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County Profile - Jewell County, KS
Jewell County is one of the 105 counties in the state of Kansas. The 2007 populationsestimate lists the population to be 3,198. According to 2000 estimates, it has 909.18 sq.miles in land area and a population density of 4.2 people per square mile. The averagehousehold size is 2.21 persons (2000) and median household income is $31,390 (2004)(US census Bureau).
Population Estimates
Jewell County has a population of 3,198 as of July 1, 2007 (US Census Bureau). Thepopulation decreased by 15.64% from the year 2000 to 2007. As per the 2000 censussurvey, population of the county was 3,791 with median age of 46.2 years. In 2000,Jewell County had 17.1% of its population under the age of 15 years, 16.9% in the agegroup 15 to 34 years, 34.7% in the age group 35 years to 59 years and 31.4% of itspopulation above 60 years of age.
Table 1: Population estimates for Jewell County
Population EstimatesYear Ending Jewell County Kansas
July 1,2007
3,198
2,775,997July 1,2006
3,253
2,755,817July 1,2005
3,263
2,741,665July 1,2004
3,346
2,730,828July 1,2003
3,422
2,721,824July 1,2002
3,496
2,712,383July 1,2001
3,612
2,700,979July 1,2000
3,759
2,692,890Census 2000April 1,2000
3,791
2,688,4182000 to 2007 % change
-15.64%3.26%
1990 to 2000 % change -10.8% 8.5%
Source: US Census Bureau
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