Kingman County, Kansas

Kingman County
	Kingman County, Kansas
	Map
	; Location in the state of Kansas
	; Kansas's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	March 7, 1872
Seat	Kingman
Largest City	Kingman
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 867 sq mi (2,246 km²); 863 sq mi (2,235 km²); 3.3 sq mi (9 km²), 0.4%
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Named for: Samuel Austin Kingman

Kingman County (standard abbreviation: KM) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 7,470 people lived there.^[1] The county seat is Kingman. Kingman is also the biggest city in Kingman County.

History

19th century

In 1872, Kingman County was created. It was named after Samuel A. Kingman, chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.^[2]^[3]

During the 1870s, Kingman County had a lot of bison. The old-time cowboy author Frank H. Maynard said he went there on his first buffalo hunt.^[4]

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 867 square miles (2,250 km²). Of that, 863 square miles (2,240 km²) is land and 3.3 square miles (8.5 km²) (0.4%) is water.^[5]

People

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	3,713	—
1890	11,823	218.4%
1900	10,663	−9.8%
1910	13,386	25.5%
1920	12,119	−9.5%
1930	11,674	−3.7%
1940	12,001	2.8%
1950	10,324	−14.0%
1960	9,958	−3.5%
1970	8,886	−10.8%
1980	8,960	0.8%
1990	8,292	−7.5%
2000	8,673	4.6%
2010	7,858	−9.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6] 1790-1960^[7] 1900-1990^[8] 1990-2000^[9] 2010-2020^[1]

Age pyramid

Kingman County is included in the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Government

Presidential elections

Presidential Elections Results

Education

Unified school districts

USD 331 Kingman - Norwich Archived 2010-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
USD 332 Cunningham - West Kingman County

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Kingman County (map legend)

Cities

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Kingman County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
↑ Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. p. 215.
↑ "Samuel Austin Kingman". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
↑ Maynard, Frank H. Cowboy's Lament: A Life on the Open Range. Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech University Press, 2010, 3. ISBN 978-0-89672-705-2.
↑ "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 May 30, 2019. 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".

Other websites

County

Maps

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

Coordinates: 37°34′N 98°08′W / 37.567°N 98.133°W / 37.567; -98.133

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

[2] Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. p. 215.

[3] "Samuel Austin Kingman". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved April 21, 2016.

[4] Maynard, Frank H. Cowboy's Lament: A Life on the Open Range. Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech University Press, 2010, 3. ISBN 978-0-89672-705-2.

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

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

[7] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2014.

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

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

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

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Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	79.3% 3,130	19.0% 752	1.7% 67
2016	75.9% 2,530	18.0% 599	6.2% 205
2012	74.2% 2,397	22.7% 733	3.1% 101
2008	71.0% 2,603	26.3% 963	2.7% 98
2004	74.4% 2,801	24.0% 904	1.6% 59
2000	70.2% 2,672	26.0% 991	3.8% 145
1996	64.7% 2,659	24.5% 1,006	10.9% 448
1992	40.4% 1,680	26.4% 1,100	33.2% 1,383
1988	58.7% 2,205	37.8% 1,420	3.4% 129
1984	72.0% 2,826	26.7% 1,047	1.3% 50
1980	63.6% 2,610	27.6% 1,133	8.8% 359
1976	44.9% 1,839	52.3% 2,142	2.7% 112
1972	68.9% 2,756	27.7% 1,107	3.4% 137
1968	60.3% 2,318	31.2% 1,201	8.5% 326
1964	45.9% 1,917	53.3% 2,226	0.8% 32
1960	62.3% 2,904	37.2% 1,735	0.5% 23
1956	69.1% 3,226	30.6% 1,428	0.3% 16
1952	76.5% 3,820	22.0% 1,096	1.5% 76
1948	55.9% 2,640	42.5% 2,008	1.6% 76
1944	63.7% 2,827	35.6% 1,579	0.7% 29
1940	54.4% 3,068	44.8% 2,528	0.9% 49
1936	35.1% 2,014	64.6% 3,705	0.2% 13
1932	38.0% 1,923	60.2% 3,050	1.8% 92
1928	69.6% 3,287	29.8% 1,408	0.6% 26
1924	54.3% 2,416	24.2% 1,077	21.5% 954
1920	63.2% 2,818	34.9% 1,557	1.9% 85
1916	38.3% 1,891	53.1% 2,626	8.6% 426
1912	11.0% 336	46.4% 1,421	42.7% 1,309
1908	47.3% 1,442	48.5% 1,479	4.3% 130
1904	63.2% 1,600	26.1% 661	10.7% 271
1900	50.8% 1,286	46.7% 1,183	2.5% 63
1896	40.9% 988	57.7% 1,393	1.5% 35
1892	43.1% 1,225		56.9% 1,616
1888	50.2% 1,413	22.1% 622	27.7% 780