Grant County, Kansas

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Grant County is a county located in Kansas, in the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 7909 inhabitants. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 7395, It is the 51st largest county by population in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county spans an area of 575.04 mi˛ (1489.35 sq km), of which, 574.86 square miles (1488.88 sq km) of it is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 sq km) of it is water, makes it the 15th smallest by total area in Kansas.


As of the census of 2000, there were 7909 residents, 2742 households, and 2099 families in the county. The population density was 13.8 people per square mile (5.33/km˛), it is Kansas's 47th most densely populated county. There were 3027 housing units at an average density of 5.3 per square mile (2.05/km˛). The average household size was 2.86 persons, and the average family size was 3.34 persons. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 32.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 7395, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 96.84% White, 0.43% Black or African American, 1.23% American Indian, 0.69% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 0.81% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $39854, it would be the 18th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Kansas. The median income for a family in the county was $44914, making it the 26th highest county by median family income in Kansas. The per capita income for the county was $17072, making it the 56th highest county by per capita income in Kansas.

In 2000, 2281 pupils and students, of which 49.89% are male and 50.11% are female, 28.84% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.61% nursery or pri school, 6.71% kindergarten, 54.06% elementary school, 24.9% high school and 8.72% 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	Ulysses City	Grant County	2.93	2.89	0.04	5960	2059.8	17079	42675

Year	Population
April 2000 census	7909
April 2000 Estimate	7909
July 2000 Estimate	7877
July 2001 Estimate	7741
July 2002 Estimate	7803
July 2003 Estimate	7625
July 2004 Estimate	7535
July 2005 Estimate	7457
July 2006 Estimate	7464
July 2007 Estimate	7481
July 2008 Estimate	7395

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	61	67	128
Kindergarten	80	73	153
Elementary school	678	555	1233
High school	265	303	568
College or graduate school	54	145	199

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Grant County, Kansas	$39854	$44914	$17072
Kansas, United States	$40624	$49624	$20506
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587