McPherson County, Kansas

McPherson County (standard abbreviation: MP) is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 29,554. The largest city and is. The county is named for Civil War

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,334 (901 ). 2,330 km² (900 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.17%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 29,554 people, 11,205 households, and 7,966 families residing in the county. The was 13/km² (33/sq mi). There were 11,830 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.53%, 0.81% or , 0.34% , 0.32% , 0.06% , 0.79% from , and 1.16% from two or more races. 1.94% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 11,205 households out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.50% were living together, 6.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,138, and the median income for a family was $48,243. Males had a median income of $33,530 versus $21,175 for females. The for the county was $18,921. About 4.20% of families and 6.60% of the population were below the, including 5.20% of those under age 18 and 8.10% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
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 * , 1,644
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Townships
McPherson County is divided into twenty-five. 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

 * Smokey Valley USD 400
 * McPherson USD 418
 * Canton-Galva USD 419
 * Moundridge USD 423
 * Inman USD 448

Museums

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