Sherman County, Kansas
| Sherman County, Kansas | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | September 20, 1886 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Goodland |
| Largest City | Goodland |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
1,056 sq mi (2,735 km²) 1,056 sq mi (2,735 km²) 0.2 sq mi (1 km²), 0.02 |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Named for: William Tecumseh Sherman[1] | |
Sherman County (standard abbreviation: SH) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 5,927 people lived there.[2] Its county seat is Goodland.[3] Sherman County was created by the Kansas Legislature in 1873. It is named after General William Tecumseh Sherman.[4]
History
19th century
In 1886, Sherman County was created.
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 1,056 square miles (2,740 km2). Of that, 1,056 square miles (2,740 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.02%) is water.[5]
Sherman County is one of only four Kansas counties in Mountain Time. Since Sherman County is part of the Wichita media market, prime-time television in the county is aired from 6 to 9 p.m. local time, rather than 7 to 10 p.m. as is normal in the Central and Mountain time zones. However, cable providers carry the ABC and NBC affiliates from both Wichita and Denver. This allows viewers to view programs on those networks at the normal prime-time hours.
Major highways
People
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 13 | ||
| 1890 | 5,261 | 40369.2% | |
| 1900 | 3,341 | −36.5% | |
| 1910 | 4,549 | 36.2% | |
| 1920 | 5,592 | 22.9% | |
| 1930 | 7,400 | 32.3% | |
| 1940 | 6,421 | −13.2% | |
| 1950 | 7,373 | 14.8% | |
| 1960 | 6,682 | −9.4% | |
| 1970 | 7,792 | 16.6% | |
| 1980 | 7,759 | −0.4% | |
| 1990 | 6,926 | −10.7% | |
| 2000 | 6,760 | −2.4% | |
| 2010 | 6,010 | −11.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2020[2] | |||
Government
Sherman county is often won by Republican Candidates, like most rural counties. However, Lyndon B. Johnson barely won the county in 1964.
Presidential elections
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 83.2% 2,269 | 14.5% 396 | 2.3% 62 |
| 2016 | 79.6% 2,089 | 13.2% 347 | 7.2% 189 |
| 2012 | 75.3% 1,976 | 22.0% 577 | 2.7% 70 |
| 2008 | 72.5% 1,959 | 25.4% 688 | 2.1% 57 |
| 2004 | 75.6% 2,088 | 22.9% 632 | 1.5% 42 |
| 2000 | 70.6% 1,894 | 25.4% 681 | 4.0% 107 |
| 1996 | 68.4% 2,110 | 23.9% 736 | 7.7% 238 |
| 1992 | 49.7% 1,630 | 24.7% 810 | 25.6% 838 |
| 1988 | 62.9% 1,929 | 35.3% 1,082 | 1.8% 54 |
| 1984 | 78.0% 2,702 | 20.6% 714 | 1.4% 47 |
| 1980 | 68.9% 2,315 | 23.2% 779 | 8.0% 268 |
| 1976 | 50.2% 1,671 | 47.2% 1,573 | 2.6% 88 |
| 1972 | 69.9% 2,225 | 24.7% 785 | 5.4% 172 |
| 1968 | 57.5% 1,803 | 30.4% 954 | 12.0% 377 |
| 1964 | 48.6% 1,463 | 50.6% 1,522 | 0.8% 25 |
| 1960 | 65.1% 2,030 | 34.4% 1,074 | 0.5% 15 |
| 1956 | 65.0% 1,825 | 34.3% 962 | 0.8% 22 |
| 1952 | 70.4% 2,403 | 27.6% 941 | 2.0% 69 |
| 1948 | 50.0% 1,380 | 46.7% 1,289 | 3.3% 91 |
| 1944 | 60.1% 1,608 | 38.1% 1,021 | 1.8% 48 |
| 1940 | 52.2% 1,569 | 46.5% 1,399 | 1.3% 40 |
| 1936 | 38.3% 1,159 | 59.9% 1,814 | 1.9% 56 |
| 1932 | 32.2% 1,112 | 61.1% 2,110 | 6.7% 232 |
| 1928 | 74.6% 2,028 | 23.2% 630 | 2.2% 60 |
| 1924 | 45.9% 1,122 | 21.6% 528 | 32.5% 795 |
| 1920 | 54.3% 1,066 | 40.2% 789 | 5.5% 107 |
| 1916 | 30.8% 582 | 63.4% 1,196 | 5.8% 110 |
| 1912 | 13.1% 129 | 47.3% 465 | 39.6% 390 |
| 1908 | 43.6% 439 | 50.5% 508 | 5.9% 59 |
| 1904 | 60.6% 465 | 30.1% 231 | 9.4% 72 |
| 1900 | 46.5% 380 | 51.2% 418 | 2.3% 19 |
| 1896 | 39.8% 291 | 59.8% 437 | 0.4% 3 |
| 1892 | 43.2% 571 | 56.8% 752 | |
| 1888 | 55.7% 803 | 33.4% 481 | 11.0% 158 |
Education
Unified school districts
Communities
Cities
Related pages
References
- ↑ Welcome To the Official Sherman County WebsiteSherman County, Kansas. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 QuickFacts: Sherman County, Kansas. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ↑ Find a CountyNational Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas, published 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, Il., http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/unorganized/unorganized-co-p1.html
- ↑ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 (2011-02-12)United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ U.S. Decennial CensusUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ Historical Census BrowserUniversity of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
More reading
- Standard Atlas of Sherman County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 61 pages; 1907.
Other websites
- County
- Lua error in Module:Official_website at line 90: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Sherman County - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps
- Sherman County Maps: Current Archived 2020-05-04 at the Wayback Machine, Historic Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current Archived 2016-05-07 at the Wayback Machine, Historic Archived 2010-12-19 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current Archived 2016-05-07 at the Wayback Machine, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society
