Coffey County, Kansas

Coffey County
	Coffey County, Kansas
	Map
	; Location in the state of Kansas
	; Kansas's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	August 25, 1855
Seat	Burlington
Largest City	Burlington
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 654 sq mi (1,694 km²); 627 sq mi (1,624 km²); 27 sq mi (70 km²), 4.2%
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Named for: Asbury M. Coffey

Coffey County (county code CF) is a county in Eastern Kansas. In 2020, 8,360 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Burlington. Burlington is also the biggest city in Coffey County.^[2]

History

In 1855, Coffey County was created.

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 654 square miles (1,690 km²). Of that, 627 square miles (1,620 km²) is land and 27 square miles (70 km²) (4.2%) is water.^[3]

Major highways

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

People

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1860	2,842	—
1870	6,201	118.2%
1880	11,438	84.5%
1890	15,856	38.6%
1900	16,643	5.0%
1910	15,205	−8.6%
1920	14,254	−6.3%
1930	13,653	−4.2%
1940	12,278	−10.1%
1950	10,408	−15.2%
1960	8,403	−19.3%
1970	7,397	−12.0%
1980	9,370	26.7%
1990	8,404	−10.3%
2000	8,865	5.5%
2010	8,601	−3.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6] 1790-1960^[7] 1900-1990^[8] 1990-2000^[9] 2010-2020^[1]

Population pyramid

Government

Presidential elections

Presidential Elections Results

Education

Unified school districts

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Coffey County (map legend)

Cities

Famous people

Alan L. Hart (1890–1962), transgender physician, radiologist, tuberculosis researcher, writer, and novelist

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Coffey 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.
↑ "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

Coffey 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: Coffey County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. 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	76.4% 3,489	21.1% 964	2.5% 112
2016	75.0% 3,050	17.9% 727	7.2% 291
2012	74.3% 2,903	23.0% 898	2.7% 105
2008	72.2% 3,054	26.5% 1,121	1.4% 57
2004	73.9% 3,259	24.8% 1,093	1.3% 56
2000	66.8% 2,700	29.6% 1,196	3.6% 144
1996	57.9% 2,369	27.3% 1,118	14.8% 603
1992	42.4% 1,824	23.8% 1,021	33.8% 1,453
1988	66.7% 2,581	32.2% 1,246	1.1% 43
1984	74.0% 3,063	25.1% 1,037	0.9% 39
1980	69.2% 2,491	26.0% 938	4.8% 173
1976	56.7% 2,145	41.0% 1,549	2.4% 89
1972	75.7% 2,667	22.2% 782	2.1% 74
1968	63.1% 2,223	26.5% 933	10.5% 369
1964	55.4% 1,998	44.2% 1,594	0.4% 14
1960	69.7% 2,925	30.1% 1,263	0.2% 9
1956	72.2% 3,286	27.4% 1,247	0.4% 16
1952	74.8% 3,731	24.8% 1,239	0.4% 19
1948	61.2% 2,945	37.3% 1,796	1.5% 71
1944	67.3% 3,461	32.3% 1,660	0.5% 23
1940	64.3% 4,164	35.1% 2,272	0.7% 44
1936	59.3% 3,900	40.5% 2,662	0.2% 16
1932	43.8% 2,707	54.8% 3,389	1.4% 88
1928	73.8% 4,342	25.7% 1,514	0.5% 27
1924	62.5% 3,552	28.7% 1,631	8.9% 503
1920	64.2% 3,370	34.0% 1,785	1.8% 94
1916	45.6% 2,799	50.8% 3,121	3.6% 222
1912	18.7% 681	43.5% 1,581	37.8% 1,374
1908	53.4% 2,094	44.1% 1,729	2.6% 100
1904	59.4% 2,164	35.1% 1,280	5.5% 200
1900	50.5% 2,159	48.3% 2,066	1.3% 54
1896	46.8% 2,000	51.4% 2,194	1.8% 76
1892	47.5% 1,769		52.5% 1,953
1888	52.6% 1,970	32.8% 1,227	14.7% 549