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Linn County, Kansas

Linn County had 9,841 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 594.1 square miles of land. It ranks 40th of 105 in Kansas by population and 83rd by land area.

Population
9,841
#40 of 105 in Kansas · #2,422 in US
Area
594.1 sq mi
#83 of 105 in Kansas · #1,646 in US
Density
17 / sq mi
#38 of 105 in Kansas · #2,351 in US
Median household income
$62,431
#53 of 105 in Kansas · #1,609 in US

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

Linn County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Linn County population, land area and income

Linn County had 9,841 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 594.1 square miles of land. It ranks 40th of 105 in Kansas by population and 83rd by land area. That works out to 16.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Kansas has 6,946 residents; Linn County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $62,431 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,841

3144th1st

2422nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

594 sq mi

3144th1st

1646th of 3,144 (US)

Density

16.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2351st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$62,431

3143rd1st

1609th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

9,841

105th1st

40th of 105 (KS)

Land area

594 sq mi

105th1st

83rd of 105 (KS)

Density

16.6 / sq mi

105th1st

38th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$62,431

105th1st

53rd of 105 (KS)

How Linn County's population changed since 2020

Linn County gained 250 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.6%. That ranks 8th 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, Linn County recorded 426 births and 641 deaths, a natural change of -215. Net international migration added +3 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +466. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 466 people.

9,59120209,74520219,77120229,88520239,8412024
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
426
Deaths
641
Net international migration
+3
Net domestic migration
+466
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-44

Where Linn County is

The Census internal point of Linn County is at 38.216500, -94.844900. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Kansas's 105 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Linn 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: Linn County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
38.216500, -94.844900
DMS
38°12'59.40"N 94°50'41.64"W
UTM
15N 338493.4E 4231445.5N
Geohash
9yu93v051
Plus code
86C76584+J2

Towns in Linn County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Linn County, 3,316 people together, or 34% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Linn County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Pleasanton with 1,185.

  1. 01Pleasanton1,185
  2. 02Linn Valley1,112
  3. 03La Cygne1,019
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Linn County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Linn County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Miami County, KS, with 35,737 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 72.9 miles NW of Linn County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Olathe, KS (population 149,035), 46.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Ottawa, KS (population 12,733), 34.9 miles away.

Linn County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Linn County is 20107: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 107. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $62,431.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Linn County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,841. That is up 250 people (2.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,591.

What is the FIPS code of Linn County?

20107. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (107) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Linn County?

Pleasanton, with 1,185 residents inside Linn County in 2024.

Which counties border Linn County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Miami County, KS; Franklin County, KS; Vernon County, MO; Bates County, MO; Bourbon County, KS; Allen County, KS; Anderson 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.