Thomas County, Kansas

Thomas County (standard abbreviation: TH) is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 8,180. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,784 (1,075 ). 2,784 km² (1,075 sq mi) of it is land and 0 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.01%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 8,180 people, 3,226 households, and 2,125 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (8/sq mi). There were 3,562 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.14%, 0.43% or , 0.33% , 0.27% , 0.02% , 0.95% from , and 0.86% from two or more races. 1.85% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 3,226 households out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.10% were living together, 6.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.10% were non-families. 28.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 13.50% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,034, and the median income for a family was $45,931. Males had a median income of $33,833 versus $21,310 for females. The for the county was $19,028. About 6.60% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the, including 5.90% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 5,145 (county seat)
 * , 268
 * , 153
 * , 93
 * , 56

Townships
Thomas County is divided into thirteen. 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

 * Brewster USD 314
 * Colby USD 315
 * Golden Plains USD 316