Dickinson County, Kansas
Dickinson County (county code DK) is a county in Central Kansas. In 2010, 19,754 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Abilene. Abilene is also the biggest city in Dickinson County.[2] The county was named after Daniel S. Dickinson.[3]
| Dickinson County, Kansas | |
| Map | |
| Map of Kansas highlighting Dickinson County Location in the state of Kansas | |
| Map of the USA highlighting Kansas Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | February 20, 1857 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Abilene |
| Largest City | Abilene |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
852 sq mi (2,207 km²) 847 sq mi (2,194 km²) 4.9 sq mi (13 km²), 0.6% |
| PopulationEst. - (2016) - Density |
19,064 23/sq mi (9/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Named for: Daniel S. Dickinson | |
History
19th century
File:Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918 Dickinson County.png
1915-1918 railroad map of Dickinson County
In 1857, Dickinson County was created.
The first railroad in Dickinson County was built through it in 1866.[4]
In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a railroad from Topeka to Herington.[5] This main line connected Topeka, Valencia, Willard, Maple Hill, Vera, Paxico, McFarland, Alma, Volland, Alta Vista, Dwight, White City, Latimer, Herington.
21st century
In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was built through Dickinson County. There was a lot of controversy about tax exemption and environmental concerns.[6][7]
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has an area of 852 square miles (2,210 km2). Of that, 847 square miles (2,190 km2) is land and 4.9 square miles (13 km2) (0.6%) is water.[8]
People
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 378 | ||
| 1870 | 3,043 | 705.0% | |
| 1880 | 15,251 | 401.2% | |
| 1890 | 22,273 | 46.0% | |
| 1900 | 21,816 | −2.1% | |
| 1910 | 24,361 | 11.7% | |
| 1920 | 25,777 | 5.8% | |
| 1930 | 25,870 | 0.4% | |
| 1940 | 22,929 | −11.4% | |
| 1950 | 21,190 | −7.6% | |
| 1960 | 21,572 | 1.8% | |
| 1970 | 19,993 | −7.3% | |
| 1980 | 20,175 | 0.9% | |
| 1990 | 18,958 | −6.0% | |
| 2000 | 19,344 | 2.0% | |
| 2010 | 19,754 | 2.1% | |
| Est. 2016 | 19,064 | [9] | −1.4% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10] 1790-1960[11] 1900-1990[12] 1990-2000[13] 2010-2016[1] | |||
Government
Presidential elections
Presidential Elections Results
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 73.4% 6,029 | 19.6% 1,609 | 7.0% 572 |
| 2012 | 72.5% 5,832 | 25.1% 2,020 | 2.4% 190 |
| 2008 | 70.2% 6,081 | 28.0% 2,422 | 1.9% 164 |
| 2004 | 71.6% 6,295 | 26.9% 2,364 | 1.5% 132 |
| 2000 | 64.8% 5,243 | 29.8% 2,413 | 5.4% 436 |
| 1996 | 60.5% 5,174 | 28.4% 2,423 | 11.1% 951 |
| 1992 | 41.8% 3,851 | 27.3% 2,518 | 30.9% 2,852 |
| 1988 | 63.3% 5,121 | 35.5% 2,870 | 1.3% 101 |
| 1984 | 74.0% 6,487 | 24.7% 2,168 | 1.3% 116 |
| 1980 | 67.6% 5,654 | 25.2% 2,108 | 7.1% 597 |
| 1976 | 55.2% 4,759 | 42.6% 3,672 | 2.2% 186 |
| 1972 | 75.3% 6,515 | 22.6% 1,957 | 2.0% 175 |
| 1968 | 64.3% 5,574 | 27.7% 2,399 | 8.0% 693 |
| 1964 | 53.2% 4,704 | 46.0% 4,070 | 0.8% 73 |
| 1960 | 69.2% 6,956 | 30.4% 3,054 | 0.5% 45 |
| 1956 | 74.9% 7,422 | 24.8% 2,452 | 0.3% 34 |
| 1952 | 81.8% 8,969 | 17.9% 1,967 | 0.3% 31 |
