Norton County, Kansas

Norton County (standard abbreviation: NT) is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 5,953. The largest city and is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,283 (881 ). 2,274 km² (878 sq mi) of it is land and 9 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.40%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 5,953 people, 2,266 households, and 1,470 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (7/sq mi). There were 2,673 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.35%, 4.05% or , 0.44% , 0.42% , 0.02% , 1.02% from , and 0.71% from two or more races. 2.37% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 2,266 households out of which 28.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.50% were living together, 7.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.10% were non-families. 32.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.00% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 19.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 122.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,050, and the median income for a family was $37,036. Males had a median income of $25,983 versus $20,381 for females. The for the county was $16,835. About 6.10% of families and 10.50% of the population were below the, including 12.70% of those under age 18 and 8.20% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 2,889
 * , 465
 * , 294
 * , 65
 * , 46

Townships
Norton County is divided into 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

 * Norton Community USD 211
 * Northern Valley USD 212
 * West Solomon USD 213 (elementary school only; students in grades 6-12 attend schools in Norton)