Phillips County, Kansas

Phillips County (standard abbreviation: PL) is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 6,001. The largest city and is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,318 (895 ). 2,295 km² (886 sq mi) of it is land and 22 km² (9 sq mi) of it (0.96%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,001 people, 2,496 households, and 1,722 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (7/sq mi). There were 3,088 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.25%, 0.25% or , 0.30% , 0.45% , 0.03% from , and 0.72% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 2,496 households out of which 28.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were living together, 5.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 23.20% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 21.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,013, and the median income for a family was $41,638. Males had a median income of $29,609 versus $17,827 for females. The for the county was $17,121. About 7.20% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the, including 11.60% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 2,473 (county seat)
 * , 555
 * , 283
 * , 217
 * , 146
 * , 133
 * , 108
 * , 42

Townships
Phillips County is divided into twenty-five. 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

 * Agra-Eastern Heights USD 324 (scheduled to close following 2007-08 school year and be absorbed by Kensington-West Smith County USD 238)
 * Phillipsburg USD 325
 * Logan USD 326