Lincoln County, Kansas
Lincoln County | |
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Congressional district | 1st |
Website | lincolncoks.com |
Lincoln County is a
History
For many
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, Lincoln County was established.
Lincoln county is among those in Kansas that are part of the depopulation of the Great Plains.
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Mitchell County (north)
- Ottawa County (east)
- Saline County (southeast)
- Ellsworth County (south)
- Russell County (west)
- Osborne County (northwest)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1870 | 516 | — | |
1880 | 8,582 | 1,563.2% | |
1890 | 9,709 | 13.1% | |
1900 | 9,886 | 1.8% | |
1910 | 10,142 | 2.6% | |
1920 | 9,894 | −2.4% | |
1930 | 9,707 | −1.9% | |
1940 | 8,338 | −14.1% | |
1950 | 6,643 | −20.3% | |
1960 | 5,556 | −16.4% | |
1970 | 4,582 | −17.5% | |
1980 | 4,145 | −9.5% | |
1990 | 3,653 | −11.9% | |
2000 | 3,578 | −2.1% | |
2010 | 3,241 | −9.4% | |
2020 | 2,939 | −9.3% | |
2023 (est.) | 2,920 | [5] | −0.6% |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2020[2] |
As of the
There were 1,529 households, out of which 27.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 6.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 29.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.50% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 22.90% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 23.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $30,893, and the median income for a family was $36,538. Males had a median income of $24,681 versus $20,000 for females. The
Government
Presidential elections
Lincoln county is heavily Republican. Lyndon B. Johnson was the last Democrat to lose the county by less than 5%, and the last democrat to win the county was Franklin D. Roosevelt back in 1936.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 1,283 | 81.25% | 266 | 16.85% | 30 | 1.90% |
2016 | 1,179 | 80.53% | 215 | 14.69% | 70 | 4.78% |
2012 | 1,165 | 78.56% | 289 | 19.49% | 29 | 1.96% |
2008 | 1,204 | 75.91% | 347 | 21.88% | 35 | 2.21% |
2004 | 1,368 | 76.00% | 391 | 21.72% | 41 | 2.28% |
2000 | 1,295 | 68.52% | 469 | 24.81% | 126 | 6.67% |
1996 | 1,372 | 64.47% | 528 | 24.81% | 228 | 10.71% |
1992 | 893 | 41.11% | 612 | 28.18% | 667 | 30.71% |
1988 | 1,229 | 59.66% | 796 | 38.64% | 35 | 1.70% |
1984 | 1,723 | 75.14% | 551 | 24.03% | 19 | 0.83% |
1980 | 1,685 | 72.16% | 528 | 22.61% | 122 | 5.22% |
1976 | 1,225 | 54.52% | 985 | 43.84% | 37 | 1.65% |
1972 | 1,649 | 75.57% | 476 | 21.81% | 57 | 2.61% |
1968 | 1,721 | 68.16% | 583 | 23.09% | 221 | 8.75% |
1964 | 1,373 | 50.80% | 1,316 | 48.69% | 14 | 0.52% |
1960 | 2,052 | 71.15% | 822 | 28.50% | 10 | 0.35% |
1956 | 2,219 | 76.20% | 681 | 23.39% | 12 | 0.41% |
1952 | 2,841 | 84.63% | 507 | 15.10% | 9 | 0.27% |
1948 | 2,181 | 65.73% | 1,094 | 32.97% | 43 | 1.30% |
1944 | 2,405 | 72.03% | 910 | 27.25% | 24 | 0.72% |
1940 | 2,822 | 67.69% | 1,301 | 31.21% | 46 | 1.10% |
1936 | 2,001 | 47.42% | 2,209 | 52.35% | 10 | 0.24% |
1932 | 1,653 | 40.80% | 2,297 | 56.70% | 101 | 2.49% |
1928 | 2,655 | 73.12% | 953 | 26.25% | 23 | 0.63% |
1924 | 2,277 | 59.41% | 615 | 16.04% | 941 | 24.55% |
1920 | 2,298 | 69.51% | 935 | 28.28% | 73 | 2.21% |
1916 | 1,716 | 43.55% | 2,106 | 53.45% | 118 | 2.99% |
1912 | 381 | 15.69% | 1,091 | 44.93% | 956 | 39.37% |
1908 | 1,218 | 50.27% | 1,117 | 46.10% | 88 | 3.63% |
1904 | 1,516 | 67.86% | 613 | 27.44% | 105 | 4.70% |
1900 | 1,110 | 46.44% | 1,250 | 52.30% | 30 | 1.26% |
1896 | 787 | 35.89% | 1,385 | 63.16% | 21 | 0.96% |
1892 | 878 | 39.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,363 | 60.82% |
1888 | 1,069 | 50.19% | 617 | 28.97% | 444 | 20.85% |
Laws
Following amendment to the
Education
Unified school districts
Communities
Cities
- Barnard
- Beverly
- Lincoln (county seat)
- Sylvan Grove
Unincorporated communities
