Lane County, Kansas

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Lane County, Kansas
Map
Location in the state of Kansas
Kansas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	March 20, 1873
Seat	Dighton
Area - Total - Land - Water	717 sq mi (1,858 km²) 717 sq mi (1,858 km²) 0 sq mi (1 km²), 0.03%
Population^Est. - (2005) - Density	1,894 2.6/sq mi (1.0/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Lane County (standard abbreviation: LE) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of 2000, the population is 2,155. The county seat is Dighton, the only city in the county. Lane County was named after James H. Lane who was a leader of the Jayhawker abolitionist movement and served as one of the first U.S. Senators from Kansas.

1 Law and government
2 Geography
- 2.1 Adjacent counties
3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns
- 4.1 Incorporated cities
- 4.2 Unincorporated places
5 Townships
6 Education
- 6.1 Unified school districts
7 Museums
8 Newspapers
9 Books
10 See also
11 References
12 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, Lane County has remained a prohibition, or "dry", county.^[1]

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 717 square miles (1,858 km²), of which, 717 square miles (1,858 km²) of it is land and 0 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.03%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Gove County (north)
Ness County (east)
Finney County (south)
Scott County (west)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	1,563	—
1910	2,603	66.5%
1920	2,848	9.4%
1930	3,372	18.4%
1940	2,821	-16.3%
1950	2,808	-0.5%
1960	3,060	9.0%
1970	2,707	-11.5%
1980	2,472	-8.7%
1990	2,375	-3.9%
2000	2,155	-9.3%

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,155 people, 910 households, and 613 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,065 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.73% White, 0.05% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 1.58% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Age pyramid

There were 910 households out of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.10% were married couples living together, 5.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.60% were non-families. 30.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 5.40% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 20.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,047, and the median income for a family was $41,892. Males had a median income of $29,429 versus $20,446 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,606. About 5.40% of families and 8.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.40% of those under age 18 and 7.60% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

Map of Lane County from KDOT (map legend)

[edit] Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

Dighton, 1,138 (county seat)

[edit] Unincorporated places

Healy

[edit] Townships

Lane County is divided into five 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
Alamota	00775	108	0 (1)	414 (160)	0 %	38°24′55″N, 100°19′43″W
Cheyenne	13050	336	1 (4)	245 (94)	0 %	38°36′21″N, 100°37′22″W
Dighton	18075	1,573	2 (5)	785 (303)	0.01%	38°27′23″N, 100°30′11″W
White Rock	77950	26	0 (0)	207 (80)	0.02%	38°37′49″N, 100°19′55″W
Wilson	79725	112	1 (1)	206 (80)	0.20%	38°36′47″N, 100°28′12″W