Stevens County, Kansas

Stevens County (standard abbreviation: SV) is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 5,463. 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, Stevens County has remained a prohibition, or, county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,885 (728 ). 1,884 km² (728 sq mi) of it is land and 0 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.02%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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 * (west)
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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 5,463 people, 1,988 households, and 1,457 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (8/sq mi). There were 2,265 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 83.01%, 0.93% or , 0.93% , 0.24% , 0.02% , 13.25% from , and 1.61% from two or more races. 21.73% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 1,988 households out of which 38.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.10% were living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the county the population was spread out with 31.20% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 19.40% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,830, and the median income for a family was $49,063. Males had a median income of $36,525 versus $22,803 for females. The for the county was $17,814. About 8.30% of families and 10.30% of the population were below the, including 15.10% of those under age 18 and 4.70% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 3,722 (county seat)
 * , 255

Townships
Stevens County is divided into six. 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.