Kingman County, Kansas | |
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 Kingman County Courthouse inKingman (2009) | |
 Location within the U.S. state ofKansas | |
 Kansas's location within theU.S. | |
| Coordinates:37°31′14″N97°52′18″W / 37.5206°N 97.8717°W /37.5206; -97.8717 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kansas |
| Founded | March 7, 1872 |
| Named after | Samuel Austin Kingman |
| Seat | Kingman |
| Largest city | Kingman |
| Area | |
• Total | 867 sq mi (2,250 km2) |
| • Land | 863 sq mi (2,240 km2) |
| • Water | 3.3 sq mi (8.5 km2) 0.4% |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,470 |
• Estimate (2023)[2] | 7,066 |
| • Density | 8.7/sq mi (3.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | kingmancoks.org |
Kingman County is acounty located in theU.S. state ofKansas. Itscounty seat and largest city isKingman. As of the2020 census, the county population was 7,470.[1] The county was named forSamuel Kingman, chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court during the 1860s and 1870s.
For manymillennia, theGreat Plains ofNorth America was inhabited bynomadicNative Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, theKingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts ofNorth America. In 1762, after theFrench and Indian War,France secretly cededNew France toSpain, per theTreaty of Fontainebleau.
In 1802,Spain returned most of the land to France, but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1803, most of the land formodern day Kansas was acquired by theUnited States from France as part of the 828,000 square mileLouisiana Purchase for 2.83cents peracre.
In 1854, theKansas Territory was organized, then in 1861Kansas became the 34thU.S. state. In 1872,Kingman County was established and named forSamuel A. Kingman, chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.[3][4]
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 867 square miles (2,250 km2), of which 863 square miles (2,240 km2) is land and 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2) (0.4%) is water.[5]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 3,713 | — | |
| 1890 | 11,823 | 218.4% | |
| 1900 | 10,663 | −9.8% | |
| 1910 | 13,386 | 25.5% | |
| 1920 | 12,119 | −9.5% | |
| 1930 | 11,674 | −3.7% | |
| 1940 | 12,001 | 2.8% | |
| 1950 | 10,324 | −14.0% | |
| 1960 | 9,958 | −3.5% | |
| 1970 | 8,886 | −10.8% | |
| 1980 | 8,960 | 0.8% | |
| 1990 | 8,292 | −7.5% | |
| 2000 | 8,673 | 4.6% | |
| 2010 | 7,858 | −9.4% | |
| 2020 | 7,470 | −4.9% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 7,066 | [6] | −5.4% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2020[1] | |||
As of thecensus[11] of 2000, there were 8,673 people, 3,371 households, and 2,420 families residing in the county. Thepopulation density was 10 inhabitants per square mile (3.9/km2). There were 3,852 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1.5/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.45%White, 0.21%Black orAfrican American, 0.58%Native American, 0.24%Asian, 0.02%Pacific Islander, 0.35% fromother races, and 1.15% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population wereHispanic orLatino of any race.
There were 3,371 households, out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.90% weremarried couples living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.40% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 19.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $37,790, and the median income for a family was $44,547. Males had a median income of $31,771 versus $25,298 for females. Theper capita income for the county was $18,533. About 8.40% of families and 10.60% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 16.90% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 1888 | 1,413 | 50.20% | 622 | 22.10% | 780 | 27.71% |
| 1892 | 1,225 | 43.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,616 | 56.88% |
| 1896 | 988 | 40.89% | 1,393 | 57.66% | 35 | 1.45% |
| 1900 | 1,286 | 50.79% | 1,183 | 46.72% | 63 | 2.49% |
| 1904 | 1,600 | 63.19% | 661 | 26.11% | 271 | 10.70% |
| 1908 | 1,442 | 47.26% | 1,479 | 48.48% | 130 | 4.26% |
| 1912 | 336 | 10.96% | 1,421 | 46.35% | 1,309 | 42.69% |
| 1916 | 1,891 | 38.26% | 2,626 | 53.13% | 426 | 8.62% |
| 1920 | 2,818 | 63.18% | 1,557 | 34.91% | 85 | 1.91% |
| 1924 | 2,416 | 54.33% | 1,077 | 24.22% | 954 | 21.45% |
| 1928 | 3,287 | 69.63% | 1,408 | 29.82% | 26 | 0.55% |
| 1932 | 1,923 | 37.97% | 3,050 | 60.22% | 92 | 1.82% |
| 1936 | 2,014 | 35.14% | 3,705 | 64.64% | 13 | 0.23% |
| 1940 | 3,068 | 54.35% | 2,528 | 44.78% | 49 | 0.87% |
| 1944 | 2,827 | 63.74% | 1,579 | 35.60% | 29 | 0.65% |
| 1948 | 2,640 | 55.88% | 2,008 | 42.51% | 76 | 1.61% |
| 1952 | 3,820 | 76.52% | 1,096 | 21.96% | 76 | 1.52% |
| 1956 | 3,226 | 69.08% | 1,428 | 30.58% | 16 | 0.34% |
| 1960 | 2,904 | 62.29% | 1,735 | 37.22% | 23 | 0.49% |
| 1964 | 1,917 | 45.92% | 2,226 | 53.32% | 32 | 0.77% |
| 1968 | 2,318 | 60.29% | 1,201 | 31.24% | 326 | 8.48% |
| 1972 | 2,756 | 68.90% | 1,107 | 27.68% | 137 | 3.43% |
| 1976 | 1,839 | 44.93% | 2,142 | 52.33% | 112 | 2.74% |
| 1980 | 2,610 | 63.63% | 1,133 | 27.62% | 359 | 8.75% |
| 1984 | 2,826 | 72.04% | 1,047 | 26.69% | 50 | 1.27% |
| 1988 | 2,205 | 58.74% | 1,420 | 37.83% | 129 | 3.44% |
| 1992 | 1,680 | 40.36% | 1,100 | 26.42% | 1,383 | 33.22% |
| 1996 | 2,659 | 64.65% | 1,006 | 24.46% | 448 | 10.89% |
| 2000 | 2,672 | 70.17% | 991 | 26.02% | 145 | 3.81% |
| 2004 | 2,801 | 74.42% | 904 | 24.02% | 59 | 1.57% |
| 2008 | 2,603 | 71.04% | 963 | 26.28% | 98 | 2.67% |
| 2012 | 2,397 | 74.19% | 733 | 22.69% | 101 | 3.13% |
| 2016 | 2,530 | 75.88% | 599 | 17.97% | 205 | 6.15% |
| 2020 | 3,130 | 79.26% | 752 | 19.04% | 67 | 1.70% |
| 2024 | 3,119 | 79.02% | 753 | 19.08% | 75 | 1.90% |
Following amendment to theKansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or"dry", county until 2004, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30 percent food sales requirement.[13]
List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Kingman County.[14]
† means a community is designated aCensus-Designated Place (CDP) by theUnited States Census Bureau.
Kingman County is divided into twenty-threetownships. The city ofKingman is consideredgovernmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. 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.
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