Finney County, Kansas
Finney County (county code FI) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 36,776 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Garden City. Its biggest city is also Garden City.[2]
| Finney County, Kansas | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | February 22, 1883 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Garden City |
| Largest City | Garden City |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
1,303 sq mi (3,375 km²) 1,302 sq mi (3,372 km²) 0.7 sq mi (2 km²), 0.05% |
| PopulationEst. - (2016) - Density |
36,722 28/sq mi (11/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Named for: David W. Finney | |
History
Finney County was created around 1880. It was called Buffalo County and Sequoyah County. They were named after Sequoyah, the Cherokee Indian responsible for the creation of the Cherokee alphabet. The two counties were renamed Finney County. It was named after Lieutenant Governor David Wesley Finney.[3]
Charles "Buffalo" Jones was the first member of the Kansas House of Representatives from Finney County. He tried to stop the buffalo from extinction.[4]
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 1,303 square miles (3,370 km2). Of that, 1,302 square miles (3,370 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (0.05%) is water.[5] It is the second-largest county in Kansas by area.
Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 4,231 | ||
| 1900 | 3,469 | −18.0% | |
| 1910 | 6,908 | 99.1% | |
| 1920 | 7,674 | 11.1% | |
| 1930 | 11,014 | 43.5% | |
| 1940 | 10,092 | −8.4% | |
| 1950 | 15,092 | 49.5% | |
| 1960 | 16,093 | 6.6% | |
| 1970 | 18,947 | 17.7% | |
| 1980 | 23,825 | 25.7% | |
| 1990 | 33,070 | 38.8% | |
| 2000 | 40,523 | 22.5% | |
| 2010 | 36,776 | −9.2% | |
| Est. 2016 | 36,722 | [6] | −9.4% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2016[1] | |||
Finney County is included in the Garden City, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area.
2010 Census
The 2010 census[11] says that there were 36,776 people, 12,359 households and 8,903 families living in Finney County.
Government
Presidential election results
Finney County has often supported Republican presidential candidates. The last time it supported a Democrat was in 1976. This was when Jimmy Carter won the county by only 102 votes.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 62.5% 6,350 | 31.5% 3,195 | 6.0% 614 |
| 2012 | 68.5% 6,219 | 29.5% 2,682 | 2.0% 183 |
| 2008 | 66.9% 6,926 | 31.6% 3,275 | 1.5% 153 |
| 2004 | 75.3% 7,479 | 23.7% 2,351 | 1.0% 103 |
| 2000 | 70.4% 6,442 | 26.6% 2,431 | 3.0% 277 |
| 1996 | 65.4% 6,188 | 25.6% 2,420 | 9.0% 849 |
| 1992 | 48.3% 5,278 | 23.9% 2,612 | 27.8% 3,043 |
| 1988 | 60.1% 5,381 | 38.1% 3,408 | 1.8% 158 |
| 1984 | 73.1% 6,938 | 25.9% 2,458 | 1.0% 98 |
| 1980 | 58.6% 4,831 | 32.6% 2,689 | 8.8% 726 |
| 1976 | 48.4% 3,711 | 49.7% 3,813 | 1.9% 143 |
| 1972 | 65.7% 4,335 | 31.2% 2,062 | 3.1% 205 |
| 1968 | 52.1% 3,295 | 39.9% 2,521 | 8.0% 507 |
| 1964 | 37.4% 2,201 | 61.9% 3,639 | 0.7% 43 |
| 1960 | 59.6% 3,720 | 39.9% 2,490 | 0.5% 30 |
| 1956 | 66.9% 3,576 | 32.8% 1,752 | 0.4% 20 |
| 1952 | 72.3% 4,290 | 26.9% 1,597 | 0.8% 45 |
| 1948 | 50.0% 2,508 | 47.2% 2,367 | 2.8% 140 |
| 1944 | 58.2% 2,366 | 41.0% 1,667 | 0.8% 32 |
| 1940 | 53.4% 2,349 | 46.1% 2,027 | 0.6% 24 |
| 1936 | 40.9% 1,863 | 58.8% 2,682 | 0.3% 13 |
| 1932 | 47.0% 2,116 | 51.1% 2,300 | 1.9% 84 |
| 1928 | 76.7% 2,433 | 22.3% 709 | 1.0% 32 |
| 1924 | 61.7% 1,753 | 21.6% 614 | 16.7% 476 |
| 1920 | 69.0% 1,573 | 27.1% 619 | 3.9% 89 |
| 1916 | 42.8% 1,238 | 47.3% 1,370 | 10.0% 288 |
| 1912 | 18.0% 283 | 36.4% 573 | 45.7% 719[a] |
| 1908 | 61.5% 1,000 | 33.9% 551 | 4.7% 76 |
| 1904 | 66.8% 598 | 24.0% 215 | 9.2% 82 |
| 1900 | 59.9% 525 | 38.3% 336 | 1.8% 16 |
| 1896 | 57.9% 505 | 41.9% 366 | 0.2% 2 |
| 1892 | 58.3% 478 | 41.7% 342 | |
| 1888 | 63.0% 694 | 31.6% 348 | 5.5% 60 |
Education
Unified school districts
Communities
Cities
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 126.
- ↑ "Buffalo Jones". h-net.msu.edu. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
- ↑ "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 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS
- Notes
- ↑ This total comprises 586 votes (37.2 percent) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt (who carried the county) and 133 votes (8.4 percent) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.
More reading
- Plat Book of Finney County, Kansas; Western Publishing Company; 50 pages; 1910.
Other websites
- County
- Other
- Finney County Public Library Archived 2018-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Maps