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Chautauqua County (standard abbreviation: CQ) is a county located in the U.S. State of Kansas. As of 2000, the population is 4,359. The county seat is at Sedan.
The first white settlers in the area that could become Chautauqua county arrived in July 1868.
Chautauqua County was created by an act of the Kansas legislature on 1 June 1875 by the division of Howard County into Elk County (the northern half) and Chautauqua County (the southern half). At the time of its creation, the county's population was about 7,400.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,670 km˛ (645 mi˛). 1,662 km˛ (642 mi˛) of it is land and 8 km˛ (3 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 0.49% water.
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List of counties in KansasList of 105 Kansas counties (and abbreviations) are as follows: See also List of Kansas county name etymologies External link Maps and text transcribed from Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1903-1904 . Kansas Kansas counties.As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f ˛The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page. of 2000, there are 4,359 people, 1,796 households, and 1,235 families residing in the county. The population densityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex is 3/km˛ (7/mi˛). There are 2,169 housing units at an average density of 1/km˛ (3/mi˛). The racial makeup of the county is 93.83% White, 0.30% Black or African American, 3.58% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races. 1.35% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 1,796 households out of which 26.20% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.30% are married couples living together, 7.90% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.20% are non-families. 29.40% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.40% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.34 and the average family size is 2.87.
In the county the population is spread out with 23.40% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 20.90% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 24.30% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 45 years. For every 100 females there are 93.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $28,717, and the median income for a family is $33,871. Males have a median income of $25,083 versus $21,346 for females. The per capita income for the county is $16,280. 12.20% of the population and 9.00% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 15.80% of those under the age of 18 and 10.60% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.