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  • FIPS 20137
  • Largest town: Norton

Norton County, Kansas

Norton County had 5,335 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 878.0 square miles of land. It ranks 64th of 105 in Kansas by population and 37th by land area.

Population
5,335
#64 of 105 in Kansas · #2,793 in US
Area
878.0 sq mi
#37 of 105 in Kansas · #914 in US
Density
6.1 / sq mi
#68 of 105 in Kansas · #2,726 in US
Median household income
$57,738
#74 of 105 in Kansas · #2,056 in US

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

Norton County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Norton County population, land area and income

Norton County had 5,335 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 878.0 square miles of land. It ranks 64th of 105 in Kansas by population and 37th by land area. That works out to 6.1 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; Norton County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,738 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,335

3144th1st

2793rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

878 sq mi

3144th1st

914th of 3,144 (US)

Density

6.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

2726th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,738

3143rd1st

2056th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

5,335

105th1st

64th of 105 (KS)

Land area

878 sq mi

105th1st

37th of 105 (KS)

Density

6.1 / sq mi

105th1st

68th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$57,738

105th1st

74th of 105 (KS)

How Norton County's population changed since 2020

Norton County lost 117 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.1%. That ranks 71st 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, Norton County recorded 220 births and 259 deaths, a natural change of -39. Net international migration added +7 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -90. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 90 people.

5,45220205,37020215,32220225,31420235,3352024
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
220
Deaths
259
Net international migration
+7
Net domestic migration
-90
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+21

Where Norton County is

The Census internal point of Norton County is at 39.783900, -99.899200. 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 Norton 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: Norton County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
39.783900, -99.899200
DMS
39°47'2.04"N 99°53'57.12"W
UTM
14N 423002.6E 4404159.3N
Geohash
9z0fqdrw5
Plus code
86F2Q4M2+H8

Towns in Norton County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Norton County, 2,681 people together, or 50% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Norton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Norton with 2,681.

  1. 01Norton2,681
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Norton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Norton County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Phillips County, KS, with 4,733 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 231.0 miles ESE of Norton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE (population 300,619), 184.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lexington, NE (population 11,205), 69.1 miles away.

Norton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Norton County is 20137: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 137. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,738.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Norton County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,335. That is down 117 people (2.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,452.

What is the FIPS code of Norton County?

20137. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (137) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Norton County?

Norton, with 2,681 residents inside Norton County in 2024.

Which counties border Norton County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Phillips County, KS; Furnas County, NE; Harlan County, NE; Decatur County, KS; Sheridan County, KS; Graham 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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