Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Pottawatomie County | |
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Congressional district | 1st |
Website | pottcounty.org |
Pottawatomie County is a
History
Early history
For
19th century
In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, 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.
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized under the provisions of the Kansas–Nebraska Act, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state.
In 1857, Pottawatomie County was established by the Kansas Territorial legislature, out of land formerly included in Riley County. The present county seat of Westmoreland was selected by a vote held in 1882.
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Marshall County (north)
- Nemaha County (northeast)
- Jackson County (east)
- Shawnee County (southeast)
- Wabaunsee County (south)
- Riley County (west)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1860 | 1,529 | — | |
1870 | 7,848 | 413.3% | |
1880 | 16,350 | 108.3% | |
1890 | 17,722 | 8.4% | |
1900 | 18,470 | 4.2% | |
1910 | 17,522 | −5.1% | |
1920 | 16,154 | −7.8% | |
1930 | 15,862 | −1.8% | |
1940 | 14,015 | −11.6% | |
1950 | 12,344 | −11.9% | |
1960 | 11,957 | −3.1% | |
1970 | 11,755 | −1.7% | |
1980 | 14,782 | 25.8% | |
1990 | 16,128 | 9.1% | |
2000 | 18,209 | 12.9% | |
2010 | 21,604 | 18.6% | |
2020 | 25,348 | 17.3% | |
2023 (est.) | 26,382 | [5] | 4.1% |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2020[1] |
Pottawatomie County is part of the
As of the
There were 6,771 households, out of which 36.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.40% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 29.50% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $40,176, and the median income for a family was $47,261. Males had a median income of $31,368 versus $23,238 for females. The
Government
Presidential elections
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 9,452 | 72.25% | 3,313 | 25.32% | 318 | 2.43% |
2016 | 7,612 | 71.19% | 2,225 | 20.81% | 856 | 8.01% |
2012 | 6,804 | 71.78% | 2,335 | 24.63% | 340 | 3.59% |
2008 | 6,929 | 70.15% | 2,599 | 26.31% | 349 | 3.53% |
2004 | 6,326 | 71.70% | 2,176 | 24.66% | 321 | 3.64% |
2000 | 4,985 | 64.48% | 2,037 | 26.35% | 709 | 9.17% |
1996 | 4,504 | 58.16% | 1,997 | 25.79% | 1,243 | 16.05% |
1992 | 3,106 | 38.87% | 2,099 | 26.27% | 2,785 | 34.86% |
1988 | 3,897 | 59.51% | 2,544 | 38.85% | 108 | 1.65% |
1984 | 4,598 | 71.09% | 1,798 | 27.80% | 72 | 1.11% |
1980 | 3,895 | 63.40% | 1,724 | 28.06% | 525 | 8.54% |
1976 | 3,483 | 59.06% | 2,316 | 39.27% | 98 | 1.66% |
1972 | 3,947 | 73.51% | 1,298 | 24.18% | 124 | 2.31% |
1968 | 3,267 | 63.68% | 1,368 | 26.67% | 495 | 9.65% |
1964 | 2,606 | 51.40% | 2,432 | 47.97% | 32 | 0.63% |
1960 | 3,666 | 63.16% | 2,125 | 36.61% | 13 | 0.22% |
1956 | 4,335 | 74.97% | 1,422 | 24.59% | 25 | 0.43% |
1952 | 4,944 | 77.94% | 1,387 | 21.87% | 12 | 0.19% |
1948 | 3,709 | 62.64% | 2,167 | 36.60% | 45 | 0.76% |
1944 | 4,074 | 70.01% | 1,727 | 29.68% | 18 | 0.31% |
1940 | 5,045 | 69.12% | 2,226 | 30.50% | 28 | 0.38% |
1936 | 3,977 | 53.76% | 3,284 | 44.39% | 137 | 1.85% |
1932 | 3,339 | 45.45% | 3,910 | 53.23% | 97 | 1.32% |
1928 | 4,451 | 65.30% | 2,341 | 34.35% | 24 | 0.35% |
1924 | 4,340 | 68.28% | 1,471 | 23.14% | 545 | 8.57% |
1920 | 4,481 | 76.95% | 1,293 | 22.21% | 49 | 0.84% |
1916 | 3,688 | 55.66% | 2,834 | 42.77% | 104 | 1.57% |
1912 | 1,058 | 25.09% | 1,599 | 37.93% | 1,559 | 36.98% |
1908 | 2,650 | 60.78% | 1,680 | 38.53% | 30 | 0.69% |
1904 | 2,632 | 69.85% | 1,045 | 27.73% | 91 | 2.42% |
1900 | 2,556 | 56.41% | 1,929 | 42.57% | 46 | 1.02% |
1896 | 2,308 | 49.95% | 2,276 | 49.25% | 37 | 0.80% |
1892 | 2,107 | 49.80% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,124 | 50.20% |
1888 | 2,419 | 58.94% | 1,471 | 35.84% | 214 | 5.21% |
Typical of rural Kansas, Pottawatomie County is mostly Republican. The only Democratic presidential candidate to gain a majority in Pottawatomie County has been Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, while since 1940 only Lyndon Johnson in 1964 has received so much as forty percent of the county's vote.
Laws
Pottawatomie County was a prohibition, or
Education
Unified school districts
The Unified School Districts that serve Pottawatomie County include:
- School district office in neighboring county
Private schools
- St. Marys Academy & College (St. Marys)
- Flint Hills Christian School (Manhattan)
Communities
‡ means a community has portions in an adjacent county.
