Meade County, Kansas

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Meade County is a county in the United States of Kansas. Meade County had an official population of 4631 in 2000. The July 2008 population estimate is 4359, giving it the 34th smallest population among Kansas's county. It covers total area of 979.66 sq mi (2537.31 sq km), of which, 978.42 square miles (2534.1 sq km) of it is land and 1.24 square miles (3.21 sq km) of it is water, makes it the 18th largest by total area in Kansas.


As of the census of 2000, there were 4631 people in the county, organized into 1728 households, and 1252 families residing in the county. The population density was 4.7 people per square mile (1.81/kmē), it is the 23rd least populated county in terms of population density. There were 1968 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (0.77/kmē). The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.16. In the county the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 101.9 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 105.3 females. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 4359, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 97.48% White, 0.48% Black or African American, 0.71% American Indian, 0.25% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 1.08% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $36761, it is Kansas's 32nd wealthiest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $41550, it is Kansas's 48th wealthiest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $16824, making it the 61st wealthiest county by per capita income among the Kansas.

In 2000, 1272 pupils and students, of which 50% are male and 50% are female, 27.47% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.78% nursery or pri school, 5.5% kindergarten, 49.69% elementary school, 25.55% high school and 11.48% 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	Fowler City	Meade County	0.47	0.47	0	567	1203.5	16788	33214
2	Meade City	Meade County	0.96	0.96	0	1672	1739.2	15910	32583
3	Plains City	Meade County	0.99	0.99	0	1163	1175.8	16047	39688

Year	Population
April 2000 census	4631
April 2000 Estimate	4631
July 2000 Estimate	4622
July 2001 Estimate	4650
July 2002 Estimate	4630
July 2003 Estimate	4538
July 2004 Estimate	4493
July 2005 Estimate	4486
July 2006 Estimate	4413
July 2007 Estimate	4355
July 2008 Estimate	4359

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	51	48	99
Kindergarten	23	47	70
Elementary school	334	298	632
High school	170	155	325
College or graduate school	58	88	146

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Meade County, Kansas	$36761	$41550	$16824
Kansas, United States	$40624	$49624	$20506
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587