- French (460)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 5,168
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (519)
- Korea (396)
- India (328)
- Japan (321)
- United Kingdom (252)
- Mexico (246)
- Canada (187)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (7,364)
- United Methodist Church, The (4,337)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (1,921)
- Southern Baptist Convention (1,777)
- United Church of Christ (1,665)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 21,703
- Sensory: 2,766
- Physical: 5,141
- Mental: 3,797
- Self-care: 1,381
- Go outside home: 3,495
- Employment: 5,260
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 319
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 38,486
- Utility gas: 28,463
- Bottled or LP gas: 2,431
- Electricity: 7,044
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 68
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 370
- Solar Energy: 17
- Other fuel: 63
- No fuel used: 30
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 73,115
- No vehicle: 3,840
- 1 or more vehicle: 69,275
Education Attainment:
- No School: 154
- No High School: 1,044
- Some High School: 2,871
- High School: 11,859
- Some College: 12,029
- Associate's Degree: 2,568
- College Degree: 13,007
- Master's Degree: 6,166
- Professional Degree: 1,538
- Doctoral Degree: 2,021
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 38,486
- Owners with phone: 19,760
- Owners without phone: 212
- Renters with phone: 17,925
- Renters without phone: 589
10 closest counties:
- Jefferson County, Kansas
- Franklin County, Kansas
- Leavenworth County, Kansas
- Shawnee County, Kansas
- Johnson County, Kansas
- Miami County, Kansas
- Osage County, Kansas
- Wyandotte County, Kansas
- Atchison County, Kansas
- Platte County, Missouri
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
66006, 66025, 66044, 66045, 66046, 66047, 66049
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- KMCI (614 TV) LAWRENCE, KS
- KANH (89.7 FM) LAWRENCE, KS
- KNBU (89.7 FM) BALDWIN CITY, KS
- KJHK (90.7 FM) LAWRENCE, KS
- KANV (91.3 FM) LAWRENCE, KS
- KANU (91.5 FM) LAWRENCE, KS
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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