Stevens County, Kansas

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Stevens County, Kansas
Map
Location in the state of Kansas
Kansas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	August 3 1886
Seat	Hugoton
Area - Total - Land - Water	728 sq mi (1,885 km²) 728 sq mi (1,884 km²) 0 sq mi (0 km²), 0.02%
Population^Est. - (2005) - Density	5,412 7.4/sq mi (2.9/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Stevens County (standard abbreviation: SV) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The population was 5,463 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Hugoton.^[1]

1 Law and government
2 Geography
- 2.1 Adjacent counties
3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns
- 4.1 Incorporated cities
- 4.2 Unincorporated community
5 Townships
6 Education
- 6.1 Unified school districts
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Law and government

Although the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters, Stevens County has remained a prohibition, or "dry", county.^[2]

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 728 square miles (1,885 km²), of which, 728 square miles (1,884 km²) of it is land and 0 square miles (0 km²) of it (0.02%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Grant County (north)
Haskell County (northeast)
Seward County (east)
Texas County, Oklahoma (south)
Morton County (west)
Stanton County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	620	—
1910	2,453	295.6%
1920	3,943	60.7%
1930	4,655	18.1%
1940	3,193	-31.4%
1950	4,516	41.4%
1960	4,400	-2.6%
1970	4,198	-4.6%
1980	4,736	12.8%
1990	5,048	6.6%
2000	5,463	8.2%

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 5,463 people, 1,988 households, and 1,457 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 2,265 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 83.01% White, 0.93% Black or African American, 0.93% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 13.25% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. 21.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Age pyramid

There were 1,988 households out of which 38.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.10% were married couples living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 24.30% 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 2.72 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the county the population was spread out with 31.20% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 19.40% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,830, and the median income for a family was $49,063. Males had a median income of $36,525 versus $22,803 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,814. About 8.30% of families and 10.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.10% of those under age 18 and 4.70% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

Map of Stevens County from KDOT (map legend)

[edit] Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

Hugoton, 3,722 (county seat)
Moscow, 255

[edit] Unincorporated community

Woodsdale

[edit] Townships

Stevens County is divided into six townships. 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.

Sources: 2000 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Township	FIPS	Population	Population density /km² (/sq mi)	Land area km² (sq mi)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Banner	04125	164	1 (2)	277 (107)	0 %	37°3′41″N, 101°11′37″W
Center	12200	4,131	15 (38)	280 (108)	0.02%	37°10′38″N, 101°19′7″W
Harmony	30150	143	1 (1)	280 (108)	0 %	37°19′22″N, 101°26′55″W
Moscow	48625	711	2 (4)	442 (171)	0.09%	37°18′28″N, 101°12′12″W
Voorhees	74200	145	0 (1)	349 (135)	0 %	37°3′26″N, 101°23′16″W
West Center	76800	169	1 (2)	257 (99)	0 %	37°11′30″N, 101°26′19″W