Ness County, Kansas

Ness County (standard abbreviation: NS) is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 3,454. The largest city and is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,784 (1,075 ). 2,784 km² (1,075 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.02%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 3,454 people, 1,516 households, and 977 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (3/sq mi). There were 1,835 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.23%, 0.06% or , 0.23% , 0.09% , 0.49% from , and 0.90% from two or more races. 1.51% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 1,516 households out of which 26.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.10% were living together, 4.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.50% were non-families. 33.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 4.60% from 18 to 24, 24.00% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 24.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,340, and the median income for a family was $39,775. Males had a median income of $27,892 versus $20,037 for females. The for the county was $17,787. About 6.50% of families and 8.70% of the population were below the, including 9.50% of those under age 18 and 10.20% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 1,360
 * , 299
 * , 270
 * , 202
 * , 43

Townships
Ness County is divided into ten. None of the cities within the county are considered governmentally independent, and all figures for the townships include those of the cities. 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

 * Nes Tre La Go USD 301
 * Smoky Hill USD 302
 * Ness City USD 303
 * Bazine USD 304