Clark County, Kansas
Clark County | |
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UTC−5 (CDT) | |
Area code | 620 |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | ClarkCountyKS.com |
Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Ashland.[3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 1,991.[1] The county was named after Charles Clarke.
History
For
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state.
In 1867, Clark County was established.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 977 square miles (2,530 km2), of which 975 square miles (2,530 km2) is land and 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2) (%) is water.[4]
Adjacent counties
- Ford County (north)
- Kiowa County (northeast)
- Comanche County (east)
- Harper County, Oklahoma (southeast)
- Beaver County, Oklahoma (southwest)
- Meade County (west)
Major highways
Sources: National Atlas,[5] U.S. Census Bureau[6]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 163 | — | |
1890 | 2,357 | 1,346.0% | |
1900 | 1,701 | −27.8% | |
1910 | 4,093 | 140.6% | |
1920 | 4,989 | 21.9% | |
1930 | 4,796 | −3.9% | |
1940 | 4,081 | −14.9% | |
1950 | 3,946 | −3.3% | |
1960 | 3,396 | −13.9% | |
1970 | 2,896 | −14.7% | |
1980 | 2,599 | −10.3% | |
1990 | 2,418 | −7.0% | |
2000 | 2,390 | −1.2% | |
2010 | 2,215 | −7.3% | |
2020 | 1,991 | −10.1% | |
2023 (est.) | 1,847 | [7] | −7.2% |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10] 1990-2000[11] 2010-2020[1] |
As of the
of any race were 4.02% of the population.There were 979 households, out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.30% were married couples living together, 6.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 29.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.60% under the age of 18, 4.90% from 18 to 24, 23.10% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 21.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.50 males.
The
Government
Presidential elections
Prior to 1944, Clark County was a swing county, backing the national winner in every presidential election from 1900 to 1940. From 1944 on, it has become a Republican stronghold in presidential elections aside from 1964 when Lyndon B. Johnson won the county as part of a nationwide landslide victory.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 904 | 84.72% | 143 | 13.40% | 20 | 1.87% |
2016 | 825 | 81.52% | 120 | 11.86% | 67 | 6.62% |
2012 | 805 | 79.15% | 174 | 17.11% | 38 | 3.74% |
2008 | 897 | 77.39% | 245 | 21.14% | 17 | 1.47% |
2004 | 1,014 | 78.54% | 257 | 19.91% | 20 | 1.55% |
2000 | 926 | 73.43% | 292 | 23.16% | 43 | 3.41% |
1996 | 855 | 65.02% | 334 | 25.40% | 126 | 9.58% |
1992 | 676 | 51.49% | 293 | 22.32% | 344 | 26.20% |
1988 | 876 | 66.62% | 409 | 31.10% | 30 | 2.28% |
1984 | 1,075 | 75.39% | 324 | 22.72% | 27 | 1.89% |
1980 | 901 | 63.59% | 430 | 30.35% | 86 | 6.07% |
1976 | 761 | 51.80% | 680 | 46.29% | 28 | 1.91% |
1972 | 1,142 | 76.03% | 311 | 20.71% | 49 | 3.26% |
1968 | 920 | 58.26% | 446 | 28.25% | 213 | 13.49% |
1964 | 777 | 46.67% | 881 | 52.91% | 7 | 0.42% |
1960 | 1,286 | 70.27% | 538 | 29.40% | 6 | 0.33% |
1956 | 1,243 | 69.83% | 529 | 29.72% | 8 | 0.45% |
1952 | 1,410 | 73.28% | 479 | 24.90% | 35 | 1.82% |
1948 | 999 | 55.29% | 777 | 43.00% | 31 | 1.72% |
1944 | 950 | 55.69% | 741 | 43.43% | 15 | 0.88% |
1940 | 1,072 | 49.47% | 1,079 | 49.79% | 16 | 0.74% |
1936 | 899 | 38.13% | 1,457 | 61.79% | 2 | 0.08% |
1932 | 938 | 44.54% | 1,152 | 54.70% | 16 | 0.76% |
1928 | 1,383 | 76.41% | 419 | 23.15% | 8 | 0.44% |
1924 | 969 | 59.16% | 410 | 25.03% | 259 | 15.81% |
1920 | 923 | 57.98% | 610 | 38.32% | 59 | 3.71% |
1916 | 653 | 34.39% | 1,102 | 58.03% | 144 | 7.58% |
1912 | 162 | 14.54% | 485 | 43.54% | 467 | 41.92% |
1908 | 386 | 49.87% | 350 | 45.22% | 38 | 4.91% |
1904 | 246 | 60.74% | 131 | 32.35% | 28 | 6.91% |
1900 | 201 | 49.14% | 199 | 48.66% | 9 | 2.20% |
1896 | 182 | 48.66% | 191 | 51.07% | 1 | 0.27% |
1892 | 226 | 42.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 307 | 57.60% |
1888 | 473 | 51.30% | 349 | 37.85% | 100 | 10.85% |
Laws
The
Education
Unified school districts
Communities
Cities
Unincorporated communities
- Acres
- Letitia
- Sitka
Ghost towns
Townships
Clark County is divided into six townships. None of the cities within the county are considered governmentally independent, and all figures for the townships include those of the cities. 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 |
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Appleton | 02100 | Minneola | 921 | 1 (4) | 630 (243) | 2 (1) | 0.29% | 37°23′28″N 99°55′57″W / 37.39111°N 99.93250°W |
Center | 11600 | Ashland | 1,097 | 2 (5) | 528 (204) | 2 (1) | 0.31% | 37°10′15″N 99°47′52″W / 37.17083°N 99.79778°W |
Englewood | 21375 | Englewood | 171 | 0 (1) | 536 (207) | 0 (0) | 0.07% | 37°6′5″N 99°59′7″W / 37.10139°N 99.98528°W |
Lexington | 39775 | 83 | 0 (1) | 232 (90) | 0 (0) | 0.21% | 37°19′20″N 99°38′41″W / 37.32222°N 99.64472°W | |
Liberty | 39900 | 32 | 0 (1) | 155 (60) | 0 (0) | 0.05% | 37°25′6″N 99°39′18″W / 37.41833°N 99.65500°W | |
Sitka | 65725 | 86 | 0 (1) | 444 (171) | 2 (1) | 0.48% | 37°8′13″N 99°38′28″W / 37.13694°N 99.64111°W | |
Sources: "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. Archived from the original on August 2, 2002. |
See also
- Dry counties
- Big Basin Prairie Preserve
- 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; Clark County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021". Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "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 22, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 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 22, 2014.
- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- ^ "Map of Wet and Dry Counties" (PDF). Kansas Department of Revenue Alcoholic Beverage Control. December 30, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 298.
Further reading
- Plat Book of Clark County, Kansas; Dick Mackey; 37 pages; 1909.
External links
- County
- Maps