Miami County, Kansas

Miami County (county code MI) is a located in , in the. The county's population—one of the fastest growing in the state of Kansas—was estimated to be 30,900 in the year 2006. Its and most populous city is. Miami County is a part of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,528 (590 ), of which 1,494 km² (577 sq mi) is land and 35 km² (13 sq mi), or 2.28%, is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
Miami County's population was estimated to be 30,900 in the year 2006, an increase of 2397, or +8.4%, over the previous six years; it is the third fastest growing population in the state.

As of the, there were 28,351 people, 10,365 households, and 7,794 families residing in the county. The was 19/km² (49/sq mi). There were 10,984 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (19/sq mi). The of the county was 95.96%, 1.54%  or , 0.52% , 0.17% , 0.01% , 0.44% from other races, and 1.36% from. or of any race were 1.59% of the population.



There were 10,365 s out of which 37.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.50% were living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.80% were non-families. 21.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 11.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males.

The in the county was $46,665, and the median income for a family was $55,830. Males had a median income of $37,441 versus $27,271 for females. The for the county was $21,408. About 3.60% of families and 5.50% of the population were below the, including 5.40% of those under age 18 and 8.40% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 5,161
 * , 4,600
 * , 4,159, of which only about 2 sqkm is inside the county, the majority being in
 * , 2,998
 * , 149

Townships
Miami County is divided into thirteen. 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

 * Osawatomie USD 367
 * Paola USD 368
 * Louisburg USD 416