Dickinson County, Kansas


Dickinson County (county code DK) is a county in Central Kansas. In 2010, 19,754 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Abilene. Abilene is also the biggest city in Dickinson County.[2] The county was named after Daniel S. Dickinson.[3]

Dickinson County, Kansas
Map
Map of Kansas highlighting Dickinson County
Location in the state of Kansas
Map of the USA highlighting Kansas
Kansas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded February 20, 1857
Seat Abilene
Largest City Abilene
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

852 sq mi (2,207 km²)
847 sq mi (2,194 km²)
4.9 sq mi (13 km²), 0.6%
PopulationEst.
 - (2016)
 - Density

19,064
23/sq mi (9/km²)
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Named for: Daniel S. Dickinson

History

19th century

 
1915-1918 railroad map of Dickinson County

In 1857, Dickinson County was created.

The first railroad in Dickinson County was built through it in 1866.[4]

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a railroad from Topeka to Herington.[5] This main line connected Topeka, Valencia, Willard, Maple Hill, Vera, Paxico, McFarland, Alma, Volland, Alta Vista, Dwight, White City, Latimer, Herington.

21st century

In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was built through Dickinson County. There was a lot of controversy about tax exemption and environmental concerns.[6][7]

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has an area of 852 square miles (2,210 km2). Of that, 847 square miles (2,190 km2) is land and 4.9 square miles (13 km2) (0.6%) is water.[8]

People

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1860378
18703,043705.0%
188015,251401.2%
189022,27346.0%
190021,816−2.1%
191024,36111.7%
192025,7775.8%
193025,8700.4%
194022,929−11.4%
195021,190−7.6%
196021,5721.8%
197019,993−7.3%
198020,1750.9%
199018,958−6.0%
200019,3442.0%
201019,7542.1%
Est. 201619,064[9]−1.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]
1790-1960[11] 1900-1990[12]
1990-2000[13] 2010-2016[1]

Government

Presidential elections

Presidential Elections Results
Presidential Elections Results[14]
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2016 73.4% 6,029 19.6% 1,609 7.0% 572
2012 72.5% 5,832 25.1% 2,020 2.4% 190
2008 70.2% 6,081 28.0% 2,422 1.9% 164
2004 71.6% 6,295 26.9% 2,364 1.5% 132
2000 64.8% 5,243 29.8% 2,413 5.4% 436
1996 60.5% 5,174 28.4% 2,423 11.1% 951
1992 41.8% 3,851 27.3% 2,518 30.9% 2,852
1988 63.3% 5,121 35.5% 2,870 1.3% 101
1984 74.0% 6,487 24.7% 2,168 1.3% 116
1980 67.6% 5,654 25.2% 2,108 7.1% 597
1976 55.2% 4,759 42.6% 3,672 2.2% 186
1972 75.3% 6,515 22.6% 1,957 2.0% 175
1968 64.3% 5,574 27.7% 2,399 8.0% 693
1964 53.2% 4,704 46.0% 4,070 0.8% 73
1960 69.2% 6,956 30.4% 3,054 0.5% 45
1956 74.9% 7,422 24.8% 2,452 0.3% 34
1952 81.8% 8,969 17.9% 1,967 0.3% 31
1948 60.0% 5,918 38.7% 3,815 1.4% 134
1944 65.9% 6,227 33.8% 3,190 0.3% 29
1940 63.3% 6,931 36.1% 3,957 0.6% 70
1936 52.6% 5,936 47.1% 5,313 0.3% 34
1932 49.0% 5,320 49.2% 5,339 1.8% 190
1928 77.0% 7,758 22.3% 2,246 0.7% 66
1924 64.6% 6,178 17.7% 1,690 17.8% 1,698
1920 69.1% 5,761 28.6% 2,387 2.3% 189
1916 45.1% 4,323 51.9% 4,974 3.1% 296
1912 18.3% 988 40.4% 2,182 41.2% 2,225[a]
1908 53.3% 2,886 42.2% 2,282 4.6% 246
1904 66.9% 3,185 25.6% 1,219 7.5% 358
1900 52.9% 2,771 44.9% 2,352 2.1% 112
1896 48.3% 2,291 50.6% 2,399 1.1% 52
1892 47.1% 2,419 52.9% 2,712
1888 54.2% 2,746 33.4% 1,695 12.4% 630

Education

Unified school districts

District Office In Neighboring County

Communities

 
2005 KDOT Map of Dickinson County (map legend)

Cities

Famous people

 
On April 15, 1871, Wild Bill Hickok became marshal of Abilene after its previous marshal was shot and killed.

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. He moved to Abilene when he was 2 years old. Prior to that he was a five-star general in the United States Army. He was Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe World War II. He planned the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942–43 and the invasion of France and Germany in 1944–45.[15] The Eisenhower Library is in Abilene.

Joe Engle is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 106.
  4. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 519. ISBN 9780722249055.
  5. "Rock Island Rail History". Archived from the original on June 19, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  6. Keystone Pipeline - Marion County Commission calls out Legislative Leadership on Pipeline Deal; April 18, 2010. Archived October 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  7. Keystone Pipeline - TransCanada inspecting pipeline; December 10, 2010.
  8. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  10. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  11. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  12. "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  13. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  14. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
  15. "Former SACEURs". Aco.nato.int. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
Notes
  1. Includes 1,937 votes (35.9%) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt and 288 votes (5.3%) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.

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