Cheyenne County, Kansas
Cheyenne County (county code CN) is a county in the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 2,616 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is St. Francis. St. Francis is also the biggest city in Cheyenne County.[2]
| Cheyenne County, Kansas | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | March 20, 1873 |
|---|---|
| Seat | St. Francis |
| Largest City | St. Francis |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
1,021 sq mi (2,644 km²) 1,020 sq mi (2,642 km²) 1.1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.1% |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Named for: Cheyenne tribe | |
History
In 1873, Cheyenne County was created.
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 1,021 square miles (2,640 km2). Of that, 1,020 square miles (2,600 km2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) (0.1%) is water.[3]
Major highways
Time Zones
The county is in the Central Time zone, but is bordered by the Mountain Time Zone in three directions; it is the only county in the United States to be like this. Dundy County, Nebraska to the north, Yuma County, Colorado and Kit Carson County, Colorado to the west, and Sherman County to the south are all in the Mountain Time Zone. Because of this, Rawlins County is Cheyenne County's only neighbor to also practice Central Time.
People
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 37 | ||
| 1890 | 4,401 | 11794.6% | |
| 1900 | 2,640 | −40.0% | |
| 1910 | 4,248 | 60.9% | |
| 1920 | 5,587 | 31.5% | |
| 1930 | 6,948 | 24.4% | |
| 1940 | 6,221 | −10.5% | |
| 1950 | 5,668 | −8.9% | |
| 1960 | 4,708 | −16.9% | |
| 1970 | 4,256 | −9.6% | |
| 1980 | 3,678 | −13.6% | |
| 1990 | 3,243 | −11.8% | |
| 2000 | 3,165 | −2.4% | |
| 2010 | 2,726 | −13.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2020[1] | |||
Government
Presidential elections
Cheyenne County is very Republican. Only four Republican presidential candidates since 1888 have lost the county.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 82.8% 1,183 | 15.7% 224 | 1.5% 22 |
| 2016 | 83.4% 1,173 | 12.9% 181 | 3.8% 53 |
| 2012 | 81.3% 1,159 | 16.3% 233 | 2.4% 34 |
| 2008 | 76.6% 1,148 | 21.6% 323 | 1.8% 27 |
| 2004 | 80.0% 1,353 | 18.9% 320 | 1.1% 19 |
| 2000 | 76.0% 1,312 | 20.3% 350 | 3.8% 65 |
| 1996 | 66.8% 1,211 | 23.3% 422 | 9.9% 179 |
| 1992 | 49.2% 863 | 23.2% 407 | 27.6% 485 |
| 1988 | 63.4% 1,105 | 34.1% 594 | 2.5% 44 |
| 1984 | 79.1% 1,442 | 19.5% 356 | 1.4% 26 |
| 1980 | 73.9% 1,330 | 19.9% 358 | 6.2% 112 |
| 1976 | 55.8% 1,008 | 42.0% 758 | 2.2% 39 |
| 1972 | 75.5% 1,440 | 20.9% 399 | 3.6% 68 |
| 1968 | 70.7% 1,423 | 20.5% 412 | 8.9% 179 |
| 1964 | 56.2% 1,147 | 43.4% 886 | 0.3% 7 |
| 1960 | 71.4% 1,622 | 28.0% 636 | 0.6% 13 |
| 1956 | 68.8% 1,479 | 30.8% 663 | 0.4% 8 |
| 1952 | 75.6% 1,915 | 23.6% 597 | 0.8% 20 |
| 1948 | 53.5% 1,219 | 42.9% 978 | 3.6% 81 |
| 1944 | 68.0% 1,610 | 31.1% 736 | 0.9% 22 |
| 1940 | 64.1% 1,760 | 35.4% 971 | 0.5% 13 |
| 1936 | 42.4% 1,241 | 57.2% 1,673 | 0.4% 11 |
| 1932 | 34.6% 979 | 60.7% 1,716 | 4.7% 134 |
| 1928 | 69.6% 1,466 | 27.8% 586 | 2.6% 54 |
| 1924 | 50.4% 1,119 | 21.8% 485 | 27.8% 617 |
| 1920 | 62.4% 1,079 | 27.2% 471 | 10.4% 179 |
| 1916 | 31.8% 498 | 50.2% 787 | 18.0% 282 |
| 1912 | 15.9% 140 | 34.1% 301 | 50.0% 441 |
| 1908 | 54.3% 486 | 37.9% 339 | 7.8% 70 |
| 1904 | 72.9% 446 | 15.7% 96 | 11.4% 70 |
| 1900 | 54.1% 348 | 44.5% 286 | 1.4% 9 |
| 1896 | 49.6% 327 | 48.8% 322 | 1.7% 11 |
| 1892 | 50.5% 505 | 48.6% 486 | 1.0% 10 |
| 1888 | 63.1% 779 | 34.0% 420 | 2.9% 36 |
Education
Unified school districts
Communities
Cities
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Cheyenne 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".
More reading
- Standard Atlas of Cheyenne County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 48 pages; 1907.
Other websites
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