Pratt County, Kansas

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Pratt County, Kansas
Map
Location in the state of Kansas
Kansas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	February 26, 1867
Seat	Pratt
Area - Total - Land - Water	736 sq mi (1,906 km²) 735 sq mi (1,904 km²) 1 sq mi (2 km²), 0.10%
Population^Est. - (2005) - Density	9,496 12.9/sq mi (5.0/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

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.

1 Law and government
2 Geography
- 2.1 Adjacent counties
3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns
- 4.1 Incorporated cities
5 Townships
6 Education
- 6.1 Unified school districts
7 See also
8 References
9 External links

[edit] Law and government

Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or "dry", county until 2000, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.^[1]

[edit] Geography

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

[edit] Adjacent counties

Stafford County (north)
Reno County (northeast)
Kingman County (east)
Barber County (south)
Kiowa County (west)
Edwards County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	7,085	—
1910	11,156	57.5%
1920	12,909	15.7%
1930	13,312	3.1%
1940	12,348	-7.2%
1950	12,156	-1.6%
1960	12,122	-0.3%
1970	10,056	-17.0%
1980	10,275	2.2%
1990	9,702	-5.6%
2000	9,647	-0.6%

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 9,647 people, 3,963 households, and 2,639 families residing in the county. The population density was 13 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 4,633 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). 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.

Age pyramid

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.

[edit] Cities and towns

Map of Pratt County from KDOT (map legend)

[edit] Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

Pratt, 6,397 (county seat)
Iuka, 182
Preston, 161
Sawyer, 121
Coats, 110
Cullison, 96
Byers, 49

[edit] 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	Population density /km² (/sq mi)	Land area km² (sq mi)	Water area km² (sq mi)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Township No. 6	71223	565	1 (4)	381 (147)	1 (0)	0.17%	37°44′25″N, 98°33′55″W
Township No. 7	71228	366	3 (7)	136 (52)	0 (0)	0.02%	37°45′20″N, 98°43′49″W
Township No. 8	71233	181	1 (2)	197 (76)	0 (0)	0 %	37°47′3″N, 98°53′42″W
Township No. 9	71238	317	1 (2)	379 (146)	0 (0)	0.05%	37°37′59″N, 98°54′7″W
Township No. 10	71242	191	1 (3)	188 (73)	0 (0)	0.01%	37°30′45″N, 98°52′17″W
Township No. 11	71245	496	2 (5)	281 (109)	0 (0)	0.06%	37°30′44″N, 98°38′21″W
Township No. 12	71248	961	3 (8)	321 (124)	1 (0)	0.19%	37°37′44″N, 98°40′52″W