Lane County, Kansas

Lane County (standard abbreviation: LE) is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 2,155. The is, the only city in the county. Lane County was named after who was a leader of the  abolitionist movement and served as one of the first U.S. Senators from Kansas.

Law and government
Although the was amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters, Lane County has remained a prohibition, or, county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,858 (717 ). 1,858 km² (717 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.03%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 2,155 people, 910 households, and 613 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (3/sq mi). There were 1,065 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.73%, 0.05% , 0.09% , 0.05% , 0.51% from , and 1.58% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 910 households out of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.10% were living together, 5.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.60% were non-families. 30.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 5.40% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 20.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,047, and the median income for a family was $41,892. Males had a median income of $29,429 versus $20,446 for females. The for the county was $18,606. About 5.40% of families and 8.20% of the population were below the, including 11.40% of those under age 18 and 7.60% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 1,138 (county seat)

Townships
Lane County is divided into five. None of the cities within the county are considered governmentally independent, and all figures for the townships include those of the cities. 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

 * Healy USD 468
 * Dighton USD 482

Museums

 * Lane County Historical Museum, 333 N. Main St,.

Newspapers

 * Dighton Herald, 113 E. Long St,

Books
Ellen May Stanley has written several books about Lane County:


 * Cowboy Josh: Adventures of a Real Cowboy
 * Early Lane County History: 12,000 B.C. - A.D. 1884
 * Early Lane County Development
 * Golden Age, Great Depression, and Dust Bowl