Decatur County, Kansas

Decatur County (county code DC) is a located in Northwest, in the. The population was estimated to be 3,120 in the year 2006. Its and most populous city is. The county is named in honor of Commodore

History
The county was established, and organized on ,. It is named for the Navy war hero Commodore, who served during the and the. Oberlin was the site of the last Native American (specifically the Northern Cheyenne) Raid in Kansas.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,316 (894 ), of which 2,314 km² (894 sq mi) is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi), or 0.07%, is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
Decatur County's population was estimated to be 3,120 in the year 2006, a decrease of 341, or -9.9%, over the previous six years.

As of the, there were 3,472 people, 1,494 households, and 981 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (4/sq mi). There were 1,821 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The of the county was 97.87%, 0.52%  or , 0.09% , 0.14% , 0.12% , 0.37% from other races, and 0.89% from. or of any race were 0.98% of the population.



There were 1,494 s out of which 25.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were living together, 5.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.30% were non-families. 32.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.60% under the age of 18, 4.70% from 18 to 24, 22.90% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 26.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.40 males.

The in the county was $30,257, and the median income for a family was $34,982. Males had a median income of $25,139 versus $17,368 for females. The for the county was $16,348. About 8.00% of families and 11.60% of the population were below the, including 17.20% of those under age 18 and 6.30% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 1,862 (county seat)
 * , 162
 * , 134
 * , 65
 * , 49

Unincorporated places

 * Allison
 * Cedar Bluffs
 * Kanona
 * Leoville
 * Lyle
 * Traer

Townships
Decatur County is divided into twenty-five. 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

 * Oberlin USD 294: DCHS (Decatur Community High School) OES (Oberlin Elementary School) Oberlin was going to have a Community College, however, this proposal was voted against and the college went to Colby, where it is now Colby Community College.