Sedgwick County, Kansas

Sedgwick County (standard abbreviation: SG) is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 452,869. The largest city and is. The county was named after General.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,614 (1,009 ). 2,588 km² (999 sq mi) of it is land and 26 km² (10 sq mi) of it (0.99%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 452,869 people, 176,444 households, and 117,688 families residing in the county. The was 175/km² (453/sq mi). There were 191,133 housing units at an average density of 74/km² (191/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 79.38%, 9.13% or , 1.11% , 3.34% , 0.06% , 4.17% from , and 2.81% from two or more races. 8.04% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 176,444 households out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.70% were living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.30% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.20% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 20.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,485, and the median income for a family was $51,645. Males had a median income of $37,770 versus $26,153 for females. The for the county was $20,907. About 7.00% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the, including 11.90% of those under age 18 and 7.00% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 353,823 (county seat)
 * , 20,326
 * , 9,627
 * , 7,000
 * , 6,530
 * , 5,575
 * , 5,369
 * , 3,196
 * , 2,192
 * , 2,118
 * , 1,844
 * , 1,649
 * , 1,300
 * , 1,210
 * , 837
 * , 813
 * , 797
 * , 791
 * , 415
 * , 213

Unincorporated places

 * Anness
 * Bayneville
 * Berwet
 * Clonmel
 * Furley
 * Greenwich
 * Greenwich Heights
 * Murray Gill
 * , a
 * Prospect
 * St. Marks
 * St. Mary Aleppo
 * St. Paul
 * Schulte
 * Sunnydale
 * Waco
 * Wego
 * Wego

Townships
Sedgwick County is divided into twenty-seven. The cities of and  are considered governmentally independent and are 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

 * Wichita USD 259 (Web site)
 * Derby USD 260 (Web site)
 * Haysville USD 261 (Web site)
 * Valley Center USD 262 (Web site)
 * Mulvane USD 263 (Web site)
 * Clearwater USD 264 (Web site)
 * Goddard USD 265 (Web site)
 * Maize USD 266 (Web site)
 * Renwick USD 267 (Web site)
 * Cheney USD 268 (Web site)