Sherman County, Kansas

County in Kansas, United States

County in Kansas

Sherman County

County

Sherman County courthouse in Goodland (2012)

Location within the U.S. state of Kansas

Kansas's location within the U.S.

Country|  United States
State|  Kansas
Founded| September 20, 1886
Named for| William Tecumseh Sherman[1]
Seat| Goodland
Largest city| Goodland
Area

• Total| 1,056 sq mi (2,740 km2)
• Land| 1,056 sq mi (2,740 km2)
• Water| 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)  0.02%
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 5,927
• Density| 5.6/sq mi (2.2/km2)
Time zone| UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district| 1st
Website| shermancountyks.gov

Sherman County (standard abbreviation: SH) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 5,927.[2] Its county seat is Goodland.[3] Sherman County was created by the Legislature of 1873, and named after General William Tecumseh Sherman.[4]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 Early history
* 1.2 19th century
* 2 Geography
* 2.1 Adjacent counties
* 2.2 Major highways
* 3 Demographics
* 4 Government
* 4.1 Presidential elections
* 4.2 Laws
* 5 Education
* 5.1 Colleges
* 5.2 Unified school districts
* 6 Communities
* 6.1 Cities
* 6.2 Unincorporated communities
* 6.3 Townships
* 7 See also
* 8 References
* 9 Further reading
* 10 External links

## History

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### Early history

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See also: History of Kansas

For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.

### 19th century

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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 for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.

In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1886, Sherman County was established.

## Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,056 square miles (2,740 km2), of which 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 to observe Mountain Time. Since Sherman County is part of the Wichita media market and the local broadcast stations are repeat signals of Wichita affiliates, prime-time programming 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, affording viewers the opportunity to view programs on those networks at the normal prime-time hours.

### Adjacent counties

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* Cheyenne County (north/Central Time border)
* Rawlins County (northeast/Central Time border)
* Thomas County (east/Central Time border)
* Logan County (southeast/Central Time border)
* Wallace County (south)
* Kit Carson County, Colorado (west)

### Major highways

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* Interstate 70
* US-24
* K-27

## Demographics

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Historical population

Census | Pop. |  | %±
1880| 13| | —
1890| 5,261| | 40,369.2%
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%
2020| 5,927| | −1.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8]
1990-2000[9] 2010-2020[2]
Age pyramid

As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 6,760 people, 2,758 households, and 1,781 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile (2/km2). There were 3,184 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 93.83% White, 0.36% Black or African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 4.14% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. 8.45% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,758 households, out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.80% were married couples living together, 6.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.40% were non-families. 29.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.60% under the age of 18, 11.80% from 18 to 24, 23.90% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 17.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 104.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,684, and the median income for a family was $38,824. Males had a median income of $28,012 versus $20,927 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,761. About 9.70% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.90% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over.

## Government

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Sherman county is often carried by Republican Candidates, as like the majority of rural counties. However, Lyndon B. Johnson narrowly carried the county in 1964.

### Presidential elections

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United States presidential election results for Sherman County, Kansas[11] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party

