Geary County, Kansas

Geary County (county code GE) is a located in Northeast, in the. The population was estimated to be 24,174 in the year 2006. Its and most populous city is. The county is named in honor of.

History
Geary County was originally named Davis County, but the name was changed after Jefferson Davis became president of the Confederacy. The county is named in honor of, a Governor of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,047 (404 ), of which 996 km² (385 sq mi) is land and 51 km² (20 sq mi), or 4.87%, is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
Geary County's population was estimated to be 24,174 in the year 2006, a decrease of 3558, or -12.8%, over the previous six years.

As of the, there were 27,947 people, 10,458 households, and 7,582 families residing in the county. The was 28/km² (73/sq mi). There were 11,959 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (31/sq mi). The of the county was 64.13%, 22.03%  or , 0.75% , 3.16% , 0.41% , 4.10% from other races, and 5.41% from. or of any race were 8.45% of the population.



There were 10,458 s out of which 39.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were living together, 12.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 22.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.60% under the age of 18, 13.60% from 18 to 24, 30.00% from 25 to 44, 17.40% from 45 to 64, and 9.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.30 males.

The in the county was $31,917, and the median income for a family was $36,372. Males had a median income of $25,942 versus $21,389 for females. The for the county was $16,199. About 9.70% of families and 12.10% of the population were below the, including 16.80% of those under age 18 and 9.90% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 18,886 (county seat)
 * , 1,071
 * , 453

Unincorporated places

 * Wreford

Fort Riley
Located north of the junction of the and  rivers, the  Military Reservation covers 100656 acre in Geary and  counties. The fort has a daytime population of nearly 25,000 and includes two s:

Townships
Geary County is divided into eight. 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

 * Geary County USD 475 (Web site)