Comanche County, Kansas

Comanche County
	Comanche County, Kansas
	Map
	; Location in the state of Kansas
	; Kansas's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	February 26, 1867
Seat	Coldwater
Largest City	Coldwater
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 790 sq mi (2,046 km²); 788 sq mi (2,041 km²); 1.4 sq mi (4 km²), 0.2%
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Named for: Comanche Native Americans

Comanche County (county code CM) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 1,689 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Coldwater. Coldwater is also the biggest city in Comanche County.^[2] Comanche County is named after the Comanche Native Americans.^[3]

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 790 square miles (2,000 km²). Of that, 788 square miles (2,040 km²) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²) (0.2%) is water.^[4]

People

Population pyramid

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	372	—
1890	2,549	585.2%
1900	1,619	−36.5%
1910	3,281	102.7%
1920	5,302	61.6%
1930	5,238	−1.2%
1940	4,412	−15.8%
1950	3,888	−11.9%
1960	3,271	−15.9%
1970	2,702	−17.4%
1980	2,554	−5.5%
1990	2,313	−9.4%
2000	1,967	−15.0%
2010	1,891	−3.9%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 1790–1960^[6] 1900–1990^[7] 1990–2000^[8] 2010–2020^[1]

Government

Presidential elections

Presidential Elections Results

Education

Unified school districts

Comanche County USD 300

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Comanche County (map legend)

Cities

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Comanche 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.
↑ "Profile for Comanche County, Kansas". ePodunk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. 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".

Notes

↑ These comprised 537 votes for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt (who thus carried the county) and 72 for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.

Other websites

County

Maps

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

[2020QF-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Comanche 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.

[3] "Profile for Comanche County, Kansas". ePodunk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.

[GR1-4] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

[5] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2014.

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

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

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

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

[10] These comprised 537 votes for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt (who thus carried the county) and 72 for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.

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Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	83.2% 762	13.8% 126	3.1% 28
2016	82.5% 715	11.8% 102	5.8% 50
2012	82.7% 767	15.4% 143	1.9% 18
2008	78.5% 765	19.9% 194	1.5% 15
2004	78.5% 770	20.4% 200	1.1% 11
2000	75.6% 760	21.0% 211	3.5% 35
1996	61.3% 691	26.4% 298	12.2% 138
1992	49.5% 636	25.3% 325	25.2% 324
1988	65.7% 738	33.4% 375	0.9% 10
1984	76.8% 993	22.0% 285	1.2% 15
1980	65.5% 877	29.3% 393	5.2% 70
1976	52.7% 719	46.2% 630	1.1% 15
1972	77.2% 1,052	20.6% 281	2.2% 30
1968	62.7% 906	31.2% 451	6.2% 89
1964	45.5% 694	53.7% 818	0.8% 12
1960	71.9% 1,187	27.9% 460	0.3% 5
1956	72.4% 1,238	27.0% 461	0.6% 11
1952	79.0% 1,443	20.5% 374	0.6% 10
1948	61.9% 1,077	37.4% 650	0.8% 13
1944	61.5% 1,048	37.7% 642	0.9% 15
1940	59.5% 1,322	39.6% 880	0.9% 20
1936	39.4% 932	60.4% 1,428	0.1% 3
1932	43.9% 945	54.6% 1,175	1.5% 32
1928	80.0% 1,554	19.8% 385	0.2% 4
1924	60.3% 1,049	24.8% 432	14.9% 260
1920	63.1% 1,121	34.4% 612	2.5% 45
1916	38.6% 732	50.7% 963	10.8% 204
1912	13.1% 148	33.3% 377	53.7% 609^[a]
1908	59.7% 392	37.3% 245	3.0% 20
1904	63.4% 272	30.1% 129	6.5% 28
1900	54.9% 249	42.7% 194	2.4% 11
1896	44.9% 142	54.4% 172	0.6% 2
1892	45.5% 259		54.5% 310
1888	50.7% 490	39.7% 384	9.6% 93