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No. | % | No. | % | No. | %
2020 | 2,269  | 83.20% | 396  | 14.52%  | 62  | 2.27%
2016 | 2,089  | 79.98% | 347  | 13.28%  | 176  | 6.74%
2012 | 1,976  | 75.33% | 577  | 22.00%  | 70  | 2.67%
2008 | 1,959  | 72.45% | 688  | 25.44%  | 57  | 2.11%
2004 | 2,088  | 75.60% | 632  | 22.88%  | 42  | 1.52%
2000 | 1,894  | 70.62% | 681  | 25.39%  | 107  | 3.99%
1996 | 2,110  | 68.42% | 736  | 23.87%  | 238  | 7.72%
1992 | 1,630  | 49.73% | 810  | 24.71%  | 838  | 25.56%
1988 | 1,929  | 62.94% | 1,082  | 35.30%  | 54  | 1.76%
1984 | 2,702  | 78.02% | 714  | 20.62%  | 47  | 1.36%
1980 | 2,315  | 68.86% | 779  | 23.17%  | 268  | 7.97%
1976 | 1,671  | 50.15% | 1,573  | 47.21%  | 88  | 2.64%
1972 | 2,225  | 69.92% | 785  | 24.67%  | 172  | 5.41%
1968 | 1,803  | 57.53% | 954  | 30.44%  | 377  | 12.03%
1964 | 1,463  | 48.60%  | 1,522  | 50.56% | 25  | 0.83%
1960 | 2,030  | 65.08% | 1,074  | 34.43%  | 15  | 0.48%
1956 | 1,825  | 64.97% | 962  | 34.25%  | 22  | 0.78%
1952 | 2,403  | 70.41% | 941  | 27.57%  | 69  | 2.02%
1948 | 1,380  | 50.00% | 1,289  | 46.70%  | 91  | 3.30%
1944 | 1,608  | 60.07% | 1,021  | 38.14%  | 48  | 1.79%
1940 | 1,569  | 52.16% | 1,399  | 46.51%  | 40  | 1.33%
1936 | 1,159  | 38.26%  | 1,814  | 59.89% | 56  | 1.85%
1932 | 1,112  | 32.19%  | 2,110  | 61.09% | 232  | 6.72%
1928 | 2,028  | 74.61% | 630  | 23.18%  | 60  | 2.21%
1924 | 1,122  | 45.89% | 528  | 21.60%  | 795  | 32.52%
1920 | 1,066  | 54.33% | 789  | 40.21%  | 107  | 5.45%
1916 | 582  | 30.83%  | 1,196  | 63.35% | 110  | 5.83%
1912 | 129  | 13.11%  | 465  | 47.26% | 390  | 39.63%
1908 | 439  | 43.64%  | 508  | 50.50% | 59  | 5.86%
1904 | 465  | 60.55% | 231  | 30.08%  | 72  | 9.38%
1900 | 380  | 46.51%  | 418  | 51.16% | 19  | 2.33%
1896 | 291  | 39.81%  | 437  | 59.78% | 3  | 0.41%
1892 | 571  | 43.16%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 752  | 56.84%
1888 | 803  | 55.69% | 481  | 33.36%  | 158  | 10.96%

### Laws

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Sherman County was a prohibition, or "dry", county until the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 and voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30 percent food sales requirement.[12]

## Education

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### Colleges

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* Northwest Kansas Technical College

### Unified school districts

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* Brewster USD 314
* Goodland USD 352

## Communities

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2005 KDOT Map of Sherman County (map legend)

### Cities

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* Goodland
* Kanorado

### Unincorporated communities

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* Edson
* Ruleton

### Townships

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Sherman County is divided into thirteen townships. The city of Goodland is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. Geographically, Goodland is located at the juncture of Voltaire, Itasca, and Logan 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.

Sources: 2000 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau.  Township | FIPS | Population
center  | Population | Population
density
/km2 (/sq mi) | Land area
km2 (sq mi) | Water area
km2 (sq mi) | Water %  | Geographic coordinates

