Pawnee County, Kansas

Pawnee County (standard abbreviation: PN) is a located in the  of. As of, the population was 7,233. The largest city and is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,954 (755 ). 1,953 km² (754 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.05%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 7,233 people, 2,739 households, and 1,785 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (10/sq mi). There were 3,114 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 90.96%, 5.00% or , 0.95% , 0.57% , 1.22% from , and 1.30% from two or more races. 4.16% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 2,739 households out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.80% were living together, 7.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.80% were non-families. 32.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 18.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 112.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,175, and the median income for a family was $45,634. Males had a median income of $26,751 versus $20,931 for females. The for the county was $17,584. About 5.40% of families and 11.80% of the population were below the, including 9.00% of those under age 18 and 9.90% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 3,915 (county seat)
 * , 243
 * , 188
 * , 173

Townships
Pawnee County is divided into twenty-one. 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

 * Ft. Larned USD 495
 * Pawnee Heights USD 496