Lane County, Kansas

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Lane County, Kansas is a county located in the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. In 2000, county's population was 2155 inhabitants. Its population was estimated at 1743 in July 2008, It is the third smallest in terms of population. It covers total area of 717.43 sq mi (1858.14 kmē), of which, 717.22 square miles (1857.59 kmē) of it is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 kmē) of it is water, it is the 69th largest by area in the U.S. state of Kansas.


As of the census of 2000, there were 2155 people, 910 households, and 613 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile (1.16/kmē), it is Kansas's tenth least densely populated county. There were 1065 housing units at an average density of 1.5 per square mile (0.58/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.34 persons, and the average family size was 2.91 persons. Age range in the county was well distributed with 25.4% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 1743, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 97.53% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.34% American Indian, 0.17% Asian, 0.06% Native Hawaiian, and 1.78% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $36047, it is 34th wealthiest county by median household income in Kansas. The median income for a family in the county was $41892, making its Kansas's 45th highest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $18606, it would be the 17th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Kansas.

In 2000, 514 pupils and students, of which 52.72% are male and 47.28% are female, 23.85% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8.95% nursery or pri school, 7% kindergarten, 46.89% elementary school, 31.71% high school and 5.45% 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	Dighton City	Lane County	0.88	0.88	0	1261	1438.9	19232	33500

Year	Population
April 2000 census	2155
April 2000 Estimate	2155
July 2000 Estimate	2145
July 2001 Estimate	2099
July 2002 Estimate	1972
July 2003 Estimate	1944
July 2004 Estimate	1900
July 2005 Estimate	1827
July 2006 Estimate	1758
July 2007 Estimate	1746
July 2008 Estimate	1743

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	26	20	46
Kindergarten	16	20	36
Elementary school	125	116	241
High school	96	67	163
College or graduate school	8	20	28

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Lane County, Kansas	$36047	$41892	$18606
Kansas, United States	$40624	$49624	$20506
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587