Kiowa County, Kansas

Kiowa County
	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	; ;
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Named for: Kiowa tribe

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]

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]

Age pyramid

Government

Presidential elections

Presidential Elections Results

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

2005 KDOT Map of Kiowa County (map legend)

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.

Other websites

County

Historical

Kiowa County Archived 2020-09-24 at the Wayback Machine from American History and Genealogy Project (AHGP)

Maps

Kiowa 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 99°17′W / 37.567°N 99.283°W / 37.567; -99.283

[2020QF-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Kiowa 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] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 176.

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

[10] 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.

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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