Dickinson County, Kansas

Dickinson County (county code DK) is a located in Central, in the. The population was estimated to be 19,322 in the year 2006. Its and most populous city is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,207 (852 ), of which 2,196 km² (848 sq mi) is land and 11 km² (4 sq mi), or 0.49%, is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
Dickinson County's population was estimated to be 19,322 in the year 2006, a decrease of 51, or -0.3%, over the previous six years.

As of the, there were 19,344 people, 7,903 households, and 5,421 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (23/sq mi). There were 8,686 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The of the county was 96.44%, 0.58%  or , 0.49% , 0.30% , 0.01% , 0.82% from other races, and 1.36% from. or of any race were 2.30% of the population.



There were 7,903 s out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.40% were non-families. 28.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 18.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.60 males.

The in the county was $35,975, and the median income for a family was $43,952. Males had a median income of $30,889 versus $18,526 for females. The for the county was $17,780. About 5.30% of families and 7.50% of the population were below the, including 8.70% of those under age 18 and 11.30% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 6,397 (county seat)
 * , 2,469
 * , 1,239
 * , 1,051, of which a portion lies in
 * , 813
 * , 364
 * , 206
 * , 102
 * , 38

Townships
Dickinson County is divided into twenty-four. The cities of and  are considered governmentally independent and are 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

 * Solomon USD 393
 * Abilene USD 435
 * Chapman USD 473
 * Rural Vista USD 481
 * Herington USD 487