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Grant | 28150 |  | 115 | 0 (1) | 355 (137) | 0 (0) | 0.02% | 39°28′26″N 101°54′41″W﻿ / ﻿39.47389°N 101.91139°W﻿ / 39.47389; -101.91139
Iowa | 34450 |  | 44 | 0 (0) | 279 (108) | 0 (0) | 0% | 39°15′27″N 101°29′38″W﻿ / ﻿39.25750°N 101.49389°W﻿ / 39.25750; -101.49389
Itasca | 34600 |  | 321 | 4 (10) | 87 (34) | 0 (0) | 0% | 39°19′33″N 101°40′29″W﻿ / ﻿39.32583°N 101.67472°W﻿ / 39.32583; -101.67472
Lincoln | 41175 |  | 95 | 1 (1) | 186 (72) | 0 (0) | 0.03% | 39°19′5″N 101°53′3″W﻿ / ﻿39.31806°N 101.88417°W﻿ / 39.31806; -101.88417
Llanos | 41650 |  | 43 | 0 (1) | 185 (71) | 0 (0) | 0% | 39°28′31″N 101°28′29″W﻿ / ﻿39.47528°N 101.47472°W﻿ / 39.47528; -101.47472
Logan | 42250 |  | 246 | 2 (5) | 138 (53) | 0 (0) | 0% | 39°19′15″N 101°46′55″W﻿ / ﻿39.32083°N 101.78194°W﻿ / 39.32083; -101.78194
McPherson | 44025 |  | 52 | 0 (1) | 174 (67) | 0 (0) | 0% | 39°10′18″N 101°56′12″W﻿ / ﻿39.17167°N 101.93667°W﻿ / 39.17167; -101.93667
Shermanville | 65175 |  | 51 | 0 (1) | 185 (71) | 0 (0) | 0% | 39°29′54″N 101°34′25″W﻿ / ﻿39.49833°N 101.57361°W﻿ / 39.49833; -101.57361
Smoky | 65950 |  | 87 | 0 (1) | 280 (108) | 0 (0) | 0.12% | 39°11′48″N 101°46′11″W﻿ / ﻿39.19667°N 101.76972°W﻿ / 39.19667; -101.76972
Stateline | 68150 | Kanorado | 344 | 2 (5) | 165 (64) | 0 (0) | 0.03% | 39°19′6″N 102°0′17″W﻿ / ﻿39.31833°N 102.00472°W﻿ / 39.31833; -102.00472
Union | 72425 |  | 56 | 0 (1) | 140 (54) | 0 (0) | 0% | 39°20′25″N 101°27′24″W﻿ / ﻿39.34028°N 101.45667°W﻿ / 39.34028; -101.45667
Voltaire | 74175 |  | 252 | 1 (2) | 411 (159) | 0 (0) | 0% | 39°27′12″N 101°43′4″W﻿ / ﻿39.45333°N 101.71778°W﻿ / 39.45333; -101.71778
Washington | 75750 |  | 106 | 1 (2) | 139 (54) | 0 (0) | 0% | 39°20′0″N 101°32′59″W﻿ / ﻿39.33333°N 101.54972°W﻿ / 39.33333; -101.54972

## See also

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Community information for Kansas

* Kansas locations by per capita income
* List of counties in Kansas
* List of townships in Kansas
* List of cities in Kansas
* List of unincorporated communities in Kansas
* List of ghost towns in Kansas

Education information for Kansas

* List of colleges and universities in Kansas
* List of high schools in Kansas
* List of unified school districts in Kansas

Historical information for Kansas

* List of museums in Kansas
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Kansas

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## References

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1. ^ "Welcome To the Official Sherman County Website". Sherman County, Kansas. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
2. ^ a b c "QuickFacts; Sherman County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
4. ^ 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
5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
6. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
7. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. 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. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
11. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
12. ^ "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2007.

## Further reading

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See also: List of books about Kansas, including historical information about its counties and cities

* Standard Atlas of Sherman County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 61 pages; 1907.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sherman County, Kansas.

County

* Sherman County - Official Website
* Sherman County - Directory of Public Officials

Maps

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

Places adjacent to Sherman County, Kansas

|  | Cheyenne County | Rawlins County

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Kit Carson County, Colorado |

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Municipalities and communities of Sherman County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Goodland

Cities|

* Goodland
* Kanorado

Map of Kansas highlighting Sherman County

Unincorporated
communities|

* Caruso
* Edson†
* Ruleton

Townships|

* Grant
* Iowa
* Itasca
* Lincoln
* Llanos
* Logan
* McPherson
* Shermanville
* Smoky
* Stateline
* Union
* Voltaire
* Washington

Footnotes|

†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.

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