Russell County, Kansas
Russell County (standard abbreviation: RS) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 6,691 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Russell. Russell is also the biggest city in Russell County.[2]
| Russell County, Kansas | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | February 26, 1867 |
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| Seat | Russell |
| Largest City | Russell |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
899 sq mi (2,328 km²) 886 sq mi (2,295 km²) 13 sq mi (34 km²), 1.5 |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Named for: Avra P. Russell | |
History
In 1867, Russell County was established.
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 899 square miles (2,330 km2). Of that, 886 square miles (2,290 km2) is land and 13 square miles (34 km2) (1.5%) is water.[3]
People
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1870 | 156 | ||
| 1880 | 7,351 | 4612.2% | |
| 1890 | 7,333 | −0.2% | |
| 1900 | 8,489 | 15.8% | |
| 1910 | 10,800 | 27.2% | |
| 1920 | 10,748 | −0.5% | |
| 1930 | 11,045 | 2.8% | |
| 1940 | 13,464 | 21.9% | |
| 1950 | 13,406 | −0.4% | |
| 1960 | 11,348 | −15.4% | |
| 1970 | 9,428 | −16.9% | |
| 1980 | 8,868 | −5.9% | |
| 1990 | 7,835 | −11.6% | |
| 2000 | 7,370 | −5.9% | |
| 2010 | 6,970 | −5.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1790-1960[5] 1900-1990[6] 1990-2000[7] 2010-2020[1] | |||
Government
Presidential elections
Presidential election results
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 80.5% 2,790 | 17.3% 600 | 2.2% 77 |
| 2016 | 80.6% 2,574 | 14.4% 461 | 5.0% 158 |
| 2012 | 79.8% 2,553 | 18.5% 593 | 1.7% 54 |
| 2008 | 76.2% 2,509 | 22.4% 736 | 1.5% 48 |
| 2004 | 75.8% 2,671 | 23.0% 810 | 1.3% 44 |
| 2000 | 69.9% 2,434 | 25.5% 886 | 4.7% 162 |
| 1996 | 79.0% 3,347 | 16.6% 705 | 4.4% 186 |
| 1992 | 35.7% 1,434 | 29.3% 1,178 | 34.9% 1,403 |
| 1988 | 61.2% 2,403 | 36.9% 1,448 | 1.9% 75 |
| 1984 | 77.0% 3,673 | 22.1% 1,055 | 0.9% 43 |
| 1980 | 73.0% 3,241 | 20.5% 910 | 6.4% 286 |
| 1976 | 67.8% 3,165 | 31.1% 1,453 | 1.1% 51 |
| 1972 | 73.8% 3,168 | 23.6% 1,011 | 2.6% 113 |
| 1968 | 67.0% 3,177 | 26.6% 1,261 | 6.4% 301 |
| 1964 | 48.9% 2,435 | 50.3% 2,505 | 0.7% 37 |
| 1960 | 65.6% 3,607 | 34.0% 1,870 | 0.4% 24 |
| 1956 | 71.8% 3,920 | 28.0% 1,528 | 0.2% 13 |
| 1952 | 76.0% 4,813 | 23.7% 1,499 | 0.3% 21 |
| 1948 | 56.5% 3,113 | 42.5% 2,343 | 1.0% 56 |
| 1944 | 67.6% 3,344 | 32.0% 1,583 | 0.5% 23 |
| 1940 | 58.6% 3,714 | 40.7% 2,579 | 0.8% 49 |
| 1936 | 37.5% 2,241 | 62.4% 3,736 | 0.1% 7 |
| 1932 | 39.0% 1,805 | 58.8% 2,723 | 2.2% 103 |
| 1928 | 66.6% 2,782 | 32.7% 1,366 | 0.8% 32 |
| 1924 | 64.3% 2,637 | 16.8% 687 | 19.0% 777 |
| 1920 | 75.3% 2,407 | 22.6% 724 | 2.1% 67 |
| 1916 | 48.9% 2,011 | 47.0% 1,934 | 4.1% 169 |
| 1912 | 16.9% 416 | 40.0% 983 | 43.1% 1,061[a] |
| 1908 | 57.1% 1,360 | 41.0% 976 | 1.9% 45 |
| 1904 | 71.4% 1,451 | 25.3% 515 | 3.3% 66 |
| 1900 | 59.7% 1,233 | 39.2% 810 | 1.1% 22 |
| 1896 | 51.6% 902 | 47.1% 823 | 1.3% 23 |
| 1892 | 57.4% 1,007 | 42.6% 746 | |
| 1888 | 60.8% 953 | 36.4% 571 | 2.8% 43 |
Education
Unified school districts
- Central Plains USD 112 (serves Dorrance and southeastern part of county south of I-70; extends into Barton, Ellsworth and Rice Counties)
- Sylvan-Lucas Unified USD 299 (serves Lucas, Luray and northeast part of county along K-18; extends into Lincoln County)
- Natoma/Paradise/Waldo USD 399 (serves Paradise, Waldo and northwest part of county along K-18; extends into Osborne and Rooks Counties)
- Russell USD 407 (serves cities of Russell, Gorham, Bunker Hill and rural south central and southwest parts of county; does not extend into any other counties)
Communities
Cities
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Russell County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ "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 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. 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".
- Notes
- ↑ This total comprises 993 votes (40.37 percent) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt (who carried the county) and 65 votes (2.76 percent) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.
More reading
- County
- Russell County in the War : Being a Record of the War Activities of the County and the Part that it Played in the Great Struggle; John E. Wilson; Capper Printing; 190 pages; 1921.
- Plat Book of Russell County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 47 pages; 1901.
- Trails
- Guide Map of the Best and Shortest Cattle Trail to the Kansas Pacific Railway; Kansas Pacific Railway Company; 1875. (Read Online)(Map)
Other websites
- County
- Other
- Russell County Fair, held the first week of August
- Maps