Neosho County, Kansas

Neosho County (standard abbreviation: NO) is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 16,997. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,497 (578 ). 1,481 km² (572 sq mi) of it is land and 16 km² (6 sq mi) of it (1.08%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 16,997 people, 6,739 households, and 4,683 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (30/sq mi). There were 7,461 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.90%, 0.87% or , 0.98% , 0.32% , 0.02% , 1.05% from , and 1.86% from two or more races. 2.91% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 6,739 households out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.80% 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 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 17.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,167, and the median income for a family was $38,532. Males had a median income of $26,906 versus $19,387 for females. The for the county was $16,539. About 10.00% of families and 13.00% of the population were below the, including 17.60% of those under age 18 and 10.60% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 9,043
 * , 1,173
 * , 653
 * , 499
 * , 149
 * , 105
 * , 80

Unincorporated places

 * Kimball
 * Leanna
 * Morehead
 * Odense
 * Rollin
 * Shaw
 * South Mound
 * Urbana

Townships
Neosho County is divided into twelve. 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

 * Erie-Thayer-Galesburg CUSD 101 (Web site) is a consolidated located entirely within the county and serves the communities of, , , and .  The schools of  were transferred to Chetopa USD 505 effective ,.
 * Cherokee USD 247 (Web site) is a 300 square mile school district primarily covering portions of and  counties, but also includes small portions of  and Neosho counties.
 * Chanute Public Schools USD 413 (Web site)
 * Chetopa-St. Paul USD 505 (Web site)