Cowley County, Kansas

Cowley County
	Cowley County, Kansas
	Map
	; Location in the state of Kansas
	; Kansas's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	February 26, 1867
Seat	Winfield
Largest City	Arkansas City
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 1,132 sq mi (2,932 km²); 1,126 sq mi (2,916 km²); 6.7 sq mi (17 km²), 0.6%
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Named for: Matthew Cowley

Cowley County (county code CL) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 34,549 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Winfield.^[2] Its biggest city is Arkansas City.

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 1,132 square miles (2,930 km²). Of that, 1,126 square miles (2,920 km²) is land and 6.7 square miles (17 km²) (0.6%) is water.^[3]

People

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1860	158	—
1870	1,175	643.7%
1880	21,538	1733.0%
1890	34,478	60.1%
1900	30,156	−12.5%
1910	31,790	5.4%
1920	35,155	10.6%
1930	40,903	16.4%
1940	38,139	−6.8%
1950	36,905	−3.2%
1960	37,861	2.6%
1970	35,012	−7.5%
1980	36,824	5.2%
1990	36,915	0.2%
2000	36,291	−1.7%
2010	36,311	0.1%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4] 1790-1960^[5] 1900-1990^[6] 1990-2000^[7] 2010-2020^[1]

Population pyramid

Cowley County comprises the Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Wichita-Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Combined Statistical Area.

Government

Presidential elections

Presidential Elections Results

Education

Unified school districts

Colleges

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Cowley County (map legend)

Cities

Cowley County, Kansas Media

Waterfall located in the Cowley County Fishing Lake - Year 2016
Waterfall (Currently not flowing) located in the Cowley County Fishing Lake - Year 2023

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Cowley 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 June 7, 2011.
↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
↑ "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".

Notes

↑ These comprised 2,594 votes for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt (who carried the county) and 820 for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.
↑ 3,896 of these votes were for Populist James B. Weaver (who was supported by the state’s Democrats) and 127 for Prohibition Party candidate John Bidwell.

Other websites

County

Historical

Cowley County - GenWeb

Maps

Cowley 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: Cowley 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 June 7, 2011.

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

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

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

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

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

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

[9] These comprised 2,594 votes for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt (who carried the county) and 820 for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.

[10] 3,896 of these votes were for Populist James B. Weaver (who was supported by the state’s Democrats) and 127 for Prohibition Party candidate John Bidwell.

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Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	67.9% 9,656	30.0% 4,273	2.1% 302
2016	65.5% 8,270	28.1% 3,551	6.3% 800
2012	63.6% 8,081	34.0% 4,319	2.4% 310
2008	61.6% 8,492	36.4% 5,012	2.1% 283
2004	65.1% 9,407	33.4% 4,818	1.5% 222
2000	56.9% 8,080	39.0% 5,535	4.2% 595
1996	50.8% 7,872	36.1% 5,588	13.2% 2,039
1992	34.4% 5,422	34.2% 5,405	31.4% 4,957
1988	54.4% 7,778	43.3% 6,186	2.3% 322
1984	65.0% 10,008	33.7% 5,193	1.3% 198
1980	57.1% 8,749	35.8% 5,474	7.1% 1,089
1976	50.3% 7,513	47.5% 7,095	2.2% 323
1972	70.5% 10,332	24.5% 3,592	5.0% 729
1968	54.3% 8,070	33.7% 5,014	12.0% 1,777
1964	47.9% 7,092	51.3% 7,591	0.8% 114
1960	62.0% 10,276	37.4% 6,205	0.6% 99
1956	63.9% 6,734	35.6% 3,753	0.4% 46
1952	68.1% 11,454	31.2% 5,242	0.7% 116
1948	52.1% 8,102	45.3% 7,042	2.6% 397
1944	55.9% 8,453	43.5% 6,577	0.6% 90
1940	54.0% 9,684	45.3% 8,115	0.8% 136
1936	43.5% 8,378	56.1% 10,805	0.4% 72
1932	44.7% 7,657	50.7% 8,681	4.6% 788
1928	80.8% 12,701	17.9% 2,818	1.3% 202
1924	58.5% 8,529	21.7% 3,161	19.8% 2,887
1920	59.2% 7,352	38.1% 4,733	2.7% 329
1916	43.9% 5,297	49.4% 5,962	6.8% 816
1912	15.8% 1,113	35.9% 2,539	48.3% 3,414^[a]
1908	42.4% 2,578	49.3% 2,995	8.3% 505
1904	61.3% 3,961	22.5% 1,456	16.1% 1,042
1900	50.5% 3,679	47.1% 3,436	2.4% 174
1896	45.1% 2,871	53.6% 3,410	1.2% 79
1892	49.1% 3,886		50.9% 4,023^[b]
1888	53.4% 4,112	25.1% 1,933	21.5% 1,654