Edwards County, Kansas

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Edwards County is a county in the United States of Kansas. Edwards County had an official population of 3449 in 2000. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 3082, making it Kansas's 23rd smallest county. Its area is just over 622.1 mi˛ (1611.23 sq km), of which, 622.02 square miles (1611.02 sq km) of it is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 sq km) of it is water, making it the 24th smallest by size in Kansas.


As of the census of 2000, there were 3449 residents, 1455 households, and 956 families in the county. The population density was 5.5 people per square mile (2.12/km˛), it is Kansas's 31st least densely populated county. There were 1754 housing units at an average density of 2.8 per square mile (1.08/km˛). The average household size was 2.33 people, and the average family size was 2.94 people. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 3082, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 97.96% White, 0.39% Black or African American, 0.58% American Indian, 0.36% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 0.71% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30530, it is Kansas's 18th poorest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $38250, it is Kansas's 21st poorest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $17586, it is the 40th wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 836 pupils and students, of which 48.44% are male and 51.56% are female, 24.24% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.02% nursery or pri school, 7.42% kindergarten, 46.29% elementary school, 27.15% high school and 14.11% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Belpre City	Edwards County	0.41	0.41	0	104	252.8	14665	23750
2	Kinsley City	Edwards County	1.3	1.3	0	1658	1278.5	17219	27791
3	Lewis City	Edwards County	0.32	0.32	0	486	1523.1	14085	35238
4	Offerle City	Edwards County	0.27	0.27	0	220	818.2	14549	40208

Year	Population
April 2000 census	3449
April 2000 Estimate	3449
July 2000 Estimate	3425
July 2001 Estimate	3379
July 2002 Estimate	3328
July 2003 Estimate	3247
July 2004 Estimate	3265
July 2005 Estimate	3235
July 2006 Estimate	3132
July 2007 Estimate	3098
July 2008 Estimate	3082

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	20	22	42
Kindergarten	32	30	62
Elementary school	203	184	387
High school	112	115	227
College or graduate school	38	80	118

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Edwards County, Kansas	$30530	$38250	$17586
Kansas, United States	$40624	$49624	$20506
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587