Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Pottawatomie County (standard abbreviation: PT) is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 18,209. The is.

Among the famous natives of Pottawatomie County is Heavyweight Champion.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,233 (862 ). 2,187 km² (844 sq mi) of it is land and 46 km² (18 sq mi) of it (2.07%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 18,209 people, 6,771 households, and 4,929 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (22/sq mi). There were 7,311 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.32%, 0.66% or , 0.59% , 0.32% , 0.01% , 0.60% from , and 1.50% from two or more races. 2.26% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 6,771 households out of which 36.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.40% were living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.50% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,176, and the median income for a family was $47,261. Males had a median income of $31,368 versus $23,238 for females. The for the county was $17,785. About 6.40% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the, including 14.10% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 4,224
 * , 2,246
 * , 686
 * , 643 (county seat)
 * , 475
 * , 274
 * , 224
 * , 211
 * , 185
 * , 147
 * , 92

Pottawatomie County also contains a small part of the city of.

Townships
Pottawatomie County is divided into twenty-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

 * Wamego USD 320
 * Kaw Valley USD 321
 * Onaga USD 322
 * (Westmoreland and St. George) USD 323