White Americans
White Americans are Americans who are descendants from any of the white racial groups of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa or in census statistics, those who self-report as white based on having majority-white ancestry. White Americans constitute the historical and current majority of the people living in the United States, with 72% of the population in the 2010 United States Census. Non-Hispanic whites totaled about 197,285,202 or 60.7% of the U. S. population. European Americans are the largest ethnic group of White Americans and constitute the historical population of the United States since the nation's founding; 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." Like all official U. S. racial categories, "White" has a "not Hispanic or Latino" and a "Hispanic or Latino" component, the latter consisting of White Mexican Americans and White Cuban Americans. The term "Caucasian" is synonymous with "white", although the latter is sometimes used to denote skin tone instead of race.
Some of the non-European ethnic groups classified as white by the U. S. Census, such as Arab Americans, Jewish Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, may not identify as or may not be perceived to be, white; the largest ancestries of American whites are: German Americans, Irish Americans, English Americans, Italian Americans, French Americans, Polish Americans, Scottish Americans, Scotch-Irish Americans, Dutch Americans, Norwegian Americans and Swedish Americans. However, the English Americans and British Americans demography is considered a serious under-count as the stock tend to self-report and identify as "Americans", due to the length of time they have inhabited the United States if their family arrived prior to the American Revolution; the vast majority of white Americans have ancestry from multiple countries. Definitions of, "White" have changed throughout the history of the United States; the term "White American" can encompass many different ethnic groups. Although the United States Census purports to reflect a social definition of race, the social dimensions of race are more complex than Census criteria.
The 2000 U. S. census states that racial categories "generally reflect a social definition of race recognized in this country. They do not conform to any biological, anthropological or genetic criteria."The Census question on race lists the categories White or European American, Black or African American, American Indian and Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, plus "Some other race", with the respondent having the ability to mark more than one racial and or ethnic category. The Census Bureau defines White people as follows: "White" refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East or North Africa, it includes people who indicated their race as "White" or reported entries such as German, Lebanese, Moroccan, or Caucasian. In U. S. census documents, the designation White overlaps, as do all other official racial categories, with the term Hispanic or Latino, introduced in the 1980 census as a category of ethnicity and independent of race.
Hispanic and Latino Americans as a whole make up a racially diverse group and as a whole are the largest minority in the country. The characterization of Middle Eastern and North African Americans as white has been a matter of controversy. In the early 20th century, peoples of Arab descent were sometimes denied entry into the United States because they were characterized as nonwhite. In 1944, the law changed, Middle Eastern and North African peoples were granted white status; the U. S. Census is revisiting the issue, considering creating a separate racial category for Middle Eastern and North African Americans in the 2020 Census. In cases where individuals do not self-identify, the U. S. census parameters for race give each national origin a racial value. Additionally, people who reported Muslim, Zoroastrian, or Caucasian as their "race" in the "Some other race" section, without noting a country of origin, are automatically tallied as White; the US Census considers the write-in response of "Caucasian" or "Aryan" to be a synonym for White in their ancestry code listing.
In the contemporary United States anyone of European descent is considered White. However, many of the non-European ethnic groups classified as White by the U. S. Census, such as Arab Americans, Jewish Americans, Hispanics or Latinos may not identify as, may not be perceived to be, White; the definition of White has changed over the course of American history. Among Europeans, those not considered White at some point in American history include Italians, Spaniards, Swedes and Russians. Early on in the United States, membership in the white race was limited to those of British, Germanic, or Nordic ancestry. David R. Roediger argues that the construction of the white race in the United States was an effort to mentally distance slave owners from slaves; the process of being defined as white by law came about in court disputes over pursuit of citizenship. Critical race theory developed in the 1970s and 1980s, influenced by the language of critical legal studies, which challenged concepts such as objective truth and judicial neutrality, by critical theory.
