Wichita County, Kansas

Wichita County (standard abbreviation: WH) is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 2,531. Its is.

The county should not be confused with the, which is located roughly 250 road miles (400 km) away, in south-central Kansas.

Law and government
Although the was amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters, Wichita County has remained a prohibition, or, county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,861 (719 ), none of which is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 2,531 people, 967 households, and 723 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (4/sq mi). There were 1,119 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 86.25%, 0.08% or , 0.71% , 0.08% , 10.51% from , and 2.37% from two or more races. 18.41% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 967 households out of which 35.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.30% were living together, 5.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.20% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.70% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 104.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,462, and the median income for a family was $41,034. Males had a median income of $27,523 versus $18,807 for females. The for the county was $16,720. About 11.20% of families and 14.80% of the population were below the, including 23.20% of those under age 18 and 4.70% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 1,475 (county seat)

Unincorporated places

 * (ghost town)
 * (ghost town)

Townships
Wichita County has a single. None of the cities within the county are considered governmentally independent, and all figures for the townships include those of the cities. 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

 * Leoti USD 467