Stanton County, Kansas

Stanton County (standard abbreviation: ST) is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 2,406. Its is.

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, Stanton County has remained a prohibition, or, county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,761 (680 ). 1,761 km² (680 sq mi) of it is land and 0 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.01%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 2,406 people, 858 households, and 638 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (4/sq mi). There were 1,007 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 84.41%, 0.62% or , 1.21% , 0.17% , 12.51% from , and 1.08% from two or more races. 23.69% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 858 households out of which 40.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.50% were living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.60% were non-families. 22.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.80% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 19.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 104.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,172, and the median income for a family was $46,300. Males had a median income of $30,236 versus $21,250 for females. The for the county was $18,043. About 10.70% of families and 14.90% of the population were below the, including 16.80% of those under age 18 and 12.90% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 1,495 (county seat)
 * , 178

Townships
Stanton County is divided into three. 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

 * Stanton County USD 452