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The Great Bend Tribune is the city's daily newspaper with a circulation of over 6,200 copies. [54] The Interrobang was the student newspaper at the Great Bend-based Barton Community College. Great Bend is a center of broadcast media for central Kansas. [55] [56] Two AM and ten FM radio stations are licensed to and/or broadcast from the city. [55]
The Great Bend Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Barton County. As of the 2000 census, [17] there were 28,205 people, 11,393 households, and 7,530 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile (12 people/km 2). There were 12,888 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile (5.4/km 2).
Great Bend Township covers an area of 40.46 square miles (100 km 2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Great Bend (the county seat). According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Golden Belt Memorial Park and Great Bend. The stream of Dry Walnut Creek runs through this township.
The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 16.3% of the population. [21] 24.0% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. [16]
The average household size was 2.1 and the average family size was 3.3. [12] The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 4.4% of the population. [13] 17.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 34.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
Communities in the district include Great Bend, Pratt, Larned, Scott City, and Ness City. [3] The district overlaps with Kansas's 1st and 4th congressional districts, and with the 108th, 109th, 112th, 113th, 117th, and 118th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives. [4]
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The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 12.9% of the population. [14] 12.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 33.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.5 males. [9]