| 1948 | 60.0% 5,918 | 38.7% 3,815 | 1.4% 134 |
| 1944 | 65.9% 6,227 | 33.8% 3,190 | 0.3% 29 |
| 1940 | 63.3% 6,931 | 36.1% 3,957 | 0.6% 70 |
| 1936 | 52.6% 5,936 | 47.1% 5,313 | 0.3% 34 |
| 1932 | 49.0% 5,320 | 49.2% 5,339 | 1.8% 190 |
| 1928 | 77.0% 7,758 | 22.3% 2,246 | 0.7% 66 |
| 1924 | 64.6% 6,178 | 17.7% 1,690 | 17.8% 1,698 |
| 1920 | 69.1% 5,761 | 28.6% 2,387 | 2.3% 189 |
| 1916 | 45.1% 4,323 | 51.9% 4,974 | 3.1% 296 |
| 1912 | 18.3% 988 | 40.4% 2,182 | 41.2% 2,225[a] |
| 1908 | 53.3% 2,886 | 42.2% 2,282 | 4.6% 246 |
| 1904 | 66.9% 3,185 | 25.6% 1,219 | 7.5% 358 |
| 1900 | 52.9% 2,771 | 44.9% 2,352 | 2.1% 112 |
| 1896 | 48.3% 2,291 | 50.6% 2,399 | 1.1% 52 |
| 1892 | 47.1% 2,419 | 52.9% 2,712 | |
| 1888 | 54.2% 2,746 | 33.4% 1,695 | 12.4% 630 |
Education
Unified school districts
- USD 393, Solomon
- Solomon, Rural Areas
- USD 435, Abilene
- Abilene, Rural Areas
- USD 473, Chapman
- Chapman, Carlton, Manchester, Enterprise, Rural Areas
- USD 487, Herington
- Herington, Rural Areas
- District Office In Neighboring County
- USD 481, Rural Vista (headquarters in White City)
Communities
File:Map of Dickinson Co, Ks, USA.png
2005 KDOT Map of Dickinson County (map legend)
Cities
- Abilene
- Carlton
- Chapman
- Enterprise
- Herington
- Hope
- Manchester
- Solomon (partly in Saline County)
- Woodbine
Famous people
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On April 15, 1871, Wild Bill Hickok became marshal of Abilene after its previous marshal was shot and killed.
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. He moved to Abilene when he was 2 years old. Prior to that he was a five-star general in the United States Army. He was Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe World War II. He planned the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942–43 and the invasion of France and Germany in 1944–45.[15] The Eisenhower Library is in Abilene.
Joe Engle is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut.
References
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- ↑ Keystone Pipeline - Marion County Commission calls out Legislative Leadership on Pipeline Deal; April 18, 2010. Archived October 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Keystone Pipeline - TransCanada inspecting pipeline; December 10, 2010.
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- Notes
- ↑ Includes 1,937 votes (35.9%) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt and 288 votes (5.3%) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.
More reading
- County
- The Scully Land System in Marion County, Kansas; Homer Socolofsky; Kansas State University; 110 pages; 1944/1947. (includes Dickinson County)
- Standard Atlas of Dickinson County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 82 pages; 1921.
- Plat Book and Complete Survey of Dickinson County, Kansas; Kenyon Company ; 54 pages; 1909.
- Standard Atlas of Dickinson County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 63 pages; 1901.
- Portrait and Biographical Record of Dickinson, Saline, McPherson, and Marion Counties, Kansas; Chapman Bros; 614 pages; 1893.
- Trails
- The National Old Trails Road To Southern California, Part 1 (LA to KC); Automobile Club Of Southern California; 64 pages; 1916. (Download 6.8MB PDF eBook)
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