Academics and activists disillusioned with the outcomes of the Civil Rights Movement pointed out that though African Americans enjoyed legal equality, white Americans continued to hold disproportionate power and still had superior living standards
Kearny County, Kansas
Kearny County is a county located in the U. S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,977, its county seat and most populous city is Lakin. The county is named in honor of General Philip Kearny; the original Kearney County was established on March 6, 1873 and was dissolved in 1883, with the land area being split between Hamilton and Finney counties. It was reestablished with its original borders in 1887, organized on March 27, 1888; the county is named in honor of Philip Kearny, a U. S. Army officer in the Mexican–American War and a Union army general in the American Civil War. In 1889, the name was corrected to Kearny County. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 871 square miles, of which 871 square miles is land and 0.4 square miles is water. U. S. Highway 50 U. S. Highway 400 K-25 The west half of Kearny County observed Mountain Standard Time until October 28, 1990, when the Kansas Department of Transportation moved the entire county into the Central Time Zone, which 100 of the state's other 104 counties observe.
Only four counties, all of which border Colorado, observe Mountain Time. Wichita County Scott County Finney County Grant County Stanton County Hamilton County Kearny County is included in the Garden City, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area; as of the 2000 census, there were 4,531 people, 1,542 households, 1,199 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile. There were 1,657 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile; the racial makeup of the county was 80.34% White, 0.55% Black or African American, 0.86% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 15.71% from other races, 2.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26.55% of the population. There were 1,542 households out of which 43.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.10% were married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, 22.20% were non-families. 20.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.35. In the county, the population was spread out with 34.30% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 19.20% from 45 to 64, 11.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 104.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.50 males. The median income for a household in the county was $40,149, the median income for a family was $43,703. Males had a median income of $30,117 versus $20,179 for females; the per capita income for the county was $15,708. About 8.40% of families and 11.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.90% of those under age 18 and 4.80% of those age 65 or over. Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or "dry", county until 1988, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30 percent food sales requirement.
Lakin USD 215 Deerfield USD 216 Deerfield Lakin Kearny County is divided into seven townships. None of the cities within the county are considered governmentally independent, all figures for the townships include those of the cities. In the following table, the population center is the largest city included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size. Notes CountyKearny County - Official Kearny County - Directory of Public OfficialsMapsKearny County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society
1930 United States Census
The Fifteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau one month from April 1, 1930, determined the resident population of the United States to be 122,775,046, an increase of 13.7 percent over the 106,021,537 persons enumerated during the 1920 Census. The 1930 Census collected the following information: address name relationship to head of family home owned or rented if owned, value of home if rented, monthly rent whether owned a radio set whether on a farm sex race age marital status and, if married, age at first marriage school attendance literacy birthplace of person, their parents if foreign born: language spoken at home before coming to the U. S. year of immigration whether naturalized ability to speak English occupation and class of worker whether at work previous day veteran status if Indian: whether of full or mixed blood tribal affiliationFull documentation for the 1930 census, including census forms and enumerator instructions, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.
The original census enumeration sheets were microfilmed by the Census Bureau in 1949. The microfilmed census is located on 2,667 rolls of microfilm, available from the National Archives and Records Administration. Several organizations host images of the microfilmed census online, digital indices. Microdata from the 1930 census are available through the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series. Aggregate data for small areas, together with electronic boundary files, can be downloaded from the National Historical Geographic Information System. 1930 Census Questions Hosted at CensusFinder.com 1931 U. S Census Report Contains 1930 Census results Historic US Census data 1930Census.com: 1930 United States Census for Genealogy & Family History Research 1930 Interactive US Census Find stories and more attached to names on the 1930 US census
Grant County, Kansas
Grant County is a county located in the U. S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 7,829, its county seat and only city is Ulysses. In 1873, the part of Kansas west of Range 25 was divided into 25 new counties; the new counties were Decatur, Cheyenne, Thomas, Lane, Foote, Scott, Arapahoe, Wichita, Greeley, Stanton, Kansas and Grant. Grant County, Kansas was named after Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, incumbent president at the time of the county's formation; the initial survey establishing county boundaries was in the summer of 1874. In 1883, Sequoyah, Kansas, Meade and Grant counties disappeared. Hamilton, Ford and Hodgeman counties enlarged and Finney County was created. Grant County was split with the western portion becoming a part of Hamilton County and the eastern portion becoming a part of the newly created Finney County. On June 9, 1888, Grant County was again established as a Kansas county, with original county boundaries, with the first officers of the new Grant County being sworn in on June 18, 1888.
