Barber County, Kansas
Barber County (county code BA) is a county in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 4,228 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Medicine Lodge.[2] Medicine Lodge is also the biggest city in Barber County. Barber County was named after Thomas W. Barber (born 22 February 1814), an abolitionist martyr who was killed in Douglas County on 6 December 1855, during the Wakarusa War.[3]
Barber County, Kansas | |
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Location in the state of Kansas | |
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Founded | February 26, 1867 |
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Seat | Medicine Lodge |
Largest City | Medicine Lodge |
Area - Total - Land - Water |
1,136 sq mi (2,942 km²) 1,134 sq mi (2,937 km²) 2.1 sq mi (5 km²), 0.2% |
Population - Density |
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Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Named for: Thomas W. Barber |
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 1,136 square miles (2,940 km2). Of that, 1,134 square miles (2,940 km2) is land and 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2) (0.2%) is water.[4]
Major highways
Demographics
Government
This county has generally voted Republican in recent elections. The last time a democratic candidate has carried this county was in 1964.
Presidential elections
Presidential Elections Results
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
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2020 | 86.0% 2,014 | 12.4% 291 | 1.6% 37 |
2016 | 81.8% 1,850 | 12.7% 286 | 5.5% 125 |
2012 | 76.6% 1,772 | 20.8% 482 | 2.6% 60 |
2008 | 74.5% 1,833 | 24.3% 598 | 1.3% 31 |
2004 | 74.2% 1,782 | 24.5% 588 | 1.4% 33 |
2000 | 70.3% 1,755 | 25.5% 637 | 4.2% 106 |
1996 | 62.2% 1,696 | 26.8% 730 | 11.1% 303 |
1992 | 42.5% 1,225 | 26.4% 759 | 31.1% 897 |
1988 | 56.9% 1,539 | 41.3% 1,118 | 1.8% 49 |
1984 | 71.8% 2,112 | 27.4% 806 | 0.8% 22 |
1980 | 62.5% 1,872 | 30.5% 914 | 7.0% 208 |
1976 | 50.4% 1,568 | 48.1% 1,494 | 1.5% 47 |
1972 | 74.3% 2,308 | 23.4% 727 | 2.4% 73 |
1968 | 60.6% 2,023 | 30.7% 1,027 | 8.7% 291 |
1964 | 48.5% 1,758 | 50.9% 1,845 | 0.6% 21 |
1960 | 66.5% 2,703 | 33.1% 1,347 | 0.4% 16 |
1956 | 68.3% 2,698 | 31.4% 1,241 | 0.3% 10 |
1952 | 74.1% 3,071 | 24.8% 1,028 | 1.1% 46 |
1948 | 50.9% 2,013 | 47.8% 1,891 | 1.2% 49 |
1944 | 58.3% 2,140 | 40.9% 1,501 | 0.8% 31 |
1940 | 52.8% 2,389 | 45.9% 2,074 | 1.3% 58 |
1936 | 39.4% 1,816 | 60.2% 2,774 | 0.4% 18 |
1932 | 40.9% 1,671 | 56.8% 2,321 | 2.4% 96 |
1928 | 76.4% 2,984 | 22.3% 871 | 1.3% 49 |
1924 | 58.3% 2,218 | 23.9% 909 | 17.9% 681 |
1920 | 66.5% 2,400 | 30.4% 1,098 | 3.2% 114 |
1916 | 41.0% 1,632 | 51.7% 2,061 | 7.3% 290 |
1912 | 12.7% 295 | 38.1% 883 | 49.2% 1,139 |
1908 | 53.7% 1,097 | 42.3% 864 | 4.0% 81 |
1904 | 58.3% 967 | 34.1% 566 | 7.6% 126 |
1900 | 51.2% 862 | 46.5% 783 | 2.4% 40 |
1896 | 44.5% 597 | 54.3% 729 | 1.3% 17 |
1892 | 37.8% 883 | 62.2% 1,456 | |
1888 | 48.8% 977 | 35.5% 710 | 15.7% 315 |
Education
Unified school districts
Communities
Cities
References
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Barber County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ "Barber County KS". Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ National Atlas Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau TIGER shape files". Archived from the original on 2017-05-23. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
- ↑ Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
More reading
- Chosen Land: A History of Barber County, Kansas; The Barber County History Committee; Taylor Printing; 1980.
- Standard Atlas of Barber County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 76 pages; 1923.
- Standard Atlas of Barber County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 64 pages; 1905.
Other websites
- County
- Barber County - Official
- "Barber County - Directory of Public Officials". Archived from the original on 2011-12-13.
- Barber County - Development Archived 2018-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Grave of abolitionist martyr Thomas W. Barber, for whom Barber County is named at FindAGrave.com
- Maps