Stanton County, Kansas

Stanton County
County
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°34′00″N 101°46′59″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	1887
Seat	Johnson City
Area
• Total	680 sq mi (1,761 km2)
• Land	680 sq mi (1,761 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0.01%
Population
• Estimate  (2005)	2,245
• Density	3.3/sq mi (1.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)

Stanton County (standard abbreviation: ST) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of 2000, the population is 2,406. Its county seat is Johnson City.⁶

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, Stanton County has remained a prohibition, or "dry", county.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,761 km² (680 sq mi). 1,761 km² (680 sq mi) of it is land and 0 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.01%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Hamilton County (north)
• Kearny County (northeast)
• Grant County (east)
• Stevens County (southeast)
• Morton County (south)
• Baca County, Colorado (west)
• Prowers County, Colorado (northwest)

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	327		—
1910	1,034		216.2%
1920	908		−12.2%
1930	2,152		137.0%
1940	1,443		−32.9%
1950	2,263		56.8%
1960	2,108		−6.8%
1970	2,287		8.5%
1980	2,339		2.3%
1990	2,333		−0.3%
2000	2,406		3.1%

As of the census² of 2000, there were 2,406 people, 858 households, and 638 families residing in the county. The population density was 1/km² (4/sq mi). There were 1,007 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 84.41% White, 0.62% Black or African American, 1.21% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 12.51% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. 23.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Age pyramid

There were 858 households out of which 40.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.50% were married couples living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.60% were non-families. 22.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.80% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 19.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 104.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,172, and the median income for a family was $46,300. Males had a median income of $30,236 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,043. About 10.70% of families and 14.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.80% of those under age 18 and 12.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Map of Stanton County from KDOT (map legend)

Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

• Johnson City, 1,495 (county seat)
• Manter, 178

Townships

Stanton County is divided into three 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 center	Population	Population density /km² (/sq mi)	Land area km² (sq mi)	Water area km² (sq mi)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Big Bow	06600		338	1 (2)	558 (216)	0 (0)	0 %	37°33′18″N 101°36′30″W
Manter	44400		312	0 (1)	647 (250)	0 (0)	0 %	37°33′15″N 101°56′7″W
Stanton	67975		1,756	3 (8)	556 (215)	0 (0)	0.02%	37°33′42″N 101°45′31″W

Education

Unified school districts

• Stanton County USD 452

External links

General information on Stanton County

• Blue Skyways

Kansas County Data

• Kansas Statistical Abstract

Stanton County local history and genealogy

• Kansas State Historical Society