In October 1888, the county seat election for Grant County resulted in victory for Ulysses, election results were:. "Old" Ulysses, subsequently moved to New Ulysses in 1909 Surprise-Tilden Cincinnati-Appomattox Shockey Golden Zionville Lawson Waterford Gognac Spurgeon According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 575 square miles, of which 575 square miles is land and 0.3 square miles is water. U. S. Highway 160 Kansas Highway 25 Kearny County Finney County Haskell County Stevens County Stanton County Hamilton County As of the 2000 census, there were 7,909 people, 2,742 households, 2,097 families residing in the county; the population density was 14 people per square mile. There were 3,027 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile; the racial makeup of the county was 77.00% White, 0.86% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.21% Black or African American, 19.46% from other races, 2.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 34.67% of the population.
There were 2,742 households out of which 43.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.40% were married couples living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, 23.50% were non-families. 21.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.20% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.34. In the county, the population was spread out with 32.80% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, 9.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 100.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.50 males. The median income for a household in the county was $39,854, the median income for a family was $44,914. Males had a median income of $34,464 versus $22,000 for females; the per capita income for the county was $17,072. About 6.50% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.60% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.
Grant 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. Ulysses USD 214 Ulysses Hickok Ryus Stano Sullivans Tracks Grant County is divided into three townships. None of the cities within the county are considered governmentally independent, all figures for the townships include those of the cities. In the following table, the population center is the largest city included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size. Dry counties CountyGrant County - Official Grant County - Directory of Public OfficialsMapsGrant County Map, GrantCoKs.org Grant County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society
Dudley C. Haskell
Dudley Chase Haskell was a nineteenth-century politician and merchant from Kansas. He was the grandfather of Otis Halbert Holmes, he is the namesake of Haskell County in southwestern Kansas. Born in Springfield, Haskell moved to Lawrence, Kansas with his parents in 1855, he attended schools back in Springfield in 1857 and 1858, engaged in business as a shoe merchant and followed the Pike's Peak Gold Rush in 1859, residing in Pikes Peak, Colorado until 1861. During the Civil War, Haskell served as an assistant to the quartermaster of the Union Army in Missouri, Arkansas and the Indian Territory in 1861 and 1862, he left the army and entered Williston’s Seminary in Easthampton, Massachusetts in 1863 and graduated from Yale College in 1865. Afterward, he returned to Lawrence, engaged in the shoe business from 1865 to 1867 and was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives in 1872, 1875 and 1876, serving as Speaker of the House in 1876. Haskell was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1876, serving from 1877 until his death in Washington, D.
C. on December 16, 1883. There, he served as chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs from 1881 to 1883, he was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery in Kansas. Haskell Indian Nations University List of United States Congress members who died in office United States Congress. "Dudley C. Haskell". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-14 "Dudley C. Haskell". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-02-14
Finney County, Kansas
Finney County is a county located in the U. S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 36,776, its county seat and most populous city is Garden City. Finney County began about 1880 as Buffalo County and Sequoyah County, named after Sequoyah, the Cherokee Indian responsible for the development of the Cherokee alphabet; the two counties were renamed Finney County in honor of Lieutenant Governor David Wesley Finney. The county grew to the current shape after Garfield County was annexed to it in 1893; the northeast block, separate from the otherwise rectangular area, represents what at one time was Garfield County, now occupied by the Garfield Township. Charles "Buffalo" Jones, a co-founder of Garden City, was the first member of the Kansas House of Representatives from Finney County, he was known for his efforts to preserve the buffalo from extinction. Between 2007 and 2008 Finney County became majority-minority. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,303 square miles, of which 1,302 square miles is land and 0.7 square miles is water.
