Jewell County, Kansas

Jewell County (county code JW) is a located in North Central, in the. The population was estimated to be 3,324 in the year 2006. Its and most populous city is.

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, Jewell County has remained a prohibition, or, county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,368 (914 ). 2,355 km² (909 sq mi) of it is land and 14 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.58%, is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
Jewell County's population was estimated to be 3,324 in the year 2006, a decrease of 440, or -11.7%, over the previous six years.

As of the, there were 3,791 people, 1,695 households, and 1,098 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (4/sq mi). There were 2,103 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The of the county was 98.79%, 0.34% , 0.05% , 0.03%  or , 0.03% , 0.05% from other races, and 0.71% from. or of any race were 0.71% of the population.



There were 1,695 s out of which 23.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were living together, 4.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.20% were non-families. 32.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.90% under the age of 18, 4.40% from 18 to 24, 21.50% from 25 to 44, 26.20% from 45 to 64, and 25.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 97.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males.

The in the county was $30,538, and the median income for a family was $36,953. Males had a median income of $24,821 versus $18,170 for females. The for the county was $16,644. About 8.40% of families and 11.60% of the population were below the, including 12.80% of those under age 18 and 10.90% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 864 (county seat)
 * , 447
 * , 233
 * , 135
 * , 118
 * , 76
 * , 34

Townships
Jewell County is divided into twenty-five. 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

 * Rock Hills USD 107
 * Jewell USD 279