Washington County, Kansas

Washington County
	Washington County, Kansas
	Map
	; Location in the state of Kansas
	; Kansas's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	February 20, 1857
Seat	Washington
Largest City	Washington
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 899 sq mi (2,328 km²); 895 sq mi (2,318 km²); 3.9 sq mi (10 km²), 0.4
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Named for: George Washington

Washington County (standard abbreviation: WS) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 5,530 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Washington. Washington is also the biggest city in Washington County.^[2]

History

19th century

In 1857, Washington County was created.

21st century

In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was built north to south through Washington County. There was a lot of controversy over tax exemption and environmental concerns (if a leak ever does happen).^[3]^[4]

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 899 square miles (2,330 km²). Of that, 895 square miles (2,320 km²) is land and 3.9 square miles (10 km²) (0.4%) is water.^[5]

People

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1860	383	—
1870	4,081	965.5%
1880	14,910	265.4%
1890	22,894	53.5%
1900	21,963	−4.1%
1910	20,229	−7.9%
1920	17,984	−11.1%
1930	17,112	−4.8%
1940	15,921	−7.0%
1950	12,977	−18.5%
1960	10,739	−17.2%
1970	9,249	−13.9%
1980	8,543	−7.6%
1990	7,073	−17.2%
2000	6,483	−8.3%
2010	5,799	−10.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6] 1790-1960^[7] 1900-1990^[8] 1990-2000^[9] 2010-2020^[1]

Age pyramid

Government

Presidential elections

Presidential Elections Results

Washington County is very Republican. No Democratic Presidential candidate has won Washington County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. Since 1940, only Lyndon Johnson in 1964 won forty percent of Washington County's vote for the Democratic Party.

Education

The county is served by:

Washington County Schools USD 108

The superintendent is Denise O'Dea.^[11] It includes:^[11]

West Elementary School (Principal:Denise O'Dea^[12])
East Elementary School (Principal: Amy Hoover^[12])
Washington County Junior High/High School (Principal: Vickie Enyart^[13]).

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Washington County from KDOT (map legend)

Cities

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Washington County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ Keystone Pipeline - Marion County Commission calls out Legislative Leadership on Pipeline Deal; April 18, 2010. Archived October 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
↑ Keystone Pipeline - TransCanada inspecting pipeline; December 10, 2010.
↑ "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 29, 2014.
↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. 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.
↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 108, Washington County Schools USD. "Washington County". Retrieved 2009-05-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 Schools, West Elementary and East Elementary. "Elementary Personnel". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
↑ School, Washington County Junior High/High School. "Personnel". Archived from the original on 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2009-05-31.

Other websites

County

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Washington County - Directory of Public Officials

Maps

Washington County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

[2020QF-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Washington County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 4, 2023.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[3] Keystone Pipeline - Marion County Commission calls out Legislative Leadership on Pipeline Deal; April 18, 2010. Archived October 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[4] Keystone Pipeline - TransCanada inspecting pipeline; December 10, 2010.

[GR1-5] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

[6] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014.

[7] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2014.

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

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

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

[Washington_Schools-11] 11.0 ^11.1 108, Washington County Schools USD. "Washington County". Retrieved 2009-05-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[ElementaryUSD108-12] 12.0 ^12.1 Schools, West Elementary and East Elementary. "Elementary Personnel". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-05-31.

[13] School, Washington County Junior High/High School. "Personnel". Archived from the original on 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2009-05-31.

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Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	82.0% 2,363	16.5% 475	1.6% 45
2016	79.4% 2,194	14.0% 387	6.7% 184
2012	80.2% 2,316	18.1% 524	1.7% 49
2008	75.4% 2,248	22.1% 659	2.5% 73
2004	78.3% 2,498	20.2% 643	1.5% 49
2000	74.9% 2,446	21.0% 687	4.1% 134
1996	67.4% 2,397	22.6% 804	10.0% 356
1992	47.0% 1,740	24.1% 893	28.9% 1,069
1988	67.1% 2,269	31.5% 1,063	1.4% 48
1984	75.7% 2,979	22.6% 889	1.7% 68
1980	74.9% 3,058	19.2% 784	5.9% 241
1976	60.4% 2,543	37.1% 1,564	2.5% 106
1972	75.1% 3,301	22.7% 996	2.2% 97
1968	68.3% 3,177	24.3% 1,131	7.4% 344
1964	56.4% 2,654	42.8% 2,015	0.8% 36
1960	68.1% 3,707	31.3% 1,706	0.6% 31
1956	74.8% 4,220	24.6% 1,389	0.6% 32
1952	81.4% 5,135	18.2% 1,148	0.4% 26
1948	66.2% 3,894	32.2% 1,894	1.6% 95
1944	77.1% 5,040	22.3% 1,455	0.6% 41
1940	73.3% 5,792	26.1% 2,061	0.6% 50
1936	58.7% 4,809	41.0% 3,355	0.3% 28
1932	43.4% 3,324	55.3% 4,234	1.2% 95
1928	67.4% 4,781	31.9% 2,267	0.7% 49
1924	61.0% 4,120	22.6% 1,528	16.4% 1,108
1920	76.1% 4,390	22.3% 1,287	1.7% 95
1916	51.7% 3,766	45.5% 3,316	2.7% 200
1912	28.4% 1,326	41.0% 1,914	30.6% 1,427
1908	57.5% 2,711	40.4% 1,904	2.1% 99
1904	68.1% 3,066	28.0% 1,259	3.9% 175
1900	56.0% 2,960	42.6% 2,252	1.4% 72
1896	50.7% 2,514	48.2% 2,391	1.2% 57
1892	44.8% 2,323		55.2% 2,862
1888	62.3% 2,999	31.4% 1,511	6.3% 305