Washington County, Kansas

Washington County (standard abbreviation: WS) is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 6,483. Its and largest town is the city of.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,328 (899 ). 2,327 km² (898 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.04%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,483 people, 2,673 households, and 1,780 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (7/sq mi). There were 3,142 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.90%, 0.11% or , 0.34% , 0.05% , 0.09% from , and 0.51% from two or more races. 0.65% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 2,673 households out of which 26.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.40% were living together, 4.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.40% were non-families. 31.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.70% under the age of 18, 5.40% from 18 to 24, 22.90% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 25.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 100.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,363, and the median income for a family was $37,260. Males had a median income of $25,074 versus $18,000 for females. The for the county was $15,515. About 7.30% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the, including 12.20% of those under age 18 and 12.40% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 1,162 (county seat)
 * , 603
 * , 516, of which a portion lies in
 * , 395
 * , 333
 * , 160
 * , 159
 * , 144
 * , 102
 * , 101
 * , 56, of which a portion lies in
 * , 29

Townships
Washington County is divided into twenty-five. The city of 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

 * Washington County USD 108 (Web site) serves the cities of Haddam, Greenleaf, Mahaska, Morrowville, and Washington
 * Barnes-Hanover-Linn USD 223 (Web site)
 * Clifton-Clyde USD 224 (Web site)