Kingman County, Kansas

County in Kansas, United States

County in Kansas

Kingman County

County

Kingman County Courthouse in Kingman (2009)

Location within the U.S. state of Kansas

Kansas's location within the U.S.

Coordinates: 37°31′14″N 97°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 (9 km2)  0.4%
Population

(2020)[1]

• 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 a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Kingman. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 7,470.[1] The county was named for Samuel Kingman, a chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court during the 1860s and 1870s.

## 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 1872, Kingman County was established and named for Samuel A. Kingman, chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.[3][4]

## Geography

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According to the U.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]

### Adjacent counties

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* Reno County (north)
* Sedgwick County (east)
* Sumner County (southeast)
* Harper County (south)
* Barber County (southwest)
* Pratt County (west)

## Demographics

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Population pyramid based on 2000 census age data Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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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 the census[11] of 2000, there were 8,673 people, 3,371 households, and 2,420 families residing in the county. The population 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 or African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino 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% were married 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. The per capita income for the county was $18,533. About 8.40% of families and 10.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.90% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.

## Government

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### Presidential elections

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Presidential election results

United States presidential election results for Kingman County, Kansas[12] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies)

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No. | % | No. | % | No. | %
2024 | 3,119  | 79.02% | 753  | 19.08%  | 75  | 1.90%
2020 | 3,130  | 79.26% | 752  | 19.04%  | 67  | 1.70%
2016 | 2,530  | 75.88% | 599  | 17.97%  | 205  | 6.15%
2012 | 2,397  | 74.19% | 733  | 22.69%  | 101  | 3.13%
2008 | 2,603  | 71.04% | 963  | 26.28%  | 98  | 2.67%
2004 | 2,801  | 74.42% | 904  | 24.02%  | 59  | 1.57%
2000 | 2,672  | 70.17% | 991  | 26.02%  | 145  | 3.81%
1996 | 2,659  | 64.65% | 1,006  | 24.46%  | 448  | 10.89%
1992 | 1,680  | 40.36% | 1,100  | 26.42%  | 1,383  | 33.22%
1988 | 2,205  | 58.74% | 1,420  | 37.83%  | 129  | 3.44%
1984 | 2,826  | 72.04% | 1,047  | 26.69%  | 50  | 1.27%
1980 | 2,610  | 63.63% | 1,133  | 27.62%  | 359  | 8.75%
1976 | 1,839  | 44.93%  | 2,142  | 52.33% | 112  | 2.74%
1972 | 2,756  | 68.90% | 1,107  | 27.68%  | 137  | 3.43%
1968 | 2,318  | 60.29% | 1,201  | 31.24%  | 326  | 8.48%
1964 | 1,917  | 45.92%  | 2,226  | 53.32% | 32  | 0.77%
1960 | 2,904  | 62.29% | 1,735  | 37.22%  | 23  | 0.49%
1956 | 3,226  | 69.08% | 1,428  | 30.58%  | 16  | 0.34%
1952 | 3,820  | 76.52% | 1,096  | 21.96%  | 76  | 1.52%
1948 | 2,640  | 55.88% | 2,008  | 42.51%  | 76  | 1.61%
1944 | 2,827  | 63.74% | 1,579  | 35.60%  | 29  | 0.65%
1940 | 3,068  | 54.35% | 2,528  | 44.78%  | 49  | 0.87%
1936 | 2,014  | 35.14%  | 3,705  | 64.64% | 13  | 0.23%
1932 | 1,923  | 37.97%  | 3,050  | 60.22% | 92  | 1.82%
1928 | 3,287  | 69.63% | 1,408  | 29.82%  | 26  | 0.55%
1924 | 2,416  | 54.33% | 1,077  | 24.22%  | 954  | 21.45%
1920 | 2,818  | 63.18% | 1,557  | 34.91%  | 85  | 1.91%
1916 | 1,891  | 38.26%  | 2,626  | 53.13% | 426  | 8.62%
1912 | 336  | 10.96%  | 1,421  | 46.35% | 1,309  | 42.69%
1908 | 1,442  | 47.26%  | 1,479  | 48.48% | 130  | 4.26%
1904 | 1,600  | 63.19% | 661  | 26.11%  | 271  | 10.70%
1900 | 1,286  | 50.79% | 1,183  | 46.72%  | 63  | 2.49%
1896 | 988  | 40.89%  | 1,393  | 57.66% | 35  | 1.45%
1892 | 1,225  | 43.12%  | 0  | 0.00%  | 1,616  | 56.88%
1888 | 1,413  | 50.20% | 622  | 22.10%  | 780  | 27.71%

