Graham County, Kansas
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.
| 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 |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Named for: John L. Graham | |
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] | |||
Government
Presidential elections
| 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 |
Education
Unified school districts
- Hill City USD 281, effective July 1, 2002, Morland USD 280 was consolidated into USD 281.[12]
Communities
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.
More reading
- North, Bill (2003). ...to build up a rich collection...:Selected Works From the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art. Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art. ISBN 1-890751-11-1.; 156 pages; 2003.
- Standard Atlas of Graham County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 61 pages; 1906.
Other websites
- County
- Historical
- Graham County Historical Society Archived 2016-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Maps