Doniphan County, Kansas
Doniphan County | |
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UTC−5 (CDT) | |
Area code | 785 |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | DpCountyKS.com |
Doniphan County is the most northeastern
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. Doniphan County was established on August 25, 1855, then organized on September 18, 1855. It is named for the U.S. cavalry commander Colonel Alexander W. Doniphan[3] (1808–1887) of Liberty, Missouri, who played an important part in the Mexican–American War. He was a zealous partisan in the failed effort made to extend slavery into Kansas.[citation needed]
Geography
Doniphan County is located in the northeastern corner of the state—it is bordered by
Geographic features
The
Major highways
The only major
Adjacent counties
- Holt County, Missouri (north)
- Andrew County, Missouri (northeast)
- Buchanan County, Missouri (southeast)
- Atchison County (southwest)
- Brown County (west)
- Richardson County, Nebraska (northwest)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1860 | 8,083 | — | |
1870 | 13,969 | 72.8% | |
1880 | 14,257 | 2.1% | |
1890 | 13,535 | −5.1% | |
1900 | 15,079 | 11.4% | |
1910 | 14,422 | −4.4% | |
1920 | 13,438 | −6.8% | |
1930 | 14,063 | 4.7% | |
1940 | 12,936 | −8.0% | |
1950 | 10,499 | −18.8% | |
1960 | 9,574 | −8.8% | |
1970 | 9,107 | −4.9% | |
1980 | 9,268 | 1.8% | |
1990 | 8,134 | −12.2% | |
2000 | 8,249 | 1.4% | |
2010 | 7,945 | −3.7% | |
2020 | 7,510 | −5.5% | |
2023 (est.) | 7,493 | [5] | −0.2% |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2020[1] |
Doniphan County is part of the
2000 census
As of the
of any race were 1.16% of the population.There were 3,173 households, out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.40% were married couples living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.20% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.30% under the age of 18, 11.80% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.20 males.
The
Government
County
Doniphan County is served by a
Presidential elections
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 2,976 | 80.24% | 686 | 18.50% | 47 | 1.27% |
2016 | 2,606 | 76.76% | 587 | 17.29% | 202 | 5.95% |
2012 | 2,414 | 70.94% | 902 | 26.51% | 87 | 2.56% |
2008 | 2,372 | 66.55% | 1,115 | 31.29% | 77 | 2.16% |
2004 | 2,491 | 69.14% | 1,065 | 29.56% | 47 | 1.30% |
2000 | 2,350 | 64.40% | 1,134 | 31.08% | 165 | 4.52% |
1996 | 1,962 | 64.24% | 1,050 | 34.38% | 42 | 1.38% |
1992 | 1,579 | 39.74% | 1,177 | 29.62% | 1,217 | 30.63% |
1988 | 2,162 | 61.53% | 1,312 | 37.34% | 40 | 1.14% |
1984 | 2,818 | 73.77% | 962 | 25.18% | 40 | 1.05% |
1980 | 2,523 | 67.84% | 1,001 | 26.92% | 195 | 5.24% |
1976 | 2,469 | 62.21% | 1,428 | 35.98% | 72 | 1.81% |
1972 | 2,856 | 78.40% | 690 | 18.94% | 97 | 2.66% |
1968 | 2,402 | 63.31% | 958 | 25.25% | 434 | 11.44% |
1964 | 1,952 | 51.05% | 1,856 | 48.54% | 16 | 0.42% |
1960 | 2,882 | 67.38% | 1,383 | 32.34% | 12 | 0.28% |
1956 | 3,130 | 72.14% | 1,197 | 27.59% | 12 | 0.28% |
1952 | 3,711 | 75.70% | 1,175 | 23.97% | 16 | 0.33% |
1948 | 2,785 | 63.74% | 1,555 | 35.59% | 29 | 0.66% |
1944 | 3,230 | 71.92% | 1,261 | 28.08% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 4,204 | 67.70% | 1,986 | 31.98% | 20 | 0.32% |
1936 | 3,791 | 57.80% | 2,749 | 41.91% | 19 | 0.29% |
1932 | 2,748 | 51.37% | 2,532 | 47.34% | 69 | 1.29% |
1928 | 4,002 | 72.64% | 1,496 | 27.16% | 11 | 0.20% |
1924 | 3,789 | 72.78% | 1,072 | 20.59% | 345 | 6.63% |
1920 | 3,369 | 76.46% | 978 | 22.20% | 59 | 1.34% |
1916 | 2,826 | 58.05% | 1,916 | 39.36% | 126 | 2.59% |
1912 | 1,321 | 39.14% | 1,017 | 30.13% | 1,037 | 30.73% |
1908 | 2,307 | 66.29% | 1,113 | 31.98% | 60 | 1.72% |
1904 | 2,361 | 75.02% | 713 | 22.66% | 73 | 2.32% |
1900 | 2,464 | 65.92% | 1,244 | 33.28% | 30 | 0.80% |
1896 | 2,549 | 65.38% | 1,332 | 34.16% | 18 | 0.46% |
1892 | 2,161 | 64.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,194 | 35.59% |
1888 | 2,245 | 66.52% | 1,109 | 32.86% | 21 | 0.62% |
