Cherokee County, Kansas
Cherokee County (county code CK) is a U.S. county in Southeast Kansas. In 2020 census, 19,362 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Columbus.[2] The biggest city in Cherokee County is Baxter Springs. Baxter Springs became the first "cow town" in Kansas during the 1870s and the period of cattle drives.
| Cherokee County, Kansas | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | February 18, 1860 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Columbus |
| Largest City | Baxter Springs |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
591 sq mi (1,531 km²) 588 sq mi (1,523 km²) 3.5 sq mi (9 km²), 0.6% |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Named for: Cherokee Native Americans | |
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 591 square miles (1,530 km2). Of that, 588 square miles (1,520 km2) is land and 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2) (0.6%) is water.[3]
Major highways
Sources: National Atlas,[4] U.S. Census Bureau[5]
- U.S. Route 66 (decommissioned)
- U.S. Route 69
- U.S. Route 160
- U.S. Route 166
- Kansas Highway 7
- Kansas Highway 26
- Kansas Highway 57
- Kansas Highway 66 (successor to the decommissioned US 66)
- Kansas Highway 96
- Kansas Highway 102
People
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 1,501 | ||
| 1870 | 11,038 | 635.4% | |
| 1880 | 21,905 | 98.5% | |
| 1890 | 27,770 | 26.8% | |
| 1900 | 42,694 | 53.7% | |
| 1910 | 38,162 | −10.6% | |
| 1920 | 33,609 | −11.9% | |
| 1930 | 31,457 | −6.4% | |
| 1940 | 29,817 | −5.2% | |
| 1950 | 25,144 | −15.7% | |
| 1960 | 22,279 | −11.4% | |
| 1970 | 21,549 | −3.3% | |
| 1980 | 22,304 | 3.5% | |
| 1990 | 21,374 | −4.2% | |
| 2000 | 22,605 | 5.8% | |
| 2010 | 21,603 | −4.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2020[1] | |||
Government
Presidential elections
For most of its history, Cherokee County had more of a Democratic lean in presidential elections than the rest of the state, particularly before 1968. Since then, its only voted for Democratic candidates twice in 1976 & 1992, when it was their second & fourth best county in the state, respectively. From 1996 on, the county has swung powerfully Republican similar to the rest of Southeast Kansas, with Hillary Clinton posted the worst percentage for a Democratic candidate ever at only 23.3%.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 73.9% 6,766 | 24.0% 2,194 | 2.1% 191 |
| 2016 | 70.9% 6,182 | 23.0% 2,005 | 6.1% 531 |
| 2012 | 63.7% 5,456 | 34.2% 2,930 | 2.2% 185 |
| 2008 | 60.9% 5,886 | 37.2% 3,594 | 1.9% 185 |
| 2004 | 61.4% 6,083 | 37.6% 3,726 | 1.1% 104 |
| 2000 | 54.9% 5,014 | 41.4% 3,783 | 3.6% 333 |
| 1996 | 45.8% 4,138 | 41.7% 3,771 | 12.5% 1,134 |
| 1992 | 36.8% 3,589 | 41.9% 4,083 | 21.4% 2,085 |
| 1988 | 51.0% 4,281 | 48.4% 4,069 | 0.6% 52 |
| 1984 | 60.7% 5,801 | 38.3% 3,663 | 0.9% 89 |
| 1980 | 54.8% 5,296 | 41.1% 3,969 | 4.1% 397 |
| 1976 | 42.9% 3,957 | 55.9% 5,154 | 1.2% 107 |
| 1972 | 67.0% 6,019 | 31.3% 2,806 | 1.7% 155 |
| 1968 | 47.5% 4,211 | 40.5% 3,597 | 12.0% 1,064 |
| 1964 | 39.3% 3,730 | 60.2% 5,720 | 0.5% 47 |
| 1960 | 56.5% 5,753 | 42.8% 4,366 | 0.7% 73 |
| 1956 | 58.4% 5,824 | 41.2% 4,112 | 0.4% 39 |
| 1952 | 57.4% 6,261 | 42.1% 4,597 | 0.5% 56 |
| 1948 | 47.8% 4,616 | 50.2% 4,854 | 2.0% 193 |
| 1944 | 54.7% 5,458 | 44.7% 4,468 | 0.6% 62 |
| 1940 | 49.3% 6,600 | 49.8% 6,670 | 0.9% 126 |
| 1936 | 40.6% 5,445 | 58.9% 7,894 | 0.5% 69 |
| 1932 | 34.1% 4,045 | 62.6% 7,442 | 3.3% 393 |
| 1928 | 66.2% 7,478 | 30.5% 3,442 | 3.3% 376 |
| 1924 | 52.9% 5,437 | 29.9% 3,071 | 17.2% 1,770 |
| 1920 | 55.8% 5,466 | 39.1% 3,832 | 5.0% 492 |
| 1916 | 37.6% 4,350 | 53.4% 6,188 | 9.0% 1,047 |
| 1912 | 26.5% 1,994 | 35.2% 2,641 | 38.3% 2,878[a] |
| 1908 | 44.3% 3,893 | 43.4% 3,819 | 12.3% 1,083 |
| 1904 | 55.8% 4,586 | 27.4% 2,253 | 16.8% 1,378 |
| 1900 | 45.2% 4,478 | 53.5% 5,302 | 1.3% 131 |
| 1896 | 40.2% 3,505 | 58.6% 5,108 | 1.2% 106 |
| 1892 | 41.4% 2,696 | 58.6% 3,812 | |
| 1888 | 45.6% 2,935 | 31.7% 2,038 | 22.7% 1,461 |
Communities
Cities
- Baxter Springs
- Columbus
- Galena
- Oswego (mostly in Labette County)
- Roseland
- Scammon
- Weir
- West Mineral
Ghost town
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Cherokee County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ "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".
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org.
- ↑ Rydjord, John (1972). Kansas Place-Names. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma. p. 494. ISBN 0-8061-0994-7.
- ↑ Former residents say goodbye to contaminated town of Treece; The Wichita Eagle; September 27, 2012. Archived September 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Notes
- ↑ 2,006 votes for Socialist Eugene Debs and 872 for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt.
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