Clark County, Kansas

Clark County
	Clark County, Kansas
	Map
	; Location in the state of Kansas
	; Kansas's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	February 26, 1867
Seat	Ashland
Largest City	Ashland
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 977 sq mi (2,530 km²); 975 sq mi (2,525 km²); 2.6 sq mi (7 km²), 0.3%
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Named for: Charles F. Clarke

Clark County (county code CA) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 1,991 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Ashland. Ashland is also the biggest city in Clark County.^[2]

Geography

Rural Clark County

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 977 square miles (2,530 km²). Of that, 975 square miles (2,530 km²) is land and 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²) (%) is water.^[3]

Major highways

Sources: National Atlas,^[4] U.S. Census Bureau^[5]

People

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	163	—
1890	2,357	1346.0%
1900	1,701	−27.8%
1910	4,093	140.6%
1920	4,989	21.9%
1930	4,796	−3.9%
1940	4,081	−14.9%
1950	3,946	−3.3%
1960	3,396	−13.9%
1970	2,896	−14.7%
1980	2,599	−10.3%
1990	2,418	−7.0%
2000	2,390	−1.2%
2010	2,215	−7.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6] 1790-1960^[7] 1900-1990^[8] 1990-2000^[9] 2010-2020^[1]

Population pyramid

Government

Presidential elections

Before 1944, Clark County was a swing county. They voted the national winner in every presidential election from 1900 to 1940. From 1944 on, it has become very Republican in presidential elections (except from 1964 when Lyndon B. Johnson won).

Presidential election results

Education

Unified school districts

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Clark County (map legend)

Cities

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Clark County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. 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".

Other websites

County

Maps

Clark County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

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[2020QF-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Clark County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[GR1-3] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

[4] National Atlas Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[5] U.S. Census Bureau TIGER shape files

[6] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2014.

[7] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2014.

[8] "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2014.

[9] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2014.

[10] "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".

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Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	84.7% 904	13.4% 143	1.9% 20
2016	82.1% 825	11.9% 120	6.0% 60
2012	79.2% 805	17.1% 174	3.7% 38
2008	77.4% 897	21.1% 245	1.5% 17
2004	78.5% 1,014	19.9% 257	1.6% 20
2000	73.4% 926	23.2% 292	3.4% 43
1996	65.0% 855	25.4% 334	9.6% 126
1992	51.5% 676	22.3% 293	26.2% 344
1988	66.6% 876	31.1% 409	2.3% 30
1984	75.4% 1,075	22.7% 324	1.9% 27
1980	63.6% 901	30.4% 430	6.1% 86
1976	51.8% 761	46.3% 680	1.9% 28
1972	76.0% 1,142	20.7% 311	3.3% 49
1968	58.3% 920	28.3% 446	13.5% 213
1964	46.7% 777	52.9% 881	0.4% 7
1960	70.3% 1,286	29.4% 538	0.3% 6
1956	69.8% 1,243	29.7% 529	0.5% 8
1952	73.3% 1,410	24.9% 479	1.8% 35
1948	55.3% 999	43.0% 777	1.7% 31
1944	55.7% 950	43.4% 741	0.9% 15
1940	49.5% 1,072	49.8% 1,079	0.7% 16
1936	38.1% 899	61.8% 1,457	0.1% 2
1932	44.5% 938	54.7% 1,152	0.8% 16
1928	76.4% 1,383	23.2% 419	0.4% 8
1924	59.2% 969	25.0% 410	15.8% 259
1920	58.0% 923	38.3% 610	3.7% 59
1916	34.4% 653	58.0% 1,102	7.6% 144
1912	14.5% 162	43.5% 485	41.9% 467
1908	49.9% 386	45.2% 350	4.9% 38
1904	60.7% 246	32.4% 131	6.9% 28
1900	49.1% 201	48.7% 199	2.2% 9
1896	48.7% 182	51.1% 191	0.3% 1
1892	42.4% 226		57.6% 307
1888	51.3% 473	37.9% 349	10.9% 100