Owing to its history of settlement by anti-slavery Yankees from Iowa and ultimately New England, Doniphan County became a Republican stronghold and has remained so ever since. The county has voted for the Republican nominee in every presidential election since Kansas became a state, beginning in 1864. With Riley County voting Democratic for the first time in the 2020 election, Doniphan County is the only county in Kansas that has never had at least a plurality for the Democratic nominee.[12] Only on three occasions has the Democratic nominee reached forty percent of Doniphan County's vote, all of these in national landslides, and on only seven occasions have the Democrats managed 35 percent of the vote in the county.[13]
Laws
Although the
Education
Unified school districts
Colleges and universities
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
Unincorporated communities
Ghost towns
Indian reservations
Townships
Doniphan County is divided into nine mostly rural
Township | FIPS |
Population center |
Population | Population density /km2 (/sq mi) |
Land area km2 (sq mi) |
Water area km2 (sq mi) |
Water % | Geographic coordinates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Burr Oak | 09500 | 153 | 2 (5) | 81 (31) | 2 (1) | 2.73% | 39°51′17″N 94°58′19″W / 39.85472°N 94.97194°W | |
Center | 11700 | Troy | 1,743 | 11 (28) | 162 (63) | 2 (1) | 1.31% | 39°47′35″N 95°5′30″W / 39.79306°N 95.09167°W |
Independence | 33850 | 342 | 4 (9) | 96 (37) | 0 (0) | 0.01% | 39°42′13″N 95°11′8″W / 39.70361°N 95.18556°W | |
Iowa | 34400 | Highland | 1,694 | 8 (20) | 216 (83) | 2 (1) | 1.05% | 39°53′12″N 95°15′3″W / 39.88667°N 95.25083°W |
Marion | 44675 | 226 | 5 (13) | 45 (17) | 1 (1) | 2.84% | 39°43′29″N 94°59′43″W / 39.72472°N 94.99528°W | |
Union | 72125 | 360 | 4 (10) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.09% | 39°42′14″N 95°16′27″W / 39.70389°N 95.27417°W | |
Washington | 75600 | Wathena, Elwood |
3,066 | 36 (94) | 85 (33) | 4 (1) | 4.30% | 39°45′39″N 94°55′38″W / 39.76083°N 94.92722°W |
Wayne | 76100 | 226 | 2 (6) | 92 (36) | 1 (0) | 0.73% | 39°40′56″N 95°4′57″W / 39.68222°N 95.08250°W | |
Wolf River | 80275 | 439 | 3 (8) | 145 (56) | 0 (0) | 0.02% | 39°46′54″N 95°14′26″W / 39.78167°N 95.24056°W | |
Sources: "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. Archived from the original on August 2, 2002. |
Points of interest
- Native American Heritage Museum, 2 miles east of Iowa and Missouri Sac and Fox children, the museum was rehabilitated to showcase the arts and history of the emigrant tribes in northeastern Kansas. (Web site)
- Nelson Rodgers House, in Troy : Built in 1856, this 1+1⁄2-story center-gable house constructed of hand-hewn timbers is the first and oldest remaining house in Troy.
- Four-state Lookout, in White Cloud : This viewing platform provides a panoramic view of the Missouri River valley, including Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and (possibly) Iowa.
- Townsite of Old Doniphan : On July 4, 1804, the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped near an uninhabited Kanza Indian village on Independence Creek. The former town of Doniphan was established in the vicinity of the campsite.
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; Doniphan County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 107.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "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 24, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 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 24, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- ^ The New York Times electoral map (Zoom in on Kansas)
- ^ "2012 Kansas Liquor by the Drink Map (Wet and Dry Counties)" (PDF). Property Valuation Division, GIS Section, Kansas Department of Revenue. December 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
Further reading
- Gray's Doniphan County History: A Record of the Happenings of Half a Hundred Years; P.L. Gray; Roycroft Press; 173 pages; 1905.
- Standard Atlas of Doniphan County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 38 pages; 1904.
- Historical Plat Book of Doniphan County, Kansas; J.S. Bird; 98 pages; 1882.
External links
- County
- Additional information
- Lewis & Clark in Kansas: Doniphan County Attractions
- Doniphan County 1882 Historical Plat Book
- County Level Data from Kansas Statistical Abstract
- Kansas State Historical Society
- General county information
- Maps