It is the second-largest county in Kansas by area. Finney County is included in KS Micropolitan Statistical Area; as of the 2010 census there were 36,776 people, 12,359 households and 8,903 families residing in the county. The racial makeup of the county was 77.0% White, 2.3% Black or African American, 0.9% Native American, 3.4% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 13.6% from other races, 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 46.7% of the population. As of the 2000 census, there were 40,523 people, 12,948 households, 9,749 families residing in the county; the population density was 31 people per square mile. There were 13,763 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile; the racial makeup of the county was 69.05% White, 1.25% Black or African American, 0.96% Native American, 2.87% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 22.99% from other races, 2.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 43.30% of the population. There were 12,948 households out of which 46.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.80% were married couples living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, 24.70% were non-families.
19.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.30% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.55. In the county, the population was spread out with 34.30% under the age of 18, 11.00% from 18 to 24, 31.10% from 25 to 44, 16.60% from 45 to 64, 7.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 104.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.30 males. The median income for a household in the county was $38,474, the median income for a family was $42,839. Males had a median income of $29,948 versus $21,510 for females; the per capita income for the county was $15,377. About 10.00% of families and 14.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.60% of those under age 18 and 10.70% of those age 65 or over. Finney County has supported Republican presidential candidates throughout its history. In only six elections from 1888 to the present has the county not backed the Republican candidate, the last of these being in 1976 when Jimmy Carter won the county by only 102 votes.
Finney 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. Holcomb USD 363 Garden City USD 457 Garden City Holcomb Source: Finney County is divided into seven townships; the city of Garden City is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size. National Register of Historic Places listings in Finney County, Kansas Notes Plat Book of Finney County, Kansas. CountyFinney County - Official Finney County - Directory of Public OfficialsOtherFinney County Public LibraryMapsFinney County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society
Sublette, Kansas
Sublette is a city in and the county seat of Haskell County, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,453. Sublette was founded in 1912, it was named for William Lewis Sublette, a French Huguenot, a partner in the Rocky Mountain Fur Company. Sublette was a mountain man, fur trapper and pioneer who blazed a trail through the area and was known by the local natives as "Cut Face"; the first post office in Sublette was established in January 1913. Sublette is located at 37°28′47″N 100°50′42″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.92 square miles, all of it land. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Sublette has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps; as of the census of 2010, there were 1,453 people, 556 households, 409 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,579.3 inhabitants per square mile. There were 626 housing units at an average density of 680.4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 85.1% White, 0.1% African American, 1.0% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 11.8% from other races, 2.0% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26.8% of the population. There were 556 households of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, 26.4% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.09. The median age in the city was 36.9 years. 28.8% of residents were under the age of 18. The gender makeup of the city was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,592 people, 574 households, 441 families residing in the city; the population density was 1,690.2 people per square mile. There were 645 housing units at an average density of 684.8 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 84.61% White, 0.19% African American, 0.82% Native American, 0.88% Asian, 10.99% from other races, 2.51% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.36% of the population. There were 574 households out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 23.0% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.22. In the city, the population was spread out with 32.0% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $40,161, the median income for a family was $43,167. Males had a median income of $33,611 versus $22,708 for females; the per capita income for the city was $17,787. About 7.8% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.
The Haskell County Monitor-Chief is the local newspaper. There are no radio station licensed to Sublette. Sublette is in the Kansas television market. KDGL-LD is licensed to Sublette Kansas and is the flagship station of High Plains Broadcasting, LLC. KDGL broadcasts on RF channel 23 carrying 6 video streams. Current Networks are Retro TV, Tuff TV, AMG TV, Launch TV, TheWalk TV, PBJ TV. KDGL uses TV23 as branding for all 5 licenses including Dodge City, Garden City and Ulysses. Sublette was chosen for its central location in the Southwest Kansas Market and to streamline future news gathering for NewsWest23 newscasts. Jack Christiansen, Hall of Fame football player for the Detroit Lions Shalee Lehning, former professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream, associate head coach on the Northern Colorado women's basketball team Otto Schnellbacher, played both basketball and football professionally Ted Trimpa, Democratic strategist and political consultant Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s.
CitySublette - Directory of Public OfficialsSchoolsUSD 374, local school districtMapsSublette City Map, KDOT
Haskell County, Kansas
