Meade County, Kansas

Meade County
	Meade County, Kansas
	Map
	; Location in the state of Kansas
	; Kansas's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	March 20, 1873
Seat	Meade
Largest City	Meade
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 979 sq mi (2,536 km²); 978 sq mi (2,533 km²); 1.3 sq mi (3 km²), 0.1%
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Named for: George G. Meade

Meade County (standard abbreviation: ME) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 4,055 people lived there.^[1] The county seat is Meade. Meade is also the biggest city in Meade County.^[2] The county was created in 1873. It was named after General George G. Meade.^[3]

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 979 square miles (2,540 km²). Of that, 978 square miles (2,530 km²) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²) (0.1%) is water.^[4]

People

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	296	—
1890	2,542	758.8%
1900	1,581	−37.8%
1910	5,055	219.7%
1920	5,542	9.6%
1930	6,858	23.7%
1940	5,522	−19.5%
1950	5,710	3.4%
1960	5,505	−3.6%
1970	4,912	−10.8%
1980	4,788	−2.5%
1990	4,247	−11.3%
2000	4,631	9.0%
2010	4,575	−1.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 1790-1960^[6] 1900-1990^[7] 1990-2000^[8] 2010-2020^[1]

Age pyramid

Government

Meade County is often won by Republican Candidates. The last time a democratic candidate has won this county was in 1936 by Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Presidential elections

Presidential Elections Results

Education

Unified school districts

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Meade County (map legend)

Cities

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Meade County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 249.
↑ "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. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".

Notes

↑ This total comprises 418 votes (37.42 percent) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt (who carried the county), 110 votes (10.03 percent) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs, and 2 votes for write-in candidates.

Other websites

County

General county information

Maps

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

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

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[3] Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 249.

[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. Retrieved July 27, 2014.

[6] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2014.

[7] "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.

[8] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.

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

[10] This total comprises 418 votes (37.42 percent) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt (who carried the county), 110 votes (10.03 percent) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs, and 2 votes for write-in candidates.

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Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	83.5% 1,523	14.4% 263	2.1% 39
2016	81.7% 1,415	12.1% 210	6.2% 107
2012	83.6% 1,428	15.1% 258	1.4% 23
2008	79.8% 1,540	18.5% 357	1.8% 34
2004	82.4% 1,748	16.8% 356	0.8% 17
2000	78.1% 1,604	19.5% 400	2.4% 49
1996	70.1% 1,443	20.7% 426	9.2% 190
1992	52.5% 1,135	19.9% 430	27.7% 599
1988	65.2% 1,322	32.7% 664	2.1% 42
1984	77.2% 1,804	21.0% 491	1.8% 43
1980	71.7% 1,618	21.4% 482	7.0% 158
1976	51.5% 1,109	45.7% 983	2.8% 60
1972	74.6% 1,712	22.9% 526	2.5% 58
1968	66.2% 1,511	25.1% 572	8.7% 198
1964	51.8% 1,290	47.3% 1,179	0.9% 23
1960	70.5% 1,826	29.1% 754	0.4% 11
1956	74.3% 1,720	24.8% 575	0.9% 20
1952	76.9% 2,061	21.2% 568	1.9% 51
1948	60.2% 1,406	35.7% 834	4.1% 96
1944	68.2% 1,424	30.2% 631	1.5% 32
1940	61.1% 1,618	36.7% 970	2.2% 59
1936	46.6% 1,218	53.3% 1,394	0.1% 3
1932	49.5% 1,248	48.8% 1,231	1.7% 42
1928	73.2% 1,709	26.5% 618	0.4% 9
1924	66.9% 1,290	24.5% 472	8.6% 165
1920	71.0% 1,236	27.7% 483	1.3% 23
1916	45.0% 973	45.2% 977	9.9% 214
1912	18.3% 204	34.3% 383	47.5% 530^[a]
1908	56.2% 560	38.8% 386	5.0% 50
1904	66.4% 383	28.8% 166	4.9% 28
1900	53.2% 238	46.8% 209	0.0% 0
1896	50.5% 203	48.5% 195	1.0% 4
1892	54.8% 261		45.2% 215
1888	56.8% 578	33.6% 342	9.6% 98