PRATT COUNTY, KANSAS

'Pratt County' (standard abbreviation: 'PR') is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of 2000, the population is 9,647. The largest city and county seat is Pratt.

Contents

Geography

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

Incorporated cities

Townships

Education

Unified school districts

See also

External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,906 km² (736 mi²). 1,904 km² (735 mi²) of it is land and 2 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.10%) is water.

Adjacent counties

★ Stafford County (north)

★ Reno County (northeast)

★ Kingman County (east)

★ Barber County (south)

★ Kiowa County (west)

★ Edwards County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 9,647 people, 3,963 households, and 2,639 families residing in the county. The population density was 5/km² (13/mi²). There were 4,633 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.28% White, 0.98% Black or African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.73% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. 3.09% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,963 households out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were married couples living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.40% were non-families. 30.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 24.00% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 19.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,529, and the median income for a family was $43,156. Males had a median income of $31,138 versus $20,679 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,906. About 6.70% of families and 9.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.50% of those under age 18 and 8.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

★ Pratt, 6,397 (county seat)

★ Iuka, 182

★ Preston, 161

★ Sawyer, 121

★ Coats, 110

★ Cullison, 96

★ Byers, 49

Townships

Pratt County is divided into seven townships. The city of Pratt is considered ''governmentally independent'' and is 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.

Sources: 2000 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Township	FIPS	Population center	Population	Population density /km² (/mi²)	Land area km² (mi²)	Water area km² (mi²)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Township No. 6	71223		565	1 (4)	381 (147)	1 (0)	0.17%
Township No. 7	71228		366	3 (7)	136 (52)	0 (0)	0.02%
Township No. 8	71233		181	1 (2)	197 (76)	0 (0)	0 %
Township No. 9	71238		317	1 (2)	379 (146)	0 (0)	0.05%
Township No. 10	71242		191	1 (3)	188 (73)	0 (0)	0.01%
Township No. 11	71245		496	2 (5)	281 (109)	0 (0)	0.06%
Township No. 12	71248		961	3 (8)	321 (124)	1 (0)	0.19%

Education

Unified school districts

★ Pratt USD 382

★ Skyline USD 438

See also

External links

★ Official website
;General county information
:
★ Blue Skyways
;County Level Data
:
★ Kansas Statistical Abstract