Graham County, Kansas

Graham County
	Graham County, Kansas
	Map
	; Location in the state of Kansas
	; Kansas's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	February 26, 1887
Seat	Hill City
Largest City	Hill City
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 899 sq mi (2,328 km²); 899 sq mi (2,328 km²); 0.2 sq mi (1 km²), 0.03%
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Named for: John L. Graham

Graham County (county code GH) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 2,415 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Hill City. Hill City is also the biggest city in Graham County.^[2] Nicodemus is in Graham County. Nicodemus was created in 1877, which is the only remaining western town created by African Americans during the Reconstruction Period after the American Civil War.

History

19th century

Graham County was organized in 1880.^[3] In 1887, Graham County was created. It was named after Captain John L. Graham,^[4] a Union soldier killed at the Battle of Chickamauga in Tennessee on September 19, 1863.

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 899 square miles (2,330 km²). Of that, 899 square miles (2,330 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (0.03%) is water.^[5]

The average elevation in the county is 2,700 feet (820 m) above sea level. The south fork of Solomon River goes through the county. It is drained by Saline River.^[6]

People

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	4,258	—
1890	5,029	18.1%
1900	5,173	2.9%
1910	8,700	68.2%
1920	7,624	−12.4%
1930	7,772	1.9%
1940	6,071	−21.9%
1950	5,020	−17.3%
1960	5,586	11.3%
1970	4,751	−14.9%
1980	3,995	−15.9%
1990	3,543	−11.3%
2000	2,946	−16.9%
2010	2,597	−11.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[7] 1790-1960^[8] 1900-1990^[9] 1990-2000^[10] 2010-2020^[1]

Population pyramid

Government

Presidential elections

Presidential Elections Results

Education

Unified school districts

Hill City USD 281, effective July 1, 2002, Morland USD 280 was consolidated into USD 281.^[12]

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Graham County (map legend)

Cities

Culture

Noted regional artist Birger Sandzén often painted landscapes in Graham County. This was where his wife's parents moved to in 1906.^[13] Examples include Still Water, which is in the collection at Kansas State University's Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art. It shows Wild Horse Creek in the county.^[13]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Graham County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 771. ISBN 9780722249055.
↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 140.
↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
↑ "Graham. II. A N. W. unsettled county of Kansas". The American Cyclopædia. (1879).
↑ "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. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. 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.
↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
↑ "Meeting Minutes". Kansas State Board of Education. December 12, 2001. Retrieved 2007-05-29.^{[dead link]}
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 North, 24-27

Notes

↑ This total comprises 481 votes (29.8%) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt and 169 votes (10.5%) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.

Other websites

County

Historical

Graham County Historical Society Archived 2016-10-27 at the Wayback Machine

Maps

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

Coordinates: 39°21′N 99°53′W / 39.350°N 99.883°W / 39.350; -99.883

[2020QF-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Graham County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2023.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[3] Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 771. ISBN 9780722249055.

[4] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 140.

[GR1-5] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

[ac-6] "Graham. II. A N. W. unsettled county of Kansas". The American Cyclopædia. (1879).

[7] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

[8] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

[9] "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

[10] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

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

[13] "Meeting Minutes". Kansas State Board of Education. December 12, 2001. Retrieved 2007-05-29.^{[dead link]}

[North24-27-14] 13.0 ^13.1 North, 24-27

[12] This total comprises 481 votes (29.8%) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt and 169 votes (10.5%) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.

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Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	80.8% 1,080	17.1% 228	2.2% 29
2016	79.8% 1,025	14.6% 188	5.5% 71
2012	78.8% 1,056	19.1% 256	2.1% 28
2008	74.5% 1,060	22.8% 325	2.7% 38
2004	75.1% 1,082	23.2% 334	1.7% 24
2000	71.8% 1,058	23.5% 346	4.8% 70
1996	63.4% 1,031	26.6% 432	10.0% 163
1992	39.3% 752	29.0% 554	31.7% 606
1988	61.0% 1,139	37.6% 702	1.5% 27
1984	74.0% 1,423	25.0% 480	1.0% 20
1980	70.9% 1,450	23.1% 473	6.0% 122
1976	53.3% 1,112	44.8% 936	1.9% 40
1972	73.3% 1,440	24.9% 488	1.8% 36
1968	60.7% 1,308	27.7% 597	11.6% 249
1964	49.6% 1,194	49.5% 1,193	0.9% 21
1960	63.0% 1,572	36.8% 918	0.3% 7
1956	69.5% 1,676	30.1% 725	0.5% 11
1952	72.6% 1,859	26.8% 686	0.6% 15
1948	59.3% 1,380	39.2% 913	1.5% 35
1944	66.5% 1,651	32.8% 814	0.7% 17
1940	61.0% 1,804	38.4% 1,135	0.7% 20
1936	45.7% 1,462	54.2% 1,734	0.2% 6
1932	37.1% 1,284	60.1% 2,082	2.8% 98
1928	61.7% 1,832	36.6% 1,087	1.7% 51
1924	53.8% 1,631	20.7% 629	25.5% 773
1920	64.1% 1,658	29.4% 762	6.5% 168
1916	35.6% 1,150	55.8% 1,801	8.6% 277
1912	20.3% 327	39.4% 636	40.3% 650^[a]
1908	52.2% 911	41.5% 723	6.3% 110
1904	64.7% 921	17.2% 244	18.1% 258
1900	44.0% 561	54.5% 694	1.5% 19
1896	34.3% 343	64.9% 648	0.8% 8
1892	44.4% 436		55.6% 546
1888	49.4% 797	21.2% 342	29.5% 476