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Comanche County, Kansas

Comanche County had 1,694 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 788.3 square miles of land. It ranks 101st of 105 in Kansas by population and 48th by land area.

Population
1,694
#101 of 105 in Kansas · #3,068 in US
Area
788.3 sq mi
#48 of 105 in Kansas · #1,093 in US
Density
2.1 / sq mi
#100 of 105 in Kansas · #2,969 in US
Median household income
$51,956
#101 of 105 in Kansas · #2,565 in US

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

Comanche County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Comanche County population, land area and income

Comanche County had 1,694 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 788.3 square miles of land. It ranks 101st of 105 in Kansas by population and 48th by land area. That works out to 2.1 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 Comanche County has 24% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,956 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

1,694

3144th1st

3068th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

788 sq mi

3144th1st

1093rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

2.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

2969th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,956

3143rd1st

2565th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

1,694

105th1st

101st of 105 (KS)

Land area

788 sq mi

105th1st

48th of 105 (KS)

Density

2.1 / sq mi

105th1st

100th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$51,956

105th1st

101st of 105 (KS)

How Comanche County's population changed since 2020

Comanche County gained 12 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.7%. That ranks 21st 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, Comanche County recorded 80 births and 109 deaths, a natural change of -29. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +33. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 33 people.

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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
80
Deaths
109
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
+33
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+20

Where Comanche County is

The Census internal point of Comanche County is at 37.181400, -99.251300. 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 Comanche 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: Comanche County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
37.181400, -99.251300
DMS
37°10'53.04"N 99°15'4.68"W
UTM
14N 477693.5E 4115025.5N
Geohash
9y97t2xmm
Plus code
86925PJX+HF

Towns in Comanche County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Comanche County. Its 1,694 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Comanche County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Comanche County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Woods County, OK, with 8,582 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 233.1 miles NE of Comanche County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 110.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Woodward, OK (population 11,750), 52.9 miles away.

Comanche County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Comanche County is 20033: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 033. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,956.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Comanche County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 1,694. That is up 12 people (0.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 1,682.

What is the FIPS code of Comanche County?

20033. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (033) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Comanche County?

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

Which counties border Comanche County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Woods County, OK; Barber County, KS; Harper County, OK; Kiowa County, KS; Clark 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)

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