Nemaha County, Kansas
Nemaha County (standard abbreviation: NM) is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 10,273 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Seneca.[2]
| Nemaha County, Kansas | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | August 25, 1855 |
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| Seat | Seneca |
| Largest City | Sabetha |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
719 sq mi (1,862 km²) 717 sq mi (1,857 km²) 2.0 sq mi (5 km²), 0.3% |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Named for: Nemaha River | |
History
In 1855, Nemaha County was created.
The first railroad in Nemaha County was built in 1866.[3]
On May 30, 1879, the "Irving, Kansas Tornado" went through Nemaha county. This tornado measured F4 on the Fujita scale. It had a damage path 800 yards (730 m) wide and 100 miles (160 km) long. Eighteen people were killed and sixty were injured in this tornado.[source?]
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 719 square miles (1,860 km2). Of that, 717 square miles (1,860 km2) is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2) (0.3%) is water.[4]
People
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 2,436 | ||
| 1870 | 7,339 | 201.3% | |
| 1880 | 12,462 | 69.8% | |
| 1890 | 19,249 | 54.5% | |
| 1900 | 20,376 | 5.9% | |
| 1910 | 19,072 | −6.4% | |
| 1920 | 18,487 | −3.1% | |
| 1930 | 18,342 | −0.8% | |
| 1940 | 16,761 | −8.6% | |
| 1950 | 14,341 | −14.4% | |
| 1960 | 12,897 | −10.1% | |
| 1970 | 11,825 | −8.3% | |
| 1980 | 11,211 | −5.2% | |
| 1990 | 10,446 | −6.8% | |
| 2000 | 10,717 | 2.6% | |
| 2010 | 10,178 | −5.0% | |
| 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 | 82.1% 4,664 | 16.3% 927 | 1.6% 93 |
| 2016 | 80.5% 4,124 | 14.2% 725 | 5.3% 273 |
| 2012 | 78.2% 3,930 | 19.9% 1,000 | 1.9% 96 |
| 2008 | 71.2% 3,817 | 26.7% 1,432 | 2.1% 110 |
| 2004 | 73.7% 4,027 | 24.8% 1,355 | 1.5% 81 |
| 2000 | 67.6% 3,578 | 28.2% 1,494 | 4.1% 218 |
| 1996 | 56.1% 3,014 | 30.7% 1,648 | 13.3% 713 |
| 1992 | 39.5% 2,220 | 28.1% 1,580 | 32.4% 1,819 |
| 1988 | 55.0% 2,849 | 43.6% 2,261 | 1.4% 72 |
| 1984 | 66.6% 3,653 | 32.1% 1,761 | 1.3% 71 |
| 1980 | 65.0% 3,546 | 29.3% 1,600 | 5.7% 310 |
| 1976 | 50.7% 2,759 | 47.5% 2,586 | 1.8% 96 |
| 1972 | 64.1% 3,422 | 33.3% 1,777 | 2.7% 143 |
| 1968 | 54.0% 3,003 | 34.6% 1,925 | 11.4% 632 |
| 1964 | 42.1% 2,391 | 57.4% 3,260 | 0.6% 32 |
| 1960 | 53.6% 3,360 | 46.0% 2,884 | 0.4% 23 |
| 1956 | 67.1% 4,195 | 32.6% 2,038 | 0.3% 18 |
| 1952 | 76.0% 5,175 | 23.8% 1,618 | 0.3% 19 |
| 1948 | 55.4% 3,529 | 44.1% 2,810 | 0.5% 32 |
| 1944 | 66.4% 4,277 | 33.4% 2,149 | 0.2% 11 |
| 1940 | 65.6% 5,178 | 34.0% 2,679 | 0.4% 32 |
| 1936 | 47.8% 3,903 | 51.1% 4,175 | 1.2% 94 |
| 1932 | 40.6% 3,167 | 58.7% 4,578 | 0.7% 55 |
| 1928 | 61.1% 4,639 | 38.5% 2,919 | 0.5% 34 |
| 1924 | 60.2% 4,096 | 27.2% 1,846 | 12.6% 857 |
| 1920 | 72.3% 4,655 | 26.9% 1,731 | 0.8% 51 |
| 1916 | 49.2% 3,591 | 49.0% 3,579 | 1.8% 130 |
| 1912 | 22.2% 961 | 44.7% 1,936 | 33.1% 1,433 |
| 1908 | 51.6% 2,394 | 47.0% 2,182 | 1.4% 66 |
| 1904 | 61.9% 2,764 | 35.0% 1,564 | 3.0% 135 |
| 1900 | 53.5% 2,761 | 45.5% 2,348 | 1.1% 57 |
| 1896 | 50.5% 2,568 | 48.7% 2,478 | 0.8% 40 |
| 1892 | 49.7% 2,222 | 50.3% 2,246[a] | |
| 1888 | 56.5% 2,515 | 37.8% 1,682 | 5.6% 251 |
Education
Unified school districts
- Prairie Hills USD 113 - Bern, Sabetha, Wetmore, (Axtell and Summerfield in Marshall County). USD 441 and USD 488 merged to create USD 113 in 2010.
- Nemaha Central USD 115 - Baileyville, Seneca, St. Benedict. USD 442 and USD 451 merged to create USD 115 in 2011.[10]
- Vermillion USD 380 - Centralia, (Frankfort in Marshall County)
Communities
Cities
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Nemaha County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 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. 345.
- ↑ "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".
- ↑ Nemaha County School Districts Merge To Form USD 115
- Notes
- ↑ 2,194 votes (49.10 percent) were for Populist James B. Weaver (who was supported by the state’s Democrats) and 52 (1.16 percent) for Prohibition Party candidate John Bidwell.
More reading
- Atlas of Nemaha County, Kansas; Anderson Publishing Co; 62 pages; 1922.
- Plat Book of Nemaha County, Kansas; A.R. Stinson; 53 pages; 1908.
Other websites
- County
- Lua error in Module:Official_website at line 90: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Nemaha County - Directory of Public Officials
- Other information
- Maps