Rawlins County, Kansas

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Rawlins County is a United States county located in the United States of Kansas. In 2000, county's population was 2966 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 2503, making it Kansas's ninth smallest county. The county spans an area of 1069.72 mi˛ (2770.56 sq km), of which, 1069.62 square miles (2770.3 sq km) of it is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 sq km) of it is water, it is the 13th largest in terms of geographical size.


As of the census of 2000, there were 2966 people, 1269 households, and 847 families living in the county. The population density was 2.8 people per square mile (1.08/km˛), it is eighth least densely populated county in Kansas. There were 1565 housing units at an average density of 1.5 per square mile (0.58/km˛). The average household size was 2.29 people, and the average family size was 2.88 people. In the county Age distribution was 24% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 25.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 2503, The racial makeup of the county was 2462 White, 9 Black or African American, 12 American Indian, 1 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 19 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $32105, it would be the 69th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Kansas. The median income for a family in the county was $40074, it is Kansas's 64th wealthiest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $17161, it is the 50th wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 666 pupils and students, of which 356 are male and 310 are female, 22.45% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 37 nursery or pri school, 34 kindergarten, 342 elementary school, 217 high school and 36 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	Atwood City	Rawlins County	1.1	1.04	0.06	1279	1229.7	16161	30221
2	Herndon City	Rawlins County	0.27	0.27	0	149	561.1	23005	17250
3	Mcdonald City	Rawlins County	0.18	0.18	0	159	864.9	15790	30139

Year	Population
April 2000 census	2966
April 2000 Estimate	2966
July 2000 Estimate	2960
July 2001 Estimate	2875
July 2002 Estimate	2846
July 2003 Estimate	2765
July 2004 Estimate	2692
July 2005 Estimate	2603
July 2006 Estimate	2571
July 2007 Estimate	2561
July 2008 Estimate	2503

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	17	20	37
Kindergarten	19	15	34
Elementary school	173	169	342
High school	129	88	217
College or graduate school	18	18	36

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Rawlins County, Kansas	$32105	$40074	$17161
Kansas, United States	$40624	$49624	$20506
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587