Sherman County, Kansas

Sherman County (standard abbreviation: SH) is a located in the  of. In, its population was 6,760. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,735 (1,056 ). 2,735 km² (1,056 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.02%) is water.

Sherman County is only one of four Kansas counties to observe. Since Sherman County is part of the  and the local broadcast stations are repeat signals of Wichita affiliates, prime-time programming in the county is aired from 6 to 9 p.m. local time, rather than 7 to 10 p.m. as is normal in the Central and Mountain time zones. However, cable providers carry the and  affiliates from both Wichita and, affording viewers the opportunity to view programs on those networks at the normal prime-time hours.

Adjacent counties

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

Major highways

 * [[Image: I-70.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image: US 24.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image: K-27.svg|25px]]

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,760 people, 2,758 households, and 1,781 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (6/sq mi). There were 3,184 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.83%, 0.36% or , 0.33% , 0.19% , 0.16% , 4.14% from , and 0.99% from two or more races. 8.45% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 2,758 households out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.80% were living together, 6.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.40% were non-families. 29.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 11.80% from 18 to 24, 23.90% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 17.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 104.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,684, and the median income for a family was $38,824. Males had a median income of $28,012 versus $20,927 for females. The for the county was $16,761. About 9.70% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the, including 16.90% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 4,534 (county seat)
 * , 230

Townships
Sherman 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

 * Goodland USD 352