Reno County, Kansas

Reno County (standard abbreviation: RN) is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 64,790. The largest city and is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,293 (1,271 ). 3,249 km² (1,254 sq mi) of it is land and 44 km² (17 sq mi) of it (1.32%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 64,790 people, 25,498 households, and 17,313 families residing in the county. The was 20/km² (52/sq mi). There were 27,625 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (22/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 91.56%, 2.88% or , 0.58% , 0.45% , 0.04% , 2.69% from , and 1.81% from two or more races. 5.65% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 25,498 households out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.90% were living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.10% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,510, and the median income for a family was $42,643. Males had a median income of $31,495 versus $21,329 for females. The for the county was $18,520. About 8.10% of families and 10.90% of the population were below the, including 13.90% of those under age 18 and 8.50% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 41,047 (county seat)
 * , 2,488
 * , 1,337
 * , 1,175
 * , 1,172
 * , 601
 * , 441
 * , 435
 * , 297
 * , 266
 * , 126
 * , 99
 * , 88
 * , 72

Unincorporated places

 * Medora

Townships
Reno County is divided into thirty-one. 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

 * Hutchinson USD 308
 * Nickerson USD 309
 * Fairfield USD 310
 * Pretty Prairie USD 311
 * Haven USD 312
 * Buhler USD 313