Barton County, Kansas
Barton County | |
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UTC−5 (CDT) | |
Area code | 620 |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | BartonCounty.org |
Barton 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 1867, Barton County was established and named for Clara Barton. It is the only Kansas county named for a woman.[4]
In 1878,
21st century
In 2001, an F4 tornado hit Hoisington during Hoisington High School's prom.
Geography
Barton County was drawn in the shape of a 30-by-30-mile (48 by 48 km) square. is located in Barton County.
Adjacent counties
- Ellis County (northwest)
- Russell County (north)
- Ellsworth County (northeast)
- Rice County (southeast)
- Stafford County (south)
- Pawnee County (southwest)
- Rush County (west)
Major highways
Sources: National Atlas,[10] U.S. Census Bureau[11]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 10,318 | — | |
1890 | 13,172 | 27.7% | |
1900 | 13,784 | 4.6% | |
1910 | 17,876 | 29.7% | |
1920 | 18,422 | 3.1% | |
1930 | 19,776 | 7.3% | |
1940 | 25,010 | 26.5% | |
1950 | 29,909 | 19.6% | |
1960 | 32,368 | 8.2% | |
1970 | 30,663 | −5.3% | |
1980 | 31,343 | 2.2% | |
1990 | 29,382 | −6.3% | |
2000 | 28,205 | −4.0% | |
2010 | 27,674 | −1.9% | |
2020 | 25,493 | −7.9% | |
2023 (est.) | 24,899 | [12] | −2.3% |
U.S. Decennial Census[13] 1790-1960[14] 1900-1990[15] 1990-2000[16] 2010-2020[1] |
The Great Bend
As of the
of any race were 8.31% of the population.There were 11,393 households, out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were married couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.90% were non-families. 30.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.00% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 25.10% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.10 males.
The
Government
Presidential elections
Prior to 1940, Barton County was a Democratic-leaning swing county in presidential elections, being a national bellwether from 1912 to 1936. From 1940 on, it has become a Republican Party stronghold, with the solitary Democratic Party presidential candidate to carry it since then being Lyndon B. Johnson in his national landslide of 1964.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 8,608 | 77.20% | 2,340 | 20.99% | 202 | 1.81% |
2016 | 7,888 | 76.29% | 1,839 | 17.79% | 612 | 5.92% |
2012 | 7,874 | 76.14% | 2,297 | 22.21% | 170 | 1.64% |
2008 | 7,802 | 70.56% | 3,027 | 27.38% | 228 | 2.06% |
2004 | 8,666 | 74.03% | 2,874 | 24.55% | 166 | 1.42% |
2000 | 7,302 | 66.65% | 3,238 | 29.56% | 415 | 3.79% |
1996 | 7,855 | 64.92% | 3,121 | 25.80% | 1,123 | 9.28% |
1992 | 5,113 | 37.65% | 3,846 | 28.32% | 4,623 | 34.04% |
1988 | 7,741 | 59.20% | 5,024 | 38.42% | 310 | 2.37% |
1984 | 10,232 | 75.58% | 3,111 | 22.98% | 195 | 1.44% |
1980 | 9,147 | 66.03% | 3,663 | 26.44% | 1,042 | 7.52% |
1976 | 7,311 | 55.63% | 5,497 | 41.83% | 334 | 2.54% |
1972 | 8,479 | 68.87% | 3,481 | 28.27% | 352 | 2.86% |
1968 | 6,700 | 54.88% | 4,464 | 36.57% | 1,044 | 8.55% |
1964 | 4,826 | 39.49% | 7,340 | 60.06% | 55 | 0.45% |
1960 | 7,599 | 55.61% | 6,036 | 44.17% | 30 | 0.22% |
1956 | 8,644 | 66.17% | 4,378 | 33.51% | 41 | 0.31% |
1952 | 9,380 | 70.43% | 3,847 | 28.88% | 92 | 0.69% |
1948 | 6,191 | 53.37% | 5,307 | 45.75% | 102 | 0.88% |
1944 | 5,547 | 59.36% | 3,761 | 40.25% | 37 | 0.40% |
1940 | 6,011 | 54.43% | 4,982 | 45.11% | 50 | 0.45% |
1936 | 3,534 | 37.13% | 5,978 | 62.81% | 5 | 0.05% |
1932 | 3,365 | 40.85% | 4,776 | 57.98% | 97 | 1.18% |
1928 | 4,966 | 63.94% | 2,777 | 35.75% | 24 | 0.31% |
1924 | 4,109 | 56.49% | 1,605 | 22.06% | 1,560 | 21.45% |
1920 | 3,993 | 68.77% | 1,688 | 29.07% | 125 | 2.15% |
1916 | 2,891 | 44.46% | 3,292 | 50.63% | 319 | 4.91% |
1912 | 692 | 17.01% | 2,069 | 50.85% | 1,308 | 32.15% |
1908 | 1,729 | 44.83% | 2,004 | 51.96% | 124 | 3.21% |
1904 | 1,939 | 58.19% | 1,235 | 37.06% | 158 | 4.74% |
1900 | 1,564 | 46.46% | 1,772 | 52.64% | 30 | 0.89% |
1896 | 1,215 | 42.56% | 1,616 | 56.60% | 24 | 0.84% |
1892 | 1,381 | 43.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,823 | 56.90% |
1888 | 1,353 | 49.16% | 1,228 | 44.62% | 171 | 6.21% |
Laws
Barton County was a prohibition, or
Education
Colleges
Unified school districts
The five school districts are part of the special education area of Barton County called Barton County Special Services.
- Central Plains USD 112
- Ellinwood USD 355
- Great Bend USD 428
- Hoisington USD 431
- Otis-Bison USD 403 (Rush County)
Communities
‡ means a community has portions in an adjacent county. † means a community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
Cities
- Albert
- Claflin
- Ellinwood
- Galatia
- Great Bend (county seat)
- Hoisington
- Olmitz
- Pawnee Rock
- Susank
Unincorporated communities
Townships
Barton County is divided into twenty-two townships. The cities of Ellinwood, Great Bend, and Hoisington are considered governmentally independent and are 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.
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; Barton County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on March 2, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 153.
- ISBN 9781418553814.
- LCCN72-92041; 344 pages; 1972.
- ^ Fourth Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners for the Year Ending December 1, 1886 in State of Kansas; Kansas Publishing House; 1886.
- ^ Railway Abandonment 1968
- ^ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 762.
- ^ "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". Archived from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ "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 2006. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2007.
Further reading
- County
- Atlas and Plat Book of Barton County, Kansas; Kenyon Co; 55 pages; 1916.
- Plat Book of Barton County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 47 pages; 1902.
- Trails
- The Story of the Marking of the Santa Fe Trail by the Daughters of the American Revolution in Kansas and the State of Kansas; Almira Cordry; Crane Co; 164 pages; 1915.
- The National Old Trails Road To Southern California, Part 1 (LA to KC); Automobile Club Of Southern California; 64 pages; 1916.
External links
- County
- Maps