Elk County, Kansas
Elk County | |
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UTC−5 (CDT) | |
Area code | 620 |
Congressional district | 4th |
Website | elkcountyks.org |
Elk 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, after first serving as an area to relocate Native American tribes from the east, the United States organized
The first railroad in Elk County was built in 1879.[5] It connected cattle ranches and farms to eastern markets.
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Greenwood County (north)
- Wilson County (east)
- Montgomery County (southeast)
- Chautauqua County (south)
- Cowley County (southwest)
- Butler County (northwest)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 10,623 | — | |
1890 | 12,216 | 15.0% | |
1900 | 11,443 | −6.3% | |
1910 | 10,128 | −11.5% | |
1920 | 9,034 | −10.8% | |
1930 | 9,210 | 1.9% | |
1940 | 8,180 | −11.2% | |
1950 | 6,679 | −18.3% | |
1960 | 5,048 | −24.4% | |
1970 | 3,858 | −23.6% | |
1980 | 3,918 | 1.6% | |
1990 | 3,327 | −15.1% | |
2000 | 3,261 | −2.0% | |
2010 | 2,882 | −11.6% | |
2020 | 2,483 | −13.8% | |
2023 (est.) | 2,467 | [7] | −0.6% |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10] 1990-2000[11] 2010-2020[1] |
As of the
of any race were 2.18% of the population.There were 1,412 households, out of which 24.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.00% were married couples living together, 6.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.60% were non-families. 32.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.50% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 20.00% from 25 to 44, 26.50% from 45 to 64, and 25.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 91.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.70 males.
The
Government
Presidential elections
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 1,140 | 83.76% | 195 | 14.33% | 26 | 1.91% |
2016 | 1,048 | 83.24% | 160 | 12.71% | 51 | 4.05% |
2012 | 1,049 | 76.63% | 281 | 20.53% | 39 | 2.85% |
2008 | 1,042 | 72.66% | 363 | 25.31% | 29 | 2.02% |
2004 | 1,119 | 73.86% | 369 | 24.36% | 27 | 1.78% |
2000 | 1,080 | 69.68% | 402 | 25.94% | 68 | 4.39% |
1996 | 933 | 56.79% | 488 | 29.70% | 222 | 13.51% |
1992 | 748 | 42.94% | 485 | 27.84% | 509 | 29.22% |
1988 | 1,075 | 63.01% | 608 | 35.64% | 23 | 1.35% |
1984 | 1,301 | 72.89% | 452 | 25.32% | 32 | 1.79% |
1980 | 1,280 | 69.68% | 482 | 26.24% | 75 | 4.08% |
1976 | 1,087 | 54.84% | 865 | 43.64% | 30 | 1.51% |
1972 | 1,522 | 76.02% | 428 | 21.38% | 52 | 2.60% |
1968 | 1,327 | 64.64% | 503 | 24.50% | 223 | 10.86% |
1964 | 1,267 | 55.74% | 994 | 43.73% | 12 | 0.53% |
1960 | 1,830 | 68.46% | 823 | 30.79% | 20 | 0.75% |
1956 | 1,909 | 69.90% | 812 | 29.73% | 10 | 0.37% |
1952 | 2,380 | 76.38% | 717 | 23.01% | 19 | 0.61% |
1948 | 1,962 | 63.80% | 1,087 | 35.35% | 26 | 0.85% |
1944 | 2,283 | 70.33% | 954 | 29.39% | 9 | 0.28% |
1940 | 2,774 | 64.77% | 1,478 | 34.51% | 31 | 0.72% |
1936 | 2,355 | 53.24% | 2,059 | 46.55% | 9 | 0.20% |
1932 | 1,746 | 43.04% | 2,239 | 55.19% | 72 | 1.77% |
1928 | 3,007 | 77.50% | 831 | 21.42% | 42 | 1.08% |
1924 | 2,443 | 64.26% | 1,104 | 29.04% | 255 | 6.71% |
1920 | 2,253 | 65.27% | 1,110 | 32.16% | 89 | 2.58% |
1916 | 1,769 | 43.94% | 2,053 | 50.99% | 204 | 5.07% |
1912 | 605 | 24.09% | 971 | 38.67% | 935 | 37.24% |
1908 | 1,454 | 54.11% | 1,187 | 44.18% | 46 | 1.71% |
1904 | 1,713 | 67.47% | 706 | 27.81% | 120 | 4.73% |
1900 | 1,632 | 55.21% | 1,311 | 44.35% | 13 | 0.44% |
1896 | 1,339 | 47.57% | 1,464 | 52.01% | 12 | 0.43% |
1892 | 1,235 | 47.19% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,382 | 52.81% |
1888 | 1,566 | 53.70% | 696 | 23.87% | 654 | 22.43% |
Laws
The
Education
Unified school districts
Communities
Cities
Unincorporated communities
Ghost towns
Townships
Elk County is divided into ten townships. None of the cities within the county is designated as governmentally independent. All population 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elk Falls | 20325 | 196 | 1 (3) | 152 (59) | 0 (0) | 0.19% | 37°22′17″N 96°12′26″W / 37.37139°N 96.20722°W | |
Greenfield | 28550 | 321 | 2 (5) | 171 (66) | 1 (0) | 0.62% | 37°21′8″N 96°27′5″W / 37.35222°N 96.45139°W | |
Howard | 33275 | Howard | 1,006 | 6 (16) | 166 (64) | 1 (1) | 0.86% | 37°28′3″N 96°15′14″W / 37.46750°N 96.25389°W |
Liberty | 40025 | 117 | 1 (2) | 154 (59) | 0 (0) | 0.19% | 37°34′22″N 96°1′55″W / 37.57278°N 96.03194°W | |
Longton | 42675 | 530 | 5 (12) | 116 (45) | 0 (0) | 0.11% | 37°22′38″N 96°5′27″W / 37.37722°N 96.09083°W | |
Oak Valley | 51950 | 154 | 1 (3) | 116 (45) | 0 (0) | 0.24% | 37°21′59″N 96°1′14″W / 37.36639°N 96.02056°W | |
Painterhood | 54075 | 68 | 0 (1) | 154 (59) | 1 (0) | 0.37% | 37°27′35″N 96°2′37″W / 37.45972°N 96.04361°W | |
Paw Paw | 54925 | 116 | 1 (2) | 141 (54) | 0 (0) | 0.24% | 37°33′19″N 96°13′46″W / 37.55528°N 96.22944°W | |
Union Center | 72500 | 116 | 0 (1) | 371 (143) | 2 (1) | 0.46% | 37°31′44″N 96°23′31″W / 37.52889°N 96.39194°W | |
Wildcat | 79150 | 637 | 5 (12) | 135 (52) | 2 (1) | 1.35% | 37°21′33″N 96°19′10″W / 37.35917°N 96.31944°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; Elk County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Elk County". June 16, 2022.
- ^ "Elk County, Kansas". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 573–574.
- ^ "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".
- ^ "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.
- ^ Elk Valley USD 283
Further reading
- Elk County, Kansas; H. F. Smith; 1927.
- Handbook of Elk and Chautauqua Counties, Kansas; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 24 pages; 1886.
- Elk County Rural Landowners Plat Map; 1927.
- Standard Atlas of Elk County, Kansas; George A. Ogle & Co; 43 pages; 1903.
- Atlas of Elk County; Davy Map & Atlas Co; 45 pages; 1885.
External links
- County
- Maps