Cloud County, Kansas
Cloud County (county code CD) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 9,533 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Concordia. Concordia is also the biggest city in Cloud County.[2]
| Cloud County, Kansas | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | March 27, 1867 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Concordia |
| Largest City | Concordia |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
718 sq mi (1,860 km²) 715 sq mi (1,852 km²) 2.6 sq mi (7 km²), 0.4% |
| PopulationEst. - (2016) - Density |
9,150 13/sq mi (5/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Named for: William F. Cloud | |
History
19th century
In 1867, Cloud County was created.
Cloud county was originally named "Shirley" county. However, civic leaders feared that sounded too much like the name of a prostitute.[3] They changed the name to "Cloud" county. They named it after Colonel William F. Cloud.[4]
Cloud County was created from the existing Washington County, Kansas. This was in a joint convention with Republic and Cloud counties. The county was legally organized on September 6, 1866. Elk Creek was chosen as the temporary county seat.[5]
In 1887, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a railroad from Neva (3 miles west of Strong City) to Superior, Nebraska. This railroad connected Strong City, Neva, Rockland, Diamond Springs, Burdick, Lost Springs, Jacobs, Hope, Navarre, Enterprise, Abilene, Talmage, Manchester, Longford, Oak Hill, Miltonvale, Aurora, Huscher, Concordia, Kackley, Courtland, Webber, Superior.
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 718 square miles (1,860 km2). Of that, 715 square miles (1,850 km2) is land and 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2) (0.4%) is water.[6]
Geographic features
The Republican River goes through the county. It enters from Republic County to the north. It exits to Clay County to the east. The Solomon River goes through the southwestern part of the county. It goes from Mitchell County to Ottawa County. Jamestown Lake is partially in the northwestern part of the county and partially in southwestern Republic county.
Major highways
U.S. Route 81 goes through Cloud County. It goes through Concordia and connects north to Belleville, Kansas or south to Salina, Kansas. The southern part of the county also has U.S. Route 24,. It connectd Clay Center, Kansas from the east and Beloit, Kansas to the west.
There are four other state highways in the county: K-9, K-28, K-189, and K-194.
People
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1870 | 2,323 | ||
| 1880 | 15,343 | 560.5% | |
| 1890 | 19,295 | 25.8% | |
| 1900 | 18,071 | −6.3% | |
| 1910 | 18,388 | 1.8% | |
| 1920 | 17,714 | −3.7% | |
| 1930 | 18,006 | 1.6% | |
| 1940 | 17,247 | −4.2% | |
| 1950 | 16,104 | −6.6% | |
| 1960 | 14,407 | −10.5% | |
| 1970 | 13,466 | −6.5% | |
| 1980 | 12,494 | −7.2% | |
| 1990 | 11,023 | −11.8% | |
| 2000 | 10,268 | −6.8% | |
| 2010 | 9,533 | −7.2% | |
| Est. 2016 | 9,150 | [7] | −10.9% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10] 1990-2000[11] 2010-2016[1] | |||
Government
Presidential elections
Education
Unified school districts
Colleges and Universities
- Historic
- Miltonvale Wesleyan College (closed 1972)
- Concordia Normal School (closed 1876)
- Concordia Business College (closed sometime after 1930)
Communities
Cities
- Aurora
- Clyde
- Concordia
- Glasco
- Jamestown
- Miltonvale
- Simpson (partly in Mitchell County)
Popular culture
Cloud County has also been listed as one of the places for Smallville in the Superman story line.
Cloud County, Kansas Media
1915 Railroad Map of Cloud County
Frank Carlson was the 30th Governor of Kansas. He called Concordia his home, and the Frank Carlson Library is named in his honor.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Brackman, Barbara (1997). Kansas Trivia. Thomas Nelson Inc. p. 21. ISBN 9781418553814.
- ↑ Kansas Skyways Archived 2009-02-23 at the Wayback Machine "Cloud County History"
- ↑ History of the State of Kansas by William G. Cutler, Kansas Collection of Books
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ↑ "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. 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 Cloud County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 89 pages; 1917.
- Standard Atlas of Cloud County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 56 pages; 1901.
- Edward's Atlas of Cloud County, Kansas; John P. Edwards; 43 pages; 1985.
Other websites
- County
- Maps