Seward County, Kansas
Seward County (standard abbreviation: SW) is a county of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 22,952 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Liberal. Liberal is also the biggest city in Seward County.[2] The county was created on March 20, 1873. It was named after William Henry Seward.
| Seward County, Kansas | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | March 20, 1873 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Liberal |
| Largest City | Liberal |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
640 sq mi (1,658 km²) 639 sq mi (1,655 km²) 1.0 sq mi (3 km²), 0.2% |
| PopulationEst. - (2016) - Density |
22,709 36/sq mi (14/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Named for: William H. Seward | |
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 640 square miles (1,700 km2). Of that, 639 square miles (1,660 km2) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) (0.2%) is water.[3] It borders Oklahoma to the south.
People
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 5 | ||
| 1890 | 1,503 | 29960.0% | |
| 1900 | 822 | −45.3% | |
| 1910 | 4,091 | 397.7% | |
| 1920 | 6,220 | 52.0% | |
| 1930 | 8,075 | 29.8% | |
| 1940 | 6,540 | −19.0% | |
| 1950 | 9,972 | 52.5% | |
| 1960 | 15,930 | 59.7% | |
| 1970 | 15,744 | −1.2% | |
| 1980 | 17,071 | 8.4% | |
| 1990 | 18,743 | 9.8% | |
| 2000 | 22,510 | 20.1% | |
| 2010 | 22,952 | 2.0% | |
| Est. 2016 | 22,709 | [4] | 0.9% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2016[1] | |||
The Liberal, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Seward County.
Government
Presidential elections
Seward County has voted Republican since 1940.[10] The last time Seward County voted for a Democratic candidate for President was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.[11] In the Kansas Senate it is currently represented by Republican Garrett Love. In the Kansas House of Representatives it is represented by Republicans Bill Light and Carl Holmes.[12]
Education
Unified school districts
Communities
Cities
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS
- ↑ David Leip's Atlas of US Elections
- ↑ Geographie Electorale
- ↑ Institute for Policy and Social Research Archived 2010-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Notes
- ↑ This total comprises 355 votes (34.3%) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt and 131 votes (12.7%) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.
Other websites
- County
- Historical railroad trestle - "Samson of the Cimarron"
- Samson of the Cimarron, kansastravel.org
- Mighty Samson Bridge nears 73rd birthday Archived 2016-04-20 at the Wayback Machine, leaderandtimes.com
- Sampson of the Cimarron history, rits.org
- Maps