Hodgeman County, Kansas

Hodgeman County
	Hodgeman County, Kansas
	Map
	; Location in the state of Kansas
	; Kansas's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	February 26, 1867
Seat	Jetmore
Largest City	Jetmore
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 860 sq mi (2,227 km²); 860 sq mi (2,227 km²); 0.3 sq mi (1 km²), 0.04%
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Named for: Amos Hodgman

Hodgeman County (county code HG) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 1,723 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Jetmore. Jetmore is also the biggest city in Hodgeman County.^[2]

History

Hodgeman County was created in 1867. It was named after Amos Hodgman, member of the 7th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. The letter E was later added to the namesake's name.^[3]

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 860 square miles (2,200 km²). Of that, 860 square miles (2,200 km²) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) (0.04%) is water.^[4]

People

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	1,704	—
1890	2,895	69.9%
1900	2,032	−29.8%
1910	2,930	44.2%
1920	3,734	27.4%
1930	4,157	11.3%
1940	3,535	−15.0%
1950	3,310	−6.4%
1960	3,115	−5.9%
1970	2,662	−14.5%
1980	2,269	−14.8%
1990	2,177	−4.1%
2000	2,085	−4.2%
2010	1,916	−8.1%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 1790-1960^[6] 1900-1990^[7] 1990-2000^[8] 2010-2020^[1]

Population pyramid

Government

Presidential elections

Hodgeman County is very Republican. Only six Republican presidential candidates have failed to win the county from 1888 to the present, and no Democrat has to win even a quarter of the county's votes since Michael Dukakis in 1988. The last Democrat to win the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976.

Presidential election results

Education

Unified school districts

Hodgeman County USD 227 (Consolidated in 2011)

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Hodgeman County (map legend)

Cities

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Hodgeman 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. pp. 859–860. ISBN 9780722249055.
↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".

Notes

↑ This total comprises 319 votes (40.28 percent) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt (who carried the county) and 35 votes (4.42 percent) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.

Other websites

County

Maps

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

Coordinates: 38°05′N 99°54′W / 38.083°N 99.900°W / 38.083; -99.900

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[2020QF-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Hodgeman 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. pp. 859–860. ISBN 9780722249055.

[GR1-4] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

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

[6] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2014.

[7] "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.

[8] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.

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

[10] This total comprises 319 votes (40.28 percent) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt (who carried the county) and 35 votes (4.42 percent) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.

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Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	83.7% 875	14.7% 154	1.5% 16
2016	84.1% 855	12.2% 124	3.7% 38
2012	81.9% 868	16.9% 179	1.2% 13
2008	78.9% 865	19.3% 211	1.8% 20
2004	80.6% 953	18.9% 223	0.6% 7
2000	76.8% 835	19.9% 217	3.3% 36
1996	69.4% 808	21.6% 251	9.0% 105
1992	50.9% 625	21.0% 258	28.2% 346
1988	60.4% 732	36.2% 439	3.4% 41
1984	74.2% 939	24.2% 306	1.7% 21
1980	66.2% 831	27.0% 339	6.8% 86
1976	43.8% 576	53.0% 697	3.2% 42
1972	68.4% 853	26.5% 331	5.1% 63
1968	59.2% 756	30.3% 387	10.5% 134
1964	42.3% 607	57.3% 821	0.4% 6
1960	61.5% 926	37.8% 570	0.7% 11
1956	71.6% 1,113	28.0% 435	0.4% 6
1952	76.4% 1,330	22.5% 392	1.0% 18
1948	60.8% 945	37.9% 590	1.3% 20
1944	66.3% 982	33.1% 490	0.6% 9
1940	60.9% 1,092	38.5% 690	0.7% 12
1936	40.1% 781	59.7% 1,162	0.2% 3
1932	45.6% 847	53.2% 988	1.3% 24
1928	67.6% 1,122	31.8% 528	0.7% 11
1924	60.7% 899	24.8% 367	14.6% 216
1920	73.3% 945	23.7% 306	3.0% 38
1916	37.5% 564	50.5% 761	12.0% 181
1912	17.2% 136	38.1% 302	44.7% 354^[a]
1908	57.1% 411	40.3% 290	2.6% 19
1904	67.5% 449	28.9% 192	3.6% 24
1900	56.3% 323	42.7% 245	1.1% 6
1896	53.7% 262	45.9% 224	0.4% 2
1892	61.2% 363		38.8% 230
1888	64.0% 563	25.0% 220	11.0% 97