LINN COUNTY, KANSAS


'Linn County' (county code 'LN') is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. The population was estimated to be 9,962 in the year 2006. Its county seat is Mound City, and its most populous city is Pleasanton. Linn County is a part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.

Contents
Geography
Adjacent counties
Demographics
Cities and towns
Incorporated cities
Townships
Education
Unified school districts
See also
References
External links

Geography


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,570 km² (606 mi²), of which 1,551 km² (599 mi²) is land and 20 km² (8 mi²), or 1.26%, is water.
Adjacent counties


★ Miami County (north)

★ Bates County, Missouri (east)

★ Vernon County, Missouri (southeast)

★ Bourbon County (south)

★ Allen County (southwest)

★ Anderson County (west)

★ Franklin County (northwest)

Demographics


Linn County's population was estimated to be 9,962 in the year 2006, an increase of 358, or +3.7%, over the previous six years.[1]
As of the U.S. Census in 2000, there were 9,570 people, 3,807 households, and 2,748 families residing in the county. The population density was 6/km² (16/mi²). There were 4,720 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.50% White, 0.63% Black or African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.
Population pyramid

There were 3,807 households out of which 28.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.70% were married couples living together, 6.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 24.30% from 25 to 44, 25.70% from 45 to 64, and 18.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 100.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,906, and the median income for a family was $42,571. Males had a median income of $31,720 versus $22,287 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,009. About 7.80% of families and 11.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.20% of those under age 18 and 9.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns


Map of Linn County ()

Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

★ Pleasanton, 1,370

★ La Cygne, 1,123

★ Mound City, 815 (county seat)

★ Linn Valley, 579

★ Parker, 285

★ Blue Mound, 284

★ Prescott, 282
There are several lake communities in the county (Linn Valley Lakes, Lake Chaparral...), which are quick getaways for city dwellers who spend their weekends or holidays there.

Townships


Linn County is divided into eleven 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.

Education


Unified school districts


★ Pleasanton USD 344

★ Jayhawk USD 346

★ Prairie View USD 362

See also



★ USS ''Linn County'' (LST-900)

References


1. Annual estimates of the population to 2006-07-01. Released 2007-03-22. Six year change is from 2000-07-01 to 2006-07-01.

External links


'Official sites'

★ Linn County

★ ''Linn County News'' (local newspaper)
'Additional information'

★ Blue Skyways

★ Kansas Statistical Abstract

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