Nemaha County, Kansas

Nemaha County (standard abbreviation: NM) is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 10,717. The is.

History
On, , the "Irving, Kansas Tornado" passed through Nemaha county. This measured F4 on the, and had a damage path 800 yards wide and 100 miles long. Eighteen people were killed and sixty were injured in this tornado.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,863 (719 ). 1,860 km² (718 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.20%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 10,717 people, 3,959 households, and 2,763 families residing in the county. The was 6/km² (15/sq mi). There were 4,340 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.35%, 0.49% or , 0.23% , 0.10% , 0.06% , 0.17% from , and 0.60% from two or more races. 0.71% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 3,959 households out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.90% were living together, 5.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.50% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 24.10% from 25 to 44, 19.40% from 45 to 64, and 22.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,296, and the median income for a family was $41,838. Males had a median income of $28,879 versus $19,340 for females. The for the county was $17,121. About 6.50% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the, including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 8.50% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 2,532, of which a small portion lies in
 * , 2,072
 * , 507
 * , 356
 * , 200
 * , 177
 * , 167
 * , 69

Unincorporated places

 * Baileyville
 * Kelly
 * St. Benedict

Townships
Nemaha County is divided into twenty. 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

 * Sabetha USD 441
 * Nemaha Valley USD 442
 * B & B USD 451

Noted Residents, Past and Present

 * , NFL Hall of Fame running back