### Laws

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Following amendment to the Kansas 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]

## Education

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### Unified school districts

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* Kingman–Norwich USD 331
* Cunningham–West Kingman County USD 332

## Communities

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2005 map of Kingman County[14] (map legend)

List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Kingman County.[14]

### Cities

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* Cunningham
* Kingman (county seat)
* Nashville
* Norwich
* Penalosa
* Spivey
* Zenda

### Unincorporated communities

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

* Adams (between Rago & Norwich)
* Belmont (between Kingman & Norwich)
* Calista
* Cleveland
* Mount Vernon
* Murdock†
* Rago
* Skellyville
* St. Leo
* Varner
* Waterloo
* Willowdale

### Townships

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Kingman County is divided into twenty-three townships. The city of Kingman is considered governmentally 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.

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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Allen | 01250 |  | 109 | 1 (3) | 94 (36) | 1 (0) | 0.69% | 37°31′15″N 97°52′19″W﻿ / ﻿37.52083°N 97.87194°W﻿ / 37.52083; -97.87194
Belmont | 05675 |  | 92 | 1 (3) | 95 (37) | 0 (0) | 0.05% | 37°30′48″N 98°11′51″W﻿ / ﻿37.51333°N 98.19750°W﻿ / 37.51333; -98.19750
Bennett | 06050 |  | 705 | 7 (19) | 95 (36) | 0 (0) | 0% | 37°26′58″N 97°50′54″W﻿ / ﻿37.44944°N 97.84833°W﻿ / 37.44944; -97.84833
Canton | 10450 |  | 118 | 1 (3) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.04% | 37°24′27″N 97°58′47″W﻿ / ﻿37.40750°N 97.97972°W﻿ / 37.40750; -97.97972
Chikaskia | 13125 |  | 140 | 1 (4) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.01% | 37°26′25″N 98°10′56″W﻿ / ﻿37.44028°N 98.18222°W﻿ / 37.44028; -98.18222
Dale | 16925 |  | 203 | 2 (6) | 91 (35) | 1 (0) | 0.84% | 37°36′45″N 97°57′52″W﻿ / ﻿37.61250°N 97.96444°W﻿ / 37.61250; -97.96444
Dresden | 18650 |  | 385 | 4 (11) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.21% | 37°40′8″N 98°25′25″W﻿ / ﻿37.66889°N 98.42361°W﻿ / 37.66889; -98.42361
Eagle | 19225 |  | 154 | 2 (4) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.12% | 37°31′3″N 97°58′21″W﻿ / ﻿37.51750°N 97.97250°W﻿ / 37.51750; -97.97250
Eureka | 21850 |  | 123 | 1 (3) | 93 (36) | 1 (0) | 0.67% | 37°40′58″N 98°17′39″W﻿ / ﻿37.68278°N 98.29417°W﻿ / 37.68278; -98.29417
Evan | 22000 |  | 516 | 6 (15) | 91 (35) | 3 (1) | 3.50% | 37°41′59″N 97°51′12″W﻿ / ﻿37.69972°N 97.85333°W﻿ / 37.69972; -97.85333
Galesburg | 25125 |  | 254 | 3 (7) | 92 (35) | 0 (0) | 0.26% | 37°41′29″N 97°58′7″W﻿ / ﻿37.69139°N 97.96861°W﻿ / 37.69139; -97.96861
Hoosier | 33050 |  | 162 | 2 (4) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.02% | 37°41′7″N 98°11′43″W﻿ / ﻿37.68528°N 98.19528°W﻿ / 37.68528; -98.19528
Kingman | 36975 |  | 124 | 1 (3) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.02% | 37°31′19″N 98°24′4″W﻿ / ﻿37.52194°N 98.40111°W﻿ / 37.52194; -98.40111
Liberty | 40150 |  | 178 | 2 (5) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.05% | 37°25′52″N 98°25′25″W﻿ / ﻿37.43111°N 98.42361°W﻿ / 37.43111; -98.42361
Ninnescah | 50650 |  | 313 | 2 (5) | 180 (69) | 1 (0) | 0.71% | 37°36′31″N 98°7′20″W﻿ / ﻿37.60861°N 98.12222°W﻿ / 37.60861; -98.12222
