MIAMI COUNTY, KANSAS

'Miami County' (county code 'MI') is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. The county's population—one of the fastest growing in the state of Kansas—was estimated to be 30,900 in the year 2006. Its county seat and most populous city is Paola. Miami 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 1,528 km² (590 mi²), of which 1,494 km² (577 mi²) is land and 35 km² (13 mi²), or 2.28%, is water.

Adjacent counties

★ Johnson County (north)

★ Cass County, Missouri (east)

★ Bates County, Missouri (southeast)

★ Linn County (south)

★ Anderson County (southwest)

★ Franklin County (west)

★ Douglas County (northwest)

Demographics

Miami County's population was estimated to be 30,900 in the year 2006, an increase of 2397, or +8.4%, over the previous six years;^[1] it is the third fastest growing population in the state.
As of the U.S. Census in 2000, there were 28,351 people, 10,365 households, and 7,794 families residing in the county. The population density was 19/km² (49/mi²). There were 10,984 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (19/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.96% White, 1.54% Black or African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population.

Population pyramid

There were 10,365 households out of which 37.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.50% were married couples living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.80% were non-families. 21.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 11.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $46,665, and the median income for a family was $55,830. Males had a median income of $37,441 versus $27,271 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,408. About 3.60% of families and 5.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.40% of those under age 18 and 8.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Map of Miami County ()

Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

★ Paola, 5,161

★ Osawatomie, 4,600

★ Spring Hill, 4,159, of which only about 2 km² is inside the county, the majority being in Johnson County

★ Louisburg, 2,998

★ Fontana, 149

Townships

Miami County is divided into thirteen townships. The cities of Louisburg, Osawatomie, Paola, and Spring Hill are considered ''governmentally independent'' and are 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.

Education

Unified school districts

★ Osawatomie USD 367

★ Paola USD 368

★ Louisburg USD 416

See also

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'

★ Miami County

★ Swan River Museum
'Additional information'

★ Blue Skyways

★ Kansas Statistical Abstract