Scott County, Kansas

Scott County (standard abbreviation: SC) is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 5,120. Its is, the only city in the county.

Law and government
Although the was amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters, Scott County has remained a prohibition, or, county. Alcohol is only sold in liquor stores, with 3.2% cereal-malt beverages available in grocery stores.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,859 (718 ). 1,858 km² (718 sq mi) of it is land and 0 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.02%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 5,120 people, 2,045 households, and 1,435 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (7/sq mi). There were 2,291 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.47%, 0.10% or , 0.55% , 0.12% , 2.75% from , and 1.02% from two or more races. 6.31% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 2,045 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.00% were living together, 6.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 27.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.10% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,534, and the median income for a family was $50,549. Males had a median income of $32,166 versus $20,221 for females. The for the county was $20,443. About 2.10% of families and 5.10% of the population were below the, including 6.00% of those under age 18 and 8.10% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 3,545 (county seat)

Unincorporated places

 * Chevron
 * Grigston
 * Hutchins
 * Tractor
 * Tractor
 * Tractor
 * Tractor
 * Tractor

Townships
Scott County is divided into seven. 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

 * Scott County USD 466