Seward County, Kansas

Seward County (standard abbreviation: SW) is a of the  of. In its population was 22,510. The largest city and is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,659 (641 ). 1,656 km² (640 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.15%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 22,510 people, 7,419 households, and 5,504 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (35/sq mi). There were 8,027 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 65.44%, 3.78% or , 0.77% , 2.86% , 0.06% , 23.81% from , and 3.27% from two or more races. 42.14% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 7,419 households out of which 43.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.60% were living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.80% were non-families. 20.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.46.

In the county the population was spread out with 32.00% under the age of 18, 11.70% from 18 to 24, 30.50% from 25 to 44, 16.90% from 45 to 64, and 8.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 105.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,752, and the median income for a family was $41,134. Males had a median income of $29,765 versus $21,889 for females. The for the county was $15,059. About 13.90% of families and 16.90% of the population were below the, including 21.00% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 20,218 (county seat)
 * , 518

Townships
Seward County is divided into three. The city of is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Unified school districts

 * Liberal USD 480
 * Kismet-Plains USD 483