Atchison County, Kansas
Atchison County | |
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UTC−5 (CDT) | |
Area code | 913 |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | AtchisonCountyKS.org |
Atchison County is a
History
Early history
For many
19th century
In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1855, Atchison County was established.
Geography
According to the
On July 4, 1804, to mark Independence Day, the Lewis and Clark Expedition named Independence Creek (River) located near the city of Atchison (see Timeline of the Lewis and Clark Expedition).
Adjacent counties
- Doniphan County (north)
- Buchanan County, Missouri (northeast)
- Leavenworth County (southeast)
- Platte County, Missouri (east)
- Jefferson County (south)
- Jackson County (west)
- Brown County (northwest)
Major highways
Sources: National Atlas,[5] U.S. Census Bureau[6]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1860 | 7,729 | — | |
1870 | 15,507 | 100.6% | |
1880 | 26,668 | 72.0% | |
1890 | 26,758 | 0.3% | |
1900 | 28,606 | 6.9% | |
1910 | 28,107 | −1.7% | |
1920 | 23,411 | −16.7% | |
1930 | 23,945 | 2.3% | |
1940 | 22,222 | −7.2% | |
1950 | 21,496 | −3.3% | |
1960 | 20,898 | −2.8% | |
1970 | 19,165 | −8.3% | |
1980 | 18,397 | −4.0% | |
1990 | 16,932 | −8.0% | |
2000 | 16,774 | −0.9% | |
2010 | 16,924 | 0.9% | |
2020 | 16,348 | −3.4% | |
2023 (est.) | 16,016 | [7] | −2.0% |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10] 1990-2000[11] 2010-2020[1] |
Atchison County comprises the Atchison, KS
As of the
of any race were 1.95% of the population.There were 6,275 households, out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.30% were married couples living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.80% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.70% under the age of 18, 11.30% from 18 to 24, 24.50% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.30 males.
The
Government
Presidential elections
Atchison County has been a swing county for most of its history. It has had multiple extended streaks of being a bellwether county, the first running from 1896 to 1936. After voting more Republican than the nation in the 1940s & voting for losing candidate Richard Nixon in 1960, another bellwether streak ran from 1964 to 2004. Since then, the county has become significantly more Republican, with Barack Obama failing to win the county in both of his victories & Hillary Clinton losing it by over 30 percent to Donald Trump in 2016.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 4,906 | 65.94% | 2,359 | 31.71% | 175 | 2.35% |
2016 | 4,049 | 61.58% | 1,989 | 30.25% | 537 | 8.17% |
2012 | 3,917 | 58.69% | 2,567 | 38.46% | 190 | 2.85% |
2008 | 3,791 | 52.72% | 3,241 | 45.07% | 159 | 2.21% |
2004 | 3,880 | 54.51% | 3,120 | 43.83% | 118 | 1.66% |
2000 | 3,378 | 48.96% | 3,171 | 45.96% | 351 | 5.09% |
1996 | 2,828 | 43.25% | 2,926 | 44.75% | 784 | 11.99% |
1992 | 2,521 | 33.48% | 2,959 | 39.30% | 2,050 | 27.22% |
1988 | 3,243 | 49.03% | 3,177 | 48.03% | 194 | 2.93% |
1984 | 4,537 | 62.54% | 2,641 | 36.40% | 77 | 1.06% |
1980 | 4,084 | 53.87% | 3,063 | 40.40% | 434 | 5.72% |
1976 | 4,030 | 48.30% | 4,108 | 49.23% | 206 | 2.47% |
1972 | 5,471 | 67.83% | 2,404 | 29.80% | 191 | 2.37% |
1968 | 3,644 | 46.00% | 3,379 | 42.65% | 899 | 11.35% |
1964 | 3,147 | 38.24% | 5,037 | 61.21% | 45 | 0.55% |
1960 | 4,793 | 52.33% | 4,336 | 47.34% | 31 | 0.34% |
1956 | 5,608 | 64.08% | 3,134 | 35.81% | 9 | 0.10% |
1952 | 6,004 | 64.59% | 3,283 | 35.32% | 9 | 0.10% |
1948 | 4,141 | 51.04% | 3,910 | 48.19% | 62 | 0.76% |
