Sumner County, Kansas

Sumner County (standard abbreviation: SU) is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 25,946. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,069 (1,185 ). 3,061 km² (1,182 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.25%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 25,946 people, 9,888 households, and 7,089 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (22/sq mi). There were 10,877 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.62%, 0.71% or , 1.05% , 0.22% , 0.05% , 1.29% from , and 2.06% from two or more races. 3.58% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 9,888 households out of which 34.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.90% were living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.50% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,415, and the median income for a family was $46,739. Males had a median income of $36,616 versus $23,020 for females. The for the county was $18,305. About 7.20% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the, including 11.20% of those under age 18 and 6.80% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 8,277 (county seat)
 * , 1,649
 * , 1,281
 * , 1,242
 * , 1,134
 * , 511
 * , 378
 * , 210 (of which a small portion lies in )
 * , 135
 * , 111
 * , 82

Townships
Sumner County is divided into thirty. 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

 * Wellington USD 353
 * Conway Springs USD 356
 * Belle Plaine USD 357
 * Oxford USD 358
 * Argonia USD 359
 * Caldwell USD 360
 * South Haven USD 509