Kearny County, Kansas
Kearny County (standard abbreviation:
KE) is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Kansas. As of
2000, the population is 4,531. The largest city and
county seat is
Lakin.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,257
km² (872
mi²). 2,256 km² (871 mi²) of it is land and 1 km² (0 mi²) of it (0.05%) is water.
Adjacent counties
*
Wichita County (north)
*
Scott County (northeast)
*
Finney County (east)
*
Haskell County (southeast)
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Grant County (south)
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Stanton County (southwest)
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Hamilton County (west)
As of the
census² of 2000, there were 4,531 people, 1,542 households, and 1,199 families residing in the county. The
population density was 2/km² (5/mi²). There were 1,657 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/mi²). 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, and 2.14% from two or more races. 26.55% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
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, and 22.20% were non-families. 20.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 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, and 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, and 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.
Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
*
Lakin, 2,303 (county seat)
*
Deerfield, 879
Kearny County is divided into seven
townships. 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.
align="bottom"|Sources: 2000 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau.| Township | FIPS | Population
center | Population | Population
density
/km² (/mi²) | Land area
km² (mi²) | Water area
km² (mi²) | Water % | Geographic coordinates |
|---|
| Deerfield | 17250 | | 1,104 | 9 (24) | 120 (46) | 1 (0) | 0.66% | |
| East Hibbard | 19550 | | 131 | 0 (1) | 403 (156) | 0 (0) | 0 % | |
| Hartland | 30500 | | 128 | 0 (1) | 388 (150) | 0 (0) | 0.03% | |
| Kendall | 36450 | | 157 | 0 (1) | 494 (191) | 0 (0) | 0 % | |
| Lakin | 38200 | | 2,587 | 16 (41) | 164 (63) | 0 (0) | 0.04% | |
| Southside | 67025 | | 359 | 1 (3) | 286 (110) | 0 (0) | 0.06% | |
| West Hibbard | 77050 | | 65 | 0 (0) | 402 (155) | 0 (0) | 0 % | |
Unified school districts
*Lakin USD 215
*Deerfield USD 216
General county information:*
Blue Skyways;County Level Data:*
Kansas Statistical Abstract
