Stevens County, Kansas

Stevens County
	Stevens County, Kansas
	Map
	; Location in the state of Kansas
	; Kansas's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	August 3, 1886
Seat	Hugoton
Largest City	Hugoton
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 727 sq mi (1,883 km²); 727 sq mi (1,883 km²); 0.2 sq mi (1 km²), 0.02
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Named for: Thaddeus Stevens

Stevens County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 5,250.^[2] Its county seat is Hugoton.^[3] The county is named for the Reconstruction era Pennsylvania politician Thaddeus Stevens.^[1]

History

19th century

On July 25, 1888, the Hay Meadow Massacre was a violent county seat fight between groups from Hugoton and Woodsdale, where 4 men were murdered. On August 3, 1886, Stevens County was created.

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 727 square miles (1,880 km²). Of that 727 square miles (1,880 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (0.02%) is water.^[4]

Major highways

Bordering counties

Grant County (north)
Haskell County (northeast)
Seward County (east)
Texas County, Oklahoma (south)
Morton County (west)
Stanton County (northwest)

People

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	12	—
1890	1,418	11716.7%
1900	620	−56.3%
1910	2,453	295.6%
1920	3,943	60.7%
1930	4,655	18.1%
1940	3,193	−31.4%
1950	4,516	41.4%
1960	4,400	−2.6%
1970	4,198	−4.6%
1980	4,736	12.8%
1990	5,048	6.6%
2000	5,463	8.2%
2010	5,724	4.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 1790-1960^[6] 1900-1990^[7] 1990-2000^[8] 2010-2020^[2]

Age pyramid

Government

Presidential Elections Results

**Presidential Elections Results**^[9]
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	86.7% 1,760	11.7% 237	1.7% 34
2016	84.6% 1,599	11.6% 220	3.8% 72
2012	86.0% 1,749	12.4% 252	1.6% 33
2008	85.3% 1,815	13.3% 283	1.4% 29
2004	85.5% 1,936	13.7% 310	0.8% 19
2000	81.2% 1,714	16.3% 345	2.5% 52
1996	70.9% 1,548	18.5% 405	10.6% 231
1992	56.8% 1,408	15.7% 390	27.4% 679
1988	71.2% 1,642	26.5% 612	2.3% 53
1984	82.0% 1,863	17.0% 386	1.0% 22
1980	72.0% 1,502	22.9% 478	5.0% 105
1976	57.2% 1,262	40.9% 901	1.9% 42
1972	74.5% 1,392	21.8% 408	3.7% 69
1968	58.4% 1,157	26.6% 528	15.0% 297
1964	49.1% 992	49.8% 1,006	1.1% 22
1960	68.7% 1,405	30.8% 630	0.4% 9
1956	69.0% 1,273	30.6% 565	0.4% 7
1952	77.2% 1,480	22.1% 423	0.8% 15
1948	54.0% 822	43.8% 666	2.2% 33
1944	64.6% 760	35.2% 414	0.2% 2
1940	55.1% 851	43.6% 674	1.4% 21
1936	40.5% 701	59.1% 1,023	0.4% 6
1932	31.1% 578	65.9% 1,225	3.1% 57
1928	78.5% 1,133	20.8% 300	0.7% 10
1924	66.6% 913	22.0% 302	11.4% 157
1920	69.5% 876	27.4% 346	3.1% 39
1916	33.5% 391	55.3% 646	11.2% 131
1912	19.3% 117	39.2% 237	41.5% 251^[a]
1908	48.2% 258	40.2% 215	11.6% 62
1904	64.2% 122	21.1% 40	14.7% 28
1900	42.3% 66	57.1% 89	0.6% 1
1896	32.2% 48	67.8% 101	0.0% 0
1892	31.5% 85		68.5% 185
1888	41.0% 307	35.8% 268	23.2% 174

Education

Unified school districts

Moscow USD 209
Hugoton USD 210

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Stevens County (map legend)

Cities

Unincorporated community

Woodsdale

Townships

Stevens County is divided into six townships. None of the cities within the county are considered governmentally independent, and all figures for the townships include those of the cities. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Sources: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau; Census Data Explorer from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Township	FIPS	Population center	Population (2020)	Population density /km² (/sq mi)	Land area km² (sq mi)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Banner	04125		201	1 (2)	277 (107)	0%	37°3′43″N 101°10′33″W / 37.06194°N 101.17583°W / 37.06194; -101.17583
Center	12200	Hugoton	4,148	15 (38)	280 (108)	0.02%	37°10′39″N 101°13′17″W / 37.17750°N 101.22139°W / 37.17750; -101.22139
Harmony	30150		84	0 (1)	280 (108)	0%	37°20′10″N 101°25′25″W / 37.33611°N 101.42361°W / 37.33611; -101.42361
Moscow	48625		546	1 (3)	441 (170)	0.09%	37°18′28″N 101°12′13″W / 37.30778°N 101.20361°W / 37.30778; -101.20361
Voorhees	74200		111	0 (1)	350 (135)	0%	37°3′41″N 101°25′12″W / 37.06139°N 101.42000°W / 37.06139; -101.42000
West Center	76800		160	1 (2)	256 (99)	0%	37°11′31″N 101°27′24″W / 37.19194°N 101.45667°W / 37.19194; -101.45667

Stevens County, Kansas Media

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Area affected by 1930s Dust Bowl

Related pages

List of counties in Kansas

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Knapp, Tom (2009-04-03). "Stevens to honor Stevens, Town was named for famous legislator, who got it a post office". Intelligencer Journal. http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/235847. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 QuickFacts: Stevens County, Kansas. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
↑ Find a CountyNational Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ 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.

Notes

↑ This total comprises 214 votes (35.4%) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt and 37 votes (6.1%) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.

Other websites

County

Other

Hugoton Schools

Maps

Stevens County Maps: Current^{[dead link]}, 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

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[ij-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Knapp, Tom (2009-04-03). "Stevens to honor Stevens, Town was named for famous legislator, who got it a post office". Intelligencer Journal. http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/235847. Retrieved 2009-05-09.

[2020QF-2] 2.0 ^2.1 QuickFacts: Stevens County, Kansas. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2023.

[GR6-3] Find a CountyNational Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[GR1-4] US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 (2011-02-12)United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

[5] U.S. Decennial CensusUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014.

[6] Historical Census BrowserUniversity of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 29, 2014.

[7] Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014.

[8] Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014.

[9] Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.

[10] This total comprises 214 votes (35.4%) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt and 37 votes (6.1%) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.

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Stevens County, Kansas
Map
Location in the state of Kansas
Kansas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	August 3, 1886
Seat	Hugoton
Largest City	Hugoton
Area - Total - Land - Water	727 sq mi (1,883 km²) 727 sq mi (1,883 km²) 0.2 sq mi (1 km²), 0.02
Population - Density
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Named for: Thaddeus Stevens^[1]