Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.05%) is water.Adjacent counties
* Rush County, Kansas, Rush County (north) * Barton County, Kansas, Barton County (northeast) * Stafford County, Kansas, Stafford County (east) * Edwards County, Kansas, Edwards County (south) * Hodgeman County, Kansas, Hodgeman County (west) * Ness County, Kansas, Ness County (northwest)National protected area
* Fort Larned National Historic SiteDemographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,233 people, 2,739 households, and 1,785 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile (4/km2). There were 3,114 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 90.96% Race (United States Census), White, 5.00% Race (United States Census), Black or Race (United States Census), African American, 0.95% Race (United States Census), Native American, 0.57% Race (United States Census), Asian, 1.22% from Race (United States Census), other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. 4.16% of the population were Race (United States Census), Hispanic or Race (United States Census), Latino of any race. There were 2,739 households, out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.80% were Marriage, married couples living together, 7.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.80% were non-families. 32.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.91. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.20% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 18.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 112.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.70 males. The median income for a household in the county was $35,175, and the median income for a family was $45,634. Males had a median income of $26,751 versus $20,931 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,584. About 5.40% of families and 11.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.00% of those under age 18 and 9.90% of those age 65 or over.Government
Presidential elections
Pawnee County has been primarily Republican for the majority of its history. However, there have been multiple stretches where it was considered a swing county, backing the national winner in all presidential elections from 1904 to 1936 as well as 1964 to 1988. It has trended away from bellwether status since 1988 however.Laws
Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, Pawnee County remained a prohibition, or dry county, "dry", county until 1992, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30 percent food sales requirement.Education
Unified school districts
Communities
Cities
* Burdett, Kansas, Burdett * Garfield, Kansas, Garfield * Larned, Kansas, Larned * Rozel, Kansas, RozelUnincorporated communities
* Ash Valley, Kansas, Ash Valley * Frizell, Kansas, Frizell * Sanford, Kansas, Sanford * Zook, Kansas, ZookTownships
Pawnee County is divided into twenty-one Civil township, townships. The city of Larned, Kansas, Larned 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.See also
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