Ghost towns
Townships
Lincoln County is divided into twenty 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Battle Creek | 04525 | 51 | 1 (1) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.37% | 39°10′7″N 98°13′9″W / 39.16861°N 98.21917°W | |
Beaver | 05075 | 454 | 5 (13) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.03% | 39°4′12″N 98°8′48″W / 39.07000°N 98.14667°W | |
Cedron | 11500 | 47 | 1 (1) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.08% | 39°10′34″N 98°25′57″W / 39.17611°N 98.43250°W | |
Colorado | 15000 | 340 | 4 (9) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.02% | 39°0′52″N 97°58′57″W / 39.01444°N 97.98250°W | |
Elkhorn | 20375 | 927 | 10 (26) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.02% | 39°1′36″N 98°7′10″W / 39.02667°N 98.11944°W | |
Franklin | 24425 | 80 | 1 (2) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.17% | 38°55′47″N 98°5′44″W / 38.92972°N 98.09556°W | |
Golden Belt | 26800 | 67 | 1 (2) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.07% | 38°55′30″N 98°18′32″W / 38.92500°N 98.30889°W | |
Grant | 27750 | 91 | 1 (3) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.03% | 39°5′21″N 98°18′58″W / 39.08917°N 98.31611°W | |
Hanover | 29850 | 43 | 0 (1) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.10% | 39°5′45″N 98°25′11″W / 39.09583°N 98.41972°W | |
Highland | 31950 | 65 | 1 (2) | 92 (36) | 1 (0) | 0.64% | 38°54′45″N 98°26′27″W / 38.91250°N 98.44083°W | |
Indiana | 34025 | 206 | 2 (6) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.06% | 39°0′31″N 98°11′52″W / 39.00861°N 98.19778°W | |
Logan | 41925 | 67 | 1 (2) | 92 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.33% | 39°4′31″N 97°58′14″W / 39.07528°N 97.97056°W | |
Madison | 44100 | 96 | 1 (3) | 92 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.35% | 38°54′40″N 97°59′27″W / 38.91111°N 97.99083°W | |
Marion | 44725 | 103 | 1 (3) | 92 (35) | 0 (0) | 0.10% | 39°4′27″N 98°13′8″W / 39.07417°N 98.21889°W | |
Orange | 52950 | 68 | 1 (2) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.14% | 39°10′7″N 98°19′51″W / 39.16861°N 98.33083°W | |
Pleasant | 56275 | 482 | 5 (13) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.01% | 39°0′13″N 98°25′13″W / 39.00361°N 98.42028°W | |
Salt Creek | 62800 | 61 | 1 (2) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.04% | 39°11′6″N 97°59′36″W / 39.18500°N 97.99333°W | |
Scott | 63525 | 158 | 2 (4) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.12% | 39°10′51″N 98°4′11″W / 39.18083°N 98.06972°W | |
Valley | 72900 | 69 | 1 (2) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.26% | 38°56′10″N 98°12′45″W / 38.93611°N 98.21250°W | |
Vesper | 73650 | 103 | 1 (3) | 95 (37) | 0 (0) | 0.04% | 39°0′13″N 98°17′49″W / 39.00361°N 98.29694°W |
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
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 187.
- ^ a b c "QuickFacts; Lincoln County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "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 26, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 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 26, 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 26, 2007.
Further reading
- Elizabeth N. Barr (1908), A souvenir history of Lincoln County, Kansas, Topeka, Kansas: Farmer Job Office, OL 6598605M; 123 pages.
- Wooster, Lyman Child, ed. (1893). "Lincoln County". Columbian History of Education in Kansas: An Account of the Public-school System ... and a Brief Outline of the Work Accomplished in Private and Denominational Schools. Press of the Hamilton printing Company: E. H. Snow, state printer. pp. 147–151.
- Standard Atlas of Lincoln County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 72 pages; 1918.
- Plat Book of Lincoln County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 39 pages; 1901.
External links
- County
- Maps