Republic County, Kansas

Republic County (standard abbreviation: RP) is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 5,835. The largest city and is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,866 (720 ). 1,855 km² (716 sq mi) of it is land and 10 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.55%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 5,835 people, 2,557 households, and 1,685 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (8/sq mi). There were 3,113 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.56%, 0.26% or , 0.21% , 0.19% , 0.33% from , and 0.46% from two or more races. 0.94% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 2,557 households out of which 25.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.80% were living together, 4.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.10% were non-families. 31.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.30% under the age of 18, 4.50% from 18 to 24, 22.10% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 26.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 93.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,494, and the median income for a family was $39,215. Males had a median income of $25,260 versus $17,274 for females. The for the county was $17,433. About 6.00% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the, including 12.40% of those under age 18 and 8.90% of those age 65 or over.

Republic County was first settled around 1860 by Daniel and Conrad Myers. The territory was principally inhabited by Pawnees, Iowas, and Otoes who greeted the incoming settlers - mostly farmers - peaceably. By 1868, Republic County was holding elections.

During the late 1800s, Belleville became the urban center for the immigrants that were attracted to the surrounding areas, most notably from and  (now ).

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 1,984 (county seat)
 * , 380
 * , 295
 * , 210
 * , 146
 * , 111
 * , 84
 * , 73

Townships
Republic County is divided into twenty. 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

 * Pike Valley USD 426
 * Republic County USD 109