Lincoln County, Kansas

Lincoln County (standard abbreviation: LC) is a located in the   of. As of, the population is 3,578. The largest city and is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,865 (720 ). 1,862 km² (719 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.15%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 3,578 people, 1,529 households, and 1,039 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (5/sq mi). There were 1,853 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.30%, 0.11% or , 0.48% , 0.11% , 0.25% from , and 0.75% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 1,529 households out of which 27.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were living together, 6.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 29.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 22.90% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 23.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,893, and the median income for a family was $36,538. Males had a median income of $24,681 versus $20,000 for females. The for the county was $15,788. About 7.30% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the, including 11.70% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 1,270 (county seat)
 * , 301
 * , 193
 * , 119

Townships
Lincoln County is divided into twenty. 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

 * Lincoln USD 298
 * Sylvan Grove USD 299