Sheridan County, Kansas

Sheridan County (standard abbreviation: SD) is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 2,813. Its is. The county was named in honor of, a general of the American Civil War era.

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, Sheridan County has remained a prohibition, or, county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,322 (897 ). 2,322 km² (896 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.03%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 2,813 people, 1,124 households, and 795 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (3/sq mi). There were 1,263 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.65%, 0.14% or , 0.07% , 0.07% , 0.14% , 0.36% from , and 0.57% from two or more races. 1.46% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 1,124 households out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.80% were living together, 4.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 23.70% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 20.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,547, and the median income for a family was $38,292. Males had a median income of $26,351 versus $16,250 for females. The for the county was $16,299. About 12.00% of families and 15.70% of the population were below the, including 27.30% of those under age 18 and 5.50% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 1,158 (county seat)
 * , 186

Townships
Sheridan County is divided into fourteen. 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

 * Hoxie USD 412