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 | |
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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 | |||
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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
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