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 | |
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Location in the state of Kansas | |
Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
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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 | |||
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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
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