Pawnee County, Kansas

Pawnee County
	Pawnee County, Kansas
	Map
	; Location in the state of Kansas
	; Kansas's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	February 26, 1867
Seat	Larned
Largest City	Larned
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 755 sq mi (1,955 km²); 754 sq mi (1,953 km²); 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), 0.05%
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Named for: Pawnee tribe

Pawnee County (standard abbreviation: PN) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 6,253 people lived there.^[1] The county seat is Larned. Larned is also the biggest city in Pawnee County.^[2]

The county is named after the Pawnee Tribe.^[3]

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 755 square miles (1,960 km²). Of that, 754 square miles (1,950 km²) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) (0.05%) is water.^[4]

People

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1870	179	—
1880	5,396	2914.5%
1890	5,204	−3.6%
1900	5,084	−2.3%
1910	8,859	74.3%
1920	9,323	5.2%
1930	10,510	12.7%
1940	10,300	−2.0%
1950	11,041	7.2%
1960	10,254	−7.1%
1970	8,484	−17.3%
1980	8,065	−4.9%
1990	7,555	−6.3%
2000	7,233	−4.3%
2010	6,973	−3.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 1790-1960^[6] 1900-1990^[7] 1990-2000^[8] 2010-2020^[1]

Age pyramid

Government

Presidential elections

Pawnee County has been mostly Republican for its history. However, there have been multiple time where it was considered a swing county. This means backing the national winner in all presidential elections from 1904 to 1936 as well as 1964 to 1988. It has moved away from bellwether status since 1988.

Presidential election results

Education

Unified school districts

Ft. Larned USD 495 Archived 2016-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
Pawnee Heights USD 496

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Pawnee County (map legend)

Cities

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Pawnee County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ Swanton, John Reed (1952). The Indian Tribes of North America. US Government Printing Office. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-8063-1730-4.
↑ "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 28, 2014.
↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".

Other websites

County

Maps

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

Coordinates: 38°09′N 99°12′W / 38.150°N 99.200°W / 38.150; -99.200

[2020QF-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Pawnee County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2023.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[3] Swanton, John Reed (1952). The Indian Tribes of North America. US Government Printing Office. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-8063-1730-4.

[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 28, 2014.

[6] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2014.

[7] "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2014.

[8] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2014.

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

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Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	74.7% 2,045	23.5% 643	1.9% 51
2016	71.6% 1,904	21.8% 579	6.7% 178
2012	70.4% 1,836	27.5% 718	2.1% 54
2008	67.6% 1,946	30.6% 882	1.8% 51
2004	72.7% 2,172	25.9% 773	1.4% 43
2000	62.9% 1,850	32.9% 968	4.2% 122
1996	61.1% 1,927	29.6% 932	9.4% 295
1992	37.9% 1,357	31.2% 1,118	31.0% 1,110
1988	54.1% 1,825	43.7% 1,474	2.2% 74
1984	68.9% 2,570	29.3% 1,092	1.8% 68
1980	58.8% 2,170	32.1% 1,184	9.1% 337
1976	45.1% 1,692	52.2% 1,959	2.7% 100
1972	65.8% 2,370	30.8% 1,110	3.3% 120
1968	54.2% 2,037	37.7% 1,416	8.1% 306
1964	36.0% 1,468	63.3% 2,577	0.7% 29
1960	58.3% 2,618	41.3% 1,853	0.4% 18
1956	63.7% 2,788	35.8% 1,567	0.5% 20
1952	71.1% 3,431	27.8% 1,340	1.1% 53
1948	52.4% 2,221	45.9% 1,945	1.6% 69
1944	54.1% 2,057	45.4% 1,727	0.6% 22
1940	50.8% 2,329	48.3% 2,216	0.9% 42
1936	38.3% 1,753	61.5% 2,814	0.2% 9
1932	42.5% 1,889	55.2% 2,451	2.3% 103
1928	75.2% 2,829	24.4% 918	0.4% 16
1924	62.5% 2,407	28.9% 1,111	8.6% 331
1920	64.0% 2,128	34.2% 1,138	1.8% 60
1916	38.7% 1,499	55.1% 2,131	6.2% 241
1912	16.3% 366	46.6% 1,050	37.1% 836
1908	48.4% 1,000	46.5% 961	5.0% 104
1904	60.8% 957	31.4% 494	7.8% 123
1900	48.0% 684	51.0% 727	1.0% 14
1896	43.3% 499	55.1% 635	1.7% 19
1892	47.9% 670		52.1% 730
1888	61.9% 895	21.0% 303	17.1% 247