Peters | 55550 |  | 201 | 2 (6) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.02% | 37°30′48″N 98°18′28″W﻿ / ﻿37.51333°N 98.30778°W﻿ / 37.51333; -98.30778
Richland | 59400 |  | 100 | 1 (3) | 95 (37) | 0 (0) | 0.18% | 37°31′35″N 98°5′2″W﻿ / ﻿37.52639°N 98.08389°W﻿ / 37.52639; -98.08389
Rochester | 60375 |  | 210 | 2 (6) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.09% | 37°26′8″N 98°17′33″W﻿ / ﻿37.43556°N 98.29250°W﻿ / 37.43556; -98.29250
Rural | 61725 |  | 359 | 4 (10) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.03% | 37°37′29″N 98°25′11″W﻿ / ﻿37.62472°N 98.41972°W﻿ / 37.62472; -98.41972
Union | 72175 |  | 88 | 1 (2) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.25% | 37°36′32″N 98°18′43″W﻿ / ﻿37.60889°N 98.31194°W﻿ / 37.60889; -98.31194
Valley | 72850 |  | 102 | 1 (3) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.15% | 37°26′13″N 98°4′8″W﻿ / ﻿37.43694°N 98.06889°W﻿ / 37.43694; -98.06889
Vinita | 73975 |  | 249 | 3 (7) | 91 (35) | 1 (0) | 0.67% | 37°36′32″N 97°51′44″W﻿ / ﻿37.60889°N 97.86222°W﻿ / 37.60889; -97.86222
White | 77775 |  | 401 | 5 (12) | 87 (34) | 0 (0) | 0% | 37°41′30″N 98°4′49″W﻿ / ﻿37.69167°N 98.08028°W﻿ / 37.69167; -98.08028

## See also

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* Kansas portal

* National Register of Historic Places listings in Kingman County, Kansas

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

## References

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1. ^ a b c "QuickFacts; Kingman County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
2. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
3. ^ Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. pp. 215.
4. ^ "Samuel Austin Kingman". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
6. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
7. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
8. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
9. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
10. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
11. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
12. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
13. ^ "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 26, 2007.
14. ^ a b "General Highway Map of Kingman County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). November 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 6, 2024.

## Further reading

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

* Standard Atlas of Kingman County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 74 pages; 1921.
* Plat Book of Kingman County, Kansas; Northwest Publishing Co; 45 pages; 1903.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kingman County, Kansas.

County

* Kingman County - Official
* Kingman County - Directory of Public Officials
* Kingman County - Economic Development Council

Maps

* Kingman County Maps: Current Archived January 19, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, Historic Archived July 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, KDOT
* Kansas Highway Maps: Current Archived May 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Historic Archived December 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, KDOT
* Kansas Railroad Maps: Current Archived May 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

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County seat: Kingman

Cities|

* Cunningham
* Kingman
* Nashville
* Norwich
* Penalosa
* Spivey
* Zