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Chautauqua County, Kansas

Chautauqua County had 3,339 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 638.9 square miles of land. It ranks 78th of 105 in Kansas by population and 78th by land area.

Population
3,339
#78 of 105 in Kansas · #2,932 in US
Area
638.9 sq mi
#78 of 105 in Kansas · #1,489 in US
Density
5.2 / sq mi
#72 of 105 in Kansas · #2,764 in US
Median household income
$49,510
#103 of 105 in Kansas · #2,742 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Chautauqua County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

Chautauqua County population, land area and income

Chautauqua County had 3,339 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 638.9 square miles of land. It ranks 78th of 105 in Kansas by population and 78th by land area. That works out to 5.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Kansas has 6,946 residents, so Chautauqua County has 48% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,510 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

3,339

3144th1st

2932nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

639 sq mi

3144th1st

1489th of 3,144 (US)

Density

5.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

2764th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,510

3143rd1st

2742nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

3,339

105th1st

78th of 105 (KS)

Land area

639 sq mi

105th1st

78th of 105 (KS)

Density

5.2 / sq mi

105th1st

72nd of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$49,510

105th1st

103rd of 105 (KS)

How Chautauqua County's population changed since 2020

Chautauqua County lost 41 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.2%. That ranks 57th of 105 in Kansas for growth. The median Kansas county changed by -1.0%, and the state as a whole by +1.1%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Chautauqua County recorded 114 births and 243 deaths, a natural change of -129. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +97. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 129 people.

3,38020203,38420213,38720223,36020233,3392024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
114
Deaths
243
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
+97
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-21

Where Chautauqua County is

The Census internal point of Chautauqua County is at 37.154300, -96.245400. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Kansas's 105 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Chautauqua County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Harper County: -1.0%Phillips County: -4.6%Seward County: -2.7%Grant County: -3.1%Pawnee County: -3.8%Haskell County: -4.5%Ness County: -2.3%Logan County: -1.8%Wichita County: -3.6%Greenwood County: -1.7%Stanton County: -0.7%Edwards County: -5.3%Gray County: +1.6%Franklin County: +1.0%Saline County: -1.5%Allen County: -0.9%Lyon County: +1.3%Cloud County: -3.3%Brown County: -3.6%Rice County: -1.1%Lincoln County: -0.6%Osborne County: -4.0%Rooks County: -2.8%Russell County: -0.8%Jefferson County: +0.0%Jewell County: -1.0%Lane County: -5.6%Sheridan County: -1.9%Gove County: -2.1%Trego County: -1.1%Montgomery County: -3.0%Sumner County: +0.1%Graham County: -1.5%Marion County: -1.0%Washington County: +0.8%Stevens County: -4.0%Kiowa County: -0.7%Mitchell County: +0.4%Cheyenne County: +1.3%Ellis County: +0.2%Rush County: -4.6%Scott County: -4.3%Comanche County: +0.7%Wallace County: -2.6%Nemaha County: -2.0%Linn County: +2.6%Ford County: -0.4%Dickinson County: +1.4%Ellsworth County: -0.9%Labette County: -2.3%Cowley County: -1.0%Neosho County: -2.2%Wilson County: -2.2%Thomas County: -1.7%Greeley County: -9.6%Osage County: -0.0%Finney County: +0.1%Kearny County: -3.8%Kingman County: -6.4%Republic County: -1.3%Ottawa County: +2.1%Smith County: -0.5%Crawford County: -0.1%Elk County: -1.5%Miami County: +4.4%Hodgeman County: -3.7%Morris County: -1.7%Morton County: -8.1%Harvey County: -1.0%Meade County: -4.2%Sedgwick County: +2.1%Geary County: -3.6%Woodson County: +0.4%Bourbon County: +0.6%Chase County: -2.6%Pratt County: -0.0%Reno County: -0.8%Chautauqua County: -1.2%Norton County: -2.1%Marshall County: -0.7%Doniphan County: +1.4%Cherokee County: -0.9%Barton County: -2.3%Riley County: +0.8%Butler County: +2.6%Stafford County: -3.7%Anderson County: +0.9%Sherman County: -1.8%Rawlins County: -5.5%Pottawatomie County: +5.7%McPherson County: +0.5%Coffey County: -0.7%Hamilton County: +0.0%Atchison County: -0.5%Shawnee County: -0.4%Leavenworth County: +3.3%Jackson County: +2.2%Clark County: -5.3%Douglas County: +2.7%Clay County: -1.9%Barber County: -3.2%Johnson County: +3.5%Wabaunsee County: +3.2%Decatur County: -1.1%Wyandotte County: +0.3%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.6%
  2. < -1.7%
  3. < -0.7%
  4. < +0.6%
  5. ≥ +0.6%
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Orange pin: Chautauqua County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
37.154300, -96.245400
DMS
37°09'15.48"N 96°14'43.44"W
UTM
14N 744623.0E 4115542.7N
Geohash
9yee3gspr
Plus code
86955Q33+PR

Towns in Chautauqua County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Chautauqua County. Its 3,339 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Chautauqua County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Chautauqua County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Washington County, OK, with 54,060 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 134.4 miles NNE of Chautauqua County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 70.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Bartlesville, OK (population 38,355), 33.1 miles away.

Chautauqua County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Chautauqua County is 20019: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 019. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,510.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Chautauqua County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 3,339. That is down 41 people (1.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 3,380.

What is the FIPS code of Chautauqua County?

20019. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (019) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Chautauqua County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Chautauqua County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Chautauqua County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Washington County, OK; Osage County, OK; Cowley County, KS; Montgomery County, KS; Elk County, KS.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.