Jackson County, Kansas

Jackson County
	Jackson County, Kansas
	Map
	; Location in the state of Kansas
	; Kansas's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	February 11, 1859
Seat	Holton
Largest City	Holton
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 658 sq mi (1,704 km²); 656 sq mi (1,699 km²); 1.8 sq mi (5 km²), 0.3%
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Named for: Andrew Jackson

Jackson County (county code JA) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 13,232 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Holton. Holton is also the biggest city in Jackson County.^[2] The county was first named Calhoun County. This was named after pro-slavery South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun. The county was renamed in 1859 for President Andrew Jackson.^[3] The Prairie Band Potawatomi Indian Reservation is in the county, and it makes up about 18.5% of the county's area.

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has an area of 658 square miles (1,700 km²). Of that, 656 square miles (1,700 km²) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²) (0.3%) is water.^[4]

People

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1860	1,936	—
1870	6,053	212.7%
1880	10,718	77.1%
1890	14,626	36.5%
1900	17,117	17.0%
1910	16,861	−1.5%
1920	15,495	−8.1%
1930	14,776	−4.6%
1940	13,382	−9.4%
1950	11,098	−17.1%
1960	10,309	−7.1%
1970	10,342	0.3%
1980	11,644	12.6%
1990	11,525	−1.0%
2000	12,657	9.8%
2010	13,462	6.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 1790-1960^[6] 1900-1990^[7] 1990-2000^[8] 2010-2020^[1]

Population pyramid

Jackson County is included in the Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Government

Presidential elections

Jackson County has supported the Republican Party candidate in every presidential election from 1936 onward. Democratic Party candidates for president have only won the county twice since 1888, in 1912 & 1932.

Presidential Elections Results

Education

Unified school districts

Jackson Heights USD 335
Holton USD 336 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
Royal Valley USD 337

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Jackson County (map legend)

Cities

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Jackson County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 167.
↑ "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 August 11, 2012. 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.
↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-03-19.

Other websites

County

Maps

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

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

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

[3] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 167.

[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 August 11, 2012. 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] Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-03-19.

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Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	68.6% 4,517	28.6% 1,881	2.8% 186
2016	67.7% 3,939	26.0% 1,512	6.3% 367
2012	63.4% 3,527	34.2% 1,901	2.4% 133
2008	61.0% 3,811	36.9% 2,308	2.1% 134
2004	63.4% 3,730	35.1% 2,064	1.6% 94
2000	57.2% 3,001	37.9% 1,990	4.9% 259
1996	49.1% 2,682	36.3% 1,983	14.6% 795
1992	35.5% 1,970	29.5% 1,639	35.0% 1,943
1988	54.4% 2,759	44.6% 2,261	1.1% 55
1984	66.9% 3,466	32.2% 1,667	0.9% 46
1980	63.3% 3,211	30.3% 1,537	6.4% 322
1976	54.9% 2,725	42.9% 2,129	2.3% 114
1972	72.0% 3,363	25.5% 1,191	2.5% 118
1968	60.7% 2,678	27.8% 1,225	11.5% 508
1964	53.8% 2,334	45.5% 1,971	0.7% 31
1960	67.5% 3,279	32.2% 1,567	0.3% 15
1956	71.7% 3,469	28.0% 1,356	0.3% 12
1952	75.3% 4,161	24.6% 1,358	0.1% 8
1948	61.3% 3,166	37.9% 1,958	0.8% 41
1944	69.7% 3,665	29.8% 1,567	0.5% 25
1940	63.9% 4,306	35.6% 2,397	0.5% 34
1936	52.9% 3,680	46.9% 3,265	0.2% 14
1932	48.1% 3,271	50.6% 3,442	1.3% 86
1928	74.6% 4,811	24.8% 1,602	0.6% 40
1924	71.1% 4,391	23.0% 1,419	5.9% 367
1920	70.2% 3,753	29.2% 1,562	0.6% 31
1916	53.4% 3,451	45.1% 2,914	1.5% 94
1912	26.2% 1,027	39.9% 1,565	33.9% 1,331
1908	58.7% 2,201	39.8% 1,494	1.5% 58
1904	70.0% 2,547	25.3% 919	4.7% 171
1900	56.2% 2,291	42.8% 1,745	1.1% 43
1896	52.1% 2,158	47.2% 1,955	0.8% 33
1892	52.9% 1,825		47.1% 1,623
1888	59.9% 1,979	36.9% 1,220	3.2% 105