Kiowa County, Kansas
Kiowa County (standard abbreviation: KW) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 2,460 people lived there.[1] The largest city and county seat is Greensburg.[2]
| Kiowa County, Kansas | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | February 26, 1867 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Greensburg |
| Largest City | Greensburg |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
723 sq mi (1,873 km²) 723 sq mi (1,873 km²) 0.2 sq mi (1 km²), 0.03% |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Named for: Kiowa tribe | |
History
19th century
In 1867, Kiowa County was created. It was named after the Kiowa tribe.[3]
21st century
On May 4, 2007, Greensburg was destroyed by an EF5 tornado during the May 2007 tornado outbreak.
Geography
Tthe U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 723 square miles (1,870 km2). Of that, 723 square miles (1,870 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.03%) is water.[4]
Kiowa County has a lot of iron-rich meteorites in its soil. This is due to the Brenham meteor fall over 10 thousand years ago.
People
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 2,873 | ||
| 1900 | 2,365 | −17.7% | |
| 1910 | 6,174 | 161.1% | |
| 1920 | 6,164 | −0.2% | |
| 1930 | 6,035 | −2.1% | |
| 1940 | 5,112 | −15.3% | |
| 1950 | 4,743 | −7.2% | |
| 1960 | 4,626 | −2.5% | |
| 1970 | 4,088 | −11.6% | |
| 1980 | 4,046 | −1.0% | |
| 1990 | 3,660 | −9.5% | |
| 2000 | 3,278 | −10.4% | |
| 2010 | 2,553 | −22.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2020[1] | |||
Government
Presidential elections
Presidential Elections Results
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 84.1% 980 | 13.4% 156 | 2.5% 29 |
| 2016 | 82.4% 900 | 10.4% 114 | 7.1% 78 |
| 2012 | 85.3% 976 | 14.3% 163 | 0.4% 5 |
| 2008 | 80.4% 912 | 17.6% 200 | 2.0% 23 |
| 2004 | 81.5% 1,275 | 16.4% 256 | 2.2% 34 |
| 2000 | 78.5% 1,262 | 18.3% 294 | 3.2% 52 |
| 1996 | 71.0% 1,264 | 18.6% 331 | 10.5% 186 |
| 1992 | 55.9% 1,057 | 18.8% 355 | 25.3% 479 |
| 1988 | 71.1% 1,276 | 27.0% 485 | 1.9% 34 |
| 1984 | 79.5% 1,537 | 18.7% 361 | 1.8% 35 |
| 1980 | 72.2% 1,433 | 22.1% 438 | 5.8% 115 |
| 1976 | 59.5% 1,180 | 38.5% 764 | 2.0% 40 |
| 1972 | 76.4% 1,559 | 19.9% 406 | 3.8% 77 |
| 1968 | 70.9% 1,484 | 23.0% 481 | 6.2% 129 |
| 1964 | 53.3% 1,135 | 45.5% 970 | 1.2% 25 |
| 1960 | 74.6% 1,662 | 24.9% 555 | 0.5% 12 |
| 1956 | 76.2% 1,717 | 22.9% 517 | 0.9% 20 |
| 1952 | 78.6% 1,838 | 18.5% 432 | 2.9% 68 |
| 1948 | 59.8% 1,258 | 34.3% 722 | 5.9% 124 |
| 1944 | 69.6% 1,479 | 29.1% 618 | 1.3% 28 |
| 1940 | 64.1% 1,571 | 34.4% 844 | 1.5% 36 |
| 1936 | 47.3% 1,280 | 52.4% 1,417 | 0.3% 8 |
| 1932 | 52.2% 1,306 | 46.4% 1,159 | 1.4% 35 |
| 1928 | 82.1% 1,929 | 17.3% 406 | 0.6% 15 |
| 1924 | 70.1% 1,541 | 22.7% 498 | 7.3% 160 |
| 1920 | 69.5% 1,411 | 28.9% 587 | 1.6% 32 |
| 1916 | 41.0% 901 | 43.5% 956 | 15.6% 342 |
| 1912 | 19.6% 276 | 35.9% 506 | 44.5% 627[a] |
| 1908 | 59.5% 699 | 34.8% 409 | 5.7% 67 |
| 1904 | 59.2% 494 | 30.1% 251 | 10.7% 89 |
| 1900 | 51.5% 322 | 46.9% 293 | 1.6% 10 |
| 1896 | 49.8% 250 | 48.8% 245 | 1.4% 7 |
| 1892 | 50.4% 398 | 49.6% 391 | |
| 1888 | 50.3% 525 | 36.5% 381 | 13.1% 137 |
Kiowa County is very Republican. The only Democrat to ever win the county was been Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.
Education
Unified school districts
Colleges
- Barclay College, Haviland
Communities
Incorporated cities
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Kiowa 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.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 176.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- Notes
- ↑ This total comprises 549 votes (38.96 percent) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt (who carried the county), 72 votes (5.11 percent) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs, and six votes (0.43 percent) for write-in candidates.
More reading
- Standard Atlas of Kiowa County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 53 pages; 1906.
Other websites
- County
- Historical
- Kiowa County Archived 2020-09-24 at the Wayback Machine from American History and Genealogy Project (AHGP)
- Maps