Comanche County, Kansas
Comanche County | |
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Comanche County Museum in Coldwater (2010) | |
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°11′N 99°16′W / 37.183°N 99.267°W | |
| Country | |
| State | |
| Founded | February 26, 1867 |
| Named for | Comanche Native Americans |
| Seat | Coldwater |
| Largest city | Coldwater |
| Area | |
| • Total | 790 sq mi (2,000 km2) |
| • Land | 788 sq mi (2,040 km2) |
| • Water | 1.4 sq mi (4 km2) 0.2% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,689 |
| • Density | 2.1/sq mi (0.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 620 |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | comanchecoks.org |
Comanche County (county code CM) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 1,689 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Coldwater. Coldwater is also the biggest city in Comanche County.[2] Comanche County is named after the Comanche Native Americans.[3]
Geography
[change | change source]The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 790 square miles (2,000 km2). Of that, 788 square miles (2,040 km2) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) (0.2%) is water.[4]
People
[change | change source]| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 372 | — | |
| 1890 | 2,549 | 585.2% | |
| 1900 | 1,619 | −36.5% | |
| 1910 | 3,281 | 102.7% | |
| 1920 | 5,302 | 61.6% | |
| 1930 | 5,238 | −1.2% | |
| 1940 | 4,412 | −15.8% | |
| 1950 | 3,888 | −11.9% | |
| 1960 | 3,271 | −15.9% | |
| 1970 | 2,702 | −17.4% | |
| 1980 | 2,554 | −5.5% | |
| 1990 | 2,313 | −9.4% | |
| 2000 | 1,967 | −15.0% | |
| 2010 | 1,891 | −3.9% | |
| 2020 | 1,689 | −10.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790–1960[6] 1900–1990[7] 1990–2000[8] 2010–2020[1] | |||
Government
[change | change source]Presidential elections
[change | change source]Presidential Elections Results
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 83.2% 762 | 13.8% 126 | 3.1% 28 |
| 2016 | 82.5% 715 | 11.8% 102 | 5.8% 50 |
| 2012 | 82.7% 767 | 15.4% 143 | 1.9% 18 |
| 2008 | 78.5% 765 | 19.9% 194 | 1.5% 15 |
| 2004 | 78.5% 770 | 20.4% 200 | 1.1% 11 |
| 2000 | 75.6% 760 | 21.0% 211 | 3.5% 35 |
| 1996 | 61.3% 691 | 26.4% 298 | 12.2% 138 |
| 1992 | 49.5% 636 | 25.3% 325 | 25.2% 324 |
| 1988 | 65.7% 738 | 33.4% 375 | 0.9% 10 |
| 1984 | 76.8% 993 | 22.0% 285 | 1.2% 15 |
| 1980 | 65.5% 877 | 29.3% 393 | 5.2% 70 |
| 1976 | 52.7% 719 | 46.2% 630 | 1.1% 15 |
| 1972 | 77.2% 1,052 | 20.6% 281 | 2.2% 30 |
| 1968 | 62.7% 906 | 31.2% 451 | 6.2% 89 |
| 1964 | 45.5% 694 | 53.7% 818 | 0.8% 12 |
| 1960 | 71.9% 1,187 | 27.9% 460 | 0.3% 5 |
| 1956 | 72.4% 1,238 | 27.0% 461 | 0.6% 11 |
| 1952 | 79.0% 1,443 | 20.5% 374 | 0.6% 10 |
| 1948 | 61.9% 1,077 | 37.4% 650 | 0.8% 13 |
| 1944 | 61.5% 1,048 | 37.7% 642 | 0.9% 15 |
| 1940 | 59.5% 1,322 | 39.6% 880 | 0.9% 20 |
| 1936 | 39.4% 932 | 60.4% 1,428 | 0.1% 3 |
| 1932 | 43.9% 945 | 54.6% 1,175 | 1.5% 32 |
| 1928 | 80.0% 1,554 | 19.8% 385 | 0.2% 4 |
| 1924 | 60.3% 1,049 | 24.8% 432 | 14.9% 260 |
| 1920 | 63.1% 1,121 | 34.4% 612 | 2.5% 45 |
| 1916 | 38.6% 732 | 50.7% 963 | 10.8% 204 |
| 1912 | 13.1% 148 | 33.3% 377 | 53.7% 609[a] |
| 1908 | 59.7% 392 | 37.3% 245 | 3.0% 20 |
| 1904 | 63.4% 272 | 30.1% 129 | 6.5% 28 |
| 1900 | 54.9% 249 | 42.7% 194 | 2.4% 11 |
| 1896 | 44.9% 142 | 54.4% 172 | 0.6% 2 |
| 1892 | 45.5% 259 | 54.5% 310 | |
| 1888 | 50.7% 490 | 39.7% 384 | 9.6% 93 |
Education
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[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "QuickFacts: Comanche County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ "Profile for Comanche County, Kansas". ePodunk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ↑ "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. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- Notes
- ↑ These comprised 537 votes for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt (who thus carried the county) and 72 for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.
More reading
[change | change source]- Standard Atlas of Comanche County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 42 pages; 1909.
Other websites
[change | change source]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Comanche County, Kansas.
- County
- Maps
- Comanche County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society
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