Wabaunsee County, Kansas

Wabaunsee County (standard abbreviation: WB) is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 6,885. Its is. The county along with, , , and counties is included in the Topeka Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has an estimated population of 226,268 in the year 2003. The name is derived from the "Wah-bon-seh", meaning "day a little" literally.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,071 (800 ). 2,065 km² (797 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.30%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,885 people, 2,633 households, and 1,958 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (9/sq mi). There were 3,033 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.24%, 0.46% or , 0.49% , 0.15% , 0.06% , 0.60% from , and 1.00% from two or more races. 1.86% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 2,633 households out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.30% were living together, 6.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.60% were non-families. 23.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.70% under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,710, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $31,629 versus $23,148 for females. The for the county was $17,704. About 5.80% of families and 7.30% of the population were below the, including 8.40% of those under age 18 and 7.90% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 768 (county seat)
 * , 579
 * , 491
 * , 431
 * , 268
 * , 256
 * , 215
 * , 84

Unincorporated towns

 * Wabaunsee
 * Zeandale

Townships
Wabaunsee County is divided into thirteen. 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

 * Alma USD 329
 * Wabaunsee East USD 330