Cities
- Belvue
- Emmett
- Havensville
- Louisville
- Manhattan‡ (most in Riley County)
- Olsburg
- Onaga
- St. George
- St. Marys‡
- Wamego
- Westmoreland (county seat)
- Wheaton
Unincorporated communities
Former communities
Prior to the creation of Tuttle Creek Lake, the community of Garrison existed in west central Pottawatomie County.
Townships
Pottawatomie County is divided into twenty-three townships. The city of Manhattan is considered governmentally independent and is 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.
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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Belvue | 05950 | 404 | 4 (11) | 96 (37) | 1 (0) | 1.05% | 39°14′7″N 96°11′21″W / 39.23528°N 96.18917°W | |
Blue | 07550 | 1,802 | 16 (41) | 114 (44) | 14 (5) | 10.66% | 39°13′44″N 96°31′49″W / 39.22889°N 96.53028°W | |
Blue Valley | 07725 | 339 | 3 (8) | 115 (44) | 13 (5) | 9.95% | 39°26′22″N 96°38′6″W / 39.43944°N 96.63500°W | |
Center | 12000 | 104 | 1 (3) | 78 (30) | 0 (0) | 0.04% | 39°21′4″N 96°14′10″W / 39.35111°N 96.23611°W | |
Clear Creek | 13800 | 113 | 1 (3) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.03% | 39°31′6″N 96°23′36″W / 39.51833°N 96.39333°W | |
Emmett | 21125 | 478 | 6 (16) | 77 (30) | 0 (0) | 0.61% | 39°18′11″N 96°3′46″W / 39.30306°N 96.06278°W | |
Grant | 27950 | 293 | 4 (10) | 77 (30) | 0 (0) | 0% | 39°31′27″N 96°5′4″W / 39.52417°N 96.08444°W | |
Green | 28450 | 188 | 2 (4) | 125 (48) | 14 (5) | 9.91% | 39°21′14″N 96°36′6″W / 39.35389°N 96.60167°W | |
Lincoln | 41000 | 124 | 2 (4) | 77 (30) | 0 (0) | 0.18% | 39°25′37″N 96°3′26″W / 39.42694°N 96.05722°W | |
Lone Tree | 42550 | 239 | 3 (7) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0% | 39°30′54″N 96°18′18″W / 39.51500°N 96.30500°W | |
Louisville | 42950 | 735 | 8 (20) | 95 (37) | 0 (0) | 0.04% | 39°15′40″N 96°19′10″W / 39.26111°N 96.31944°W | |
Mill Creek | 46700 | 1,000 | 9 (24) | 108 (42) | 0 (0) | 0% | 39°30′11″N 96°10′50″W / 39.50306°N 96.18056°W | |
Pottawatomie | 57250 | 499 | 3 (8) | 155 (60) | 0 (0) | 0.02% | 39°20′5″N 96°26′26″W / 39.33472°N 96.44056°W | |
Rock Creek | 60625 | 653 | 7 (18) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.19% | 39°25′41″N 96°24′10″W / 39.42806°N 96.40278°W | |
St. Clere | 62150 | 83 | 1 (3) | 77 (30) | 0 (0) | 0.21% | 39°21′36″N 96°5′30″W / 39.36000°N 96.09167°W | |
St. George | 62225 | 2,629 | 30 (79) | 87 (33) | 1 (1) | 1.69% | 39°11′46″N 96°24′56″W / 39.19611°N 96.41556°W | |
St. Marys | 62425 | 2,789 | 28 (73) | 99 (38) | 1 (0) | 0.60% | 39°11′58″N 96°4′19″W / 39.19944°N 96.07194°W | |
Shannon | 64300 | 235 | 2 (6) | 104 (40) | 0 (0) | 0.08% | 39°26′19″N 96°30′50″W / 39.43861°N 96.51389°W | |
Sherman | 65050 | 126 | 1 (3) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.02% | 39°25′54″N 96°17′29″W / 39.43167°N 96.29139°W | |
Spring Creek | 67475 | 61 | 1 (2) | 103 (40) | 0 (0) | 0.08% | 39°31′50″N 96°31′19″W / 39.53056°N 96.52194°W | |
Union | 72250 | 164 | 2 (5) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.03% | 39°20′20″N 96°19′34″W / 39.33889°N 96.32611°W | |
Vienna | 73875 | 92 | 1 (3) | 78 (30) | 0 (0) | 0.03% | 39°25′40″N 96°10′28″W / 39.42778°N 96.17444°W | |
Wamego | 75350 | 5,056 | 100 (260) | 50 (19) | 2 (1) | 3.20% | 39°12′19″N 96°18′20″W / 39.20528°N 96.30556°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
- ^ a b c "QuickFacts; Pottawatomie County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ "County Population Totals: 2020-2021". United States Census Bureau. March 24, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ "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 28, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 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 28, 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.
- Notes
Further reading
- Handbook of Pottawatomie and Riley Counties, Kansas; Modern Ago; 20 pages; 1880s.
- Standard Atlas of Pottawatomie County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 57 pages; 1905.
- Onaga Courier's Township Map of Pottawatomie County, Kansas; Onaga Courier; 59 pages; 1899.
External links
- County
- Pottawatomie County - Official Website
- Pottawatomie County - Directory of Public Officials
- Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation - PCEDC
- Maps