Reno County, Kansas

Reno County
	Reno County, Kansas
	Map
	; Location in the state of Kansas
	; Kansas's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	February 26, 1867
Seat	Hutchinson
Largest City	Hutchinson
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 1,272 sq mi (3,294 km²); 1,255 sq mi (3,250 km²); 17 sq mi (44 km²), 1.3%
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Named for: Jesse Lee Reno

Reno County (standard abbreviation: RN) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 61,898 people lived there.^[1] The county seat is Hutchinson. Hutchinson is also the biggest city in Reno County.^[2]

History

In 1867, Reno County was created.

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a railroad from Herington to Pratt.^[3] This railroad connected Herington, Ramona, Tampa, Durham, Waldeck, Canton, Galva, McPherson, Groveland, Inman, Medora, Hutchinson, Whiteside, Partridge, Arlington, Langdon, Turon, Preston, Natrona, Pratt. In 1888, this main line was extended to Liberal. Later, this railroad was extended to Tucumcari, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. This railroad is called the "Golden State Limited".

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 1,272 square miles (3,290 km²). Of that, 1,255 square miles (3,250 km²) is land and 17 square miles (44 km²) (1.3%) is water.^[4] It is the third-biggest county by area in Kansas.

People

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	12,826	—
1890	27,079	111.1%
1900	29,027	7.2%
1910	37,853	30.4%
1920	44,423	17.4%
1930	47,785	7.6%
1940	52,165	9.2%
1950	54,058	3.6%
1960	59,055	9.2%
1970	60,765	2.9%
1980	64,983	6.9%
1990	62,389	−4.0%
2000	64,790	3.8%
2010	64,511	−0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 1790-1960^[6] 1900-1990^[7] 1990-2000^[8] 2010-2020^[1]

Age pyramid

The Hutchinson Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Reno County.

Government

Russell county is almost always Republican. The last time a democratic candidate won the county was in 1976 by Jimmy Carter.

Presidential elections

Presidential Elections Results

**Presidential Elections Results**^[9]
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	65.7% 18,443	31.7% 8,886	2.6% 731
2016	63.2% 15,513	27.9% 6,837	8.9% 2,186
2012	64.4% 15,718	33.1% 8,085	2.5% 619
2008	60.6% 16,112	37.3% 9,916	2.2% 574
2004	65.0% 17,748	33.4% 9,114	1.7% 462
2000	59.7% 15,179	35.5% 9,025	4.8% 1,226
1996	54.3% 14,275	34.6% 9,108	11.1% 2,917
1992	40.1% 11,377	32.6% 9,257	27.3% 7,738
1988	51.1% 12,753	46.3% 11,545	2.6% 656
1984	63.3% 16,568	35.3% 9,229	1.4% 362
1980	52.9% 13,804	36.8% 9,615	10.4% 2,702
1976	42.3% 11,212	55.1% 14,620	2.6% 680
1972	63.8% 15,714	33.2% 8,183	3.0% 731
1968	50.3% 11,804	42.1% 9,872	7.7% 1,798
1964	36.8% 8,829	62.3% 14,936	0.9% 208
1960	60.2% 14,655	39.3% 9,557	0.5% 127
1956	66.6% 15,057	33.0% 7,461	0.5% 102
1952	68.6% 15,762	28.5% 6,555	2.9% 666
1948	51.9% 11,187	46.2% 9,957	2.0% 423
1944	58.7% 11,004	40.6% 7,604	0.7% 135
1940	53.6% 12,448	45.4% 10,543	0.9% 217
1936	37.6% 8,607	62.0% 14,203	0.4% 88
1932	47.3% 8,972	49.3% 9,351	3.4% 647
1928	76.3% 12,872	22.8% 3,843	0.9% 153
1924	65.2% 10,339	23.2% 3,675	11.6% 1,837
1920	67.1% 9,649	30.5% 4,385	2.4% 341
1916	46.1% 6,870	44.8% 6,683	9.2% 1,366
1912	20.9% 1,668	42.1% 3,360	37.0% 2,947
1908	52.7% 4,092	43.6% 3,381	3.7% 289
1904	69.3% 4,245	23.2% 1,423	7.4% 455
1900	56.0% 3,769	42.5% 2,859	1.5% 100
1896	52.0% 3,373	47.0% 3,051	1.0% 67
1892	50.0% 3,166		50.0% 3,166^[a]
1888	56.6% 3,398	30.7% 1,841	12.7% 763

Education

Unified school districts

USD 308 Hutchinson
USD 309 Nickerson - South Hutchinson
USD 310 Fairfield
USD 311 Pretty Prairie
USD 312 Haven
USD 313 Buhler Archived 2016-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
USD 369 Burrton

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Reno County (map legend)

Cities