Mitchell County, Kansas

Mitchell County (standard abbreviation: MC) is a located in the  of. In, its population was 6,932. The largest city and is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,861 (719 ). 1,813 km² (700 sq mi) of it is land and 49 km² (19 sq mi) of it (2.62%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,932 people, 2,850 households, and 1,863 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (10/sq mi). There were 3,340 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.61%, 0.52% or , 0.40% , 0.30% , 0.03% , 0.23% from , and 0.91% from two or more races. 0.88% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 2,850 households out of which 27.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.30% were living together, 5.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.60% were non-families. 31.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 22.50% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 21.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,385, and the median income for a family was $41,899. Males had a median income of $26,478 versus $20,220 for females. The for the county was $17,653. About 6.50% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the, including 13.50% of those under age 18 and 7.20% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 3,781
 * , 488
 * , 411
 * , 235
 * , 106, of which a small portion lies in
 * , 74
 * , 20

Townships
Mitchell County is divided into twenty. 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

 * Waconda USD 272
 * Beloit USD 273