Leavenworth County, Kansas

Leavenworth County (county code LV) is a located in Northeast, in the. The county's population—one of the fastest growing in the state of Kansas—was estimated to be 73,628 in the year 2006, making it the sixth largest in the state. Its and most populous city is. The county is a part of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,213 (468 ), of which 1,200 km² (463 sq mi) is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi), or 1.08%, is water.

This county's connects with both the  basin on the south via  and has a  port city to the east.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
Leavenworth County's population was estimated to be 73,628 in the year 2006, an increase of 4658, or +6.8%, over the previous six years; it has the fourth fastest growing and sixth largest population in the state.

As of the, there were 68,691 people, 23,071 households, and 17,210 families residing in the county. The was 57/km² (148/sq mi). There were 24,401 housing units at an average density of 20/km² (53/sq mi). The of the county was 84.18%, 10.42%  or , 0.74% , 1.06% , 0.13% , 1.24% from other races, and 2.22% from. or of any race were 3.81% of the population.



There were 23,071 s out of which 38.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.40% were living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.40% were non-families. 21.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.70% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 33.00% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 9.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 113.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.90 males.

The in the county was $48,114, and the median income for a family was $55,805. Males had a median income of $40,047 versus $26,029 for females. The for the county was $20,292. About 4.80% of families and 6.70% of the population were below the, including 8.80% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2005 estimate):
 * , 35,213 (county seat)
 * , 10,214
 * , 3,774
 * , 3,287
 * , 382
 * , 357

Unincorporated places

 * Coldspur
 * Fairmount
 * Fall Leaf
 * Jarbalo
 * Kickapoo
 * Lowemont
 * Millwood
 * Reno
 * Springdale

Townships
Leavenworth County is divided into ten. 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

 * Fort Leavenworth USD 207 (Web site)
 * Easton USD 449 (Web site)
 * Leavenworth USD 453 (Web site)
 * Basehor-Linwood USD 458 (Web site)
 * Tonganoxie USD 464 (Web site)
 * Lansing USD 469 (Web site)