1944 | 4,731 | 58.58% | 3,325 | 41.17% | 20 | 0.25% |
1940 | 5,921 | 56.07% | 4,557 | 43.15% | 82 | 0.78% |
1936 | 5,312 | 47.60% | 5,817 | 52.12% | 31 | 0.28% |
1932 | 4,778 | 45.18% | 5,640 | 53.33% | 157 | 1.48% |
1928 | 6,647 | 63.67% | 3,756 | 35.98% | 37 | 0.35% |
1924 | 6,246 | 63.83% | 2,199 | 22.47% | 1,341 | 13.70% |
1920 | 5,872 | 65.02% | 3,082 | 34.13% | 77 | 0.85% |
1916 | 4,624 | 48.61% | 4,634 | 48.72% | 254 | 2.67% |
1912 | 1,535 | 27.40% | 2,449 | 43.72% | 1,618 | 28.88% |
1908 | 3,244 | 54.94% | 2,593 | 43.91% | 68 | 1.15% |
1904 | 3,542 | 64.25% | 1,854 | 33.63% | 117 | 2.12% |
1900 | 3,390 | 55.54% | 2,682 | 43.94% | 32 | 0.52% |
1896 | 3,326 | 52.65% | 2,963 | 46.91% | 28 | 0.44% |
1892 | 2,666 | 49.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,756 | 50.83% |
1888 | 3,219 | 52.10% | 2,603 | 42.13% | 357 | 5.78% |
Laws
Atchison County was a prohibition, or
Education
Unified school districts
Communities
‡ means a community has portions in an adjacent county.
Cities
Unincorporated communities
Ghost towns
Indian reservations
- Kickapoo Indian Reservation of Kansas‡
Townships
Atchison County is divided into eight townships. The city of Atchison is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.
Township | FIPS |
Population center |
Population | Population density /km2 (/sq mi) |
Land area km2 (sq mi) |
Water area km2 (sq mi) |
Water % | Geographic coordinates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benton | 06150 | Effingham | 1,076 | 7 (18) | 156 (60) | 0 (0) | 0.25% | 39°30′20″N 95°23′37″W / 39.50556°N 95.39361°W |
Center | 11550 | 676 | 5 (13) | 139 (54) | 0 (0) | 0.15% | 39°28′52″N 95°16′54″W / 39.48111°N 95.28167°W | |
Grasshopper | 28225 | Muscotah | 588 | 3 (9) | 170 (66) | 1 (0) | 0.52% | 39°35′12″N 95°30′4″W / 39.58667°N 95.50111°W |
Kapioma | 36100 | 271 | 2 (6) | 123 (48) | 0 (0) | 0.05% | 39°29′6″N 95°31′8″W / 39.48500°N 95.51889°W | |
Lancaster | 38350 | Lancaster | 922 | 6 (15) | 156 (60) | 0 (0) | 0.28% | 39°35′56″N 95°18′38″W / 39.59889°N 95.31056°W |
Mount Pleasant | 48925 | 829 | 7 (17) | 124 (48) | 0 (0) | 0.09% | 39°29′17″N 95°11′3″W / 39.48806°N 95.18417°W | |
Shannon | 64275 | 1,753 | 12 (32) | 140 (54) | 2 (1) | 1.16% | 39°35′15″N 95°9′26″W / 39.58750°N 95.15722°W | |
Walnut | 74800 | 427 | 5 (12) | 94 (36) | 2 (1) | 2.34% | 39°27′55″N 95°5′3″W / 39.46528°N 95.08417°W | |
Sources: "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. Archived from the original on August 2, 2002. |
See also
- Community information for Kansas
- Kansas locations by per capita income
- List of counties in Kansas
- List of townships in Kansas
- List of cities in Kansas
- List of unincorporated communities in Kansas
- List of ghost towns in Kansas
References
- ^ a b c "QuickFacts; Atchison County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Profile for Atchison County, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ National Atlas Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau TIGER shape files
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- ^ "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2004. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2007.
Further reading
- Standard Atlas of Atchison County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 40 pages; 1903.
External links
- Official sites
- Atchison County - Official
- Atchison County - Directory of Public Officials
- Atchison County - Chamber of Commerce
- Historical
- Atchison County - History, Kansas State Historical Society
- Atchison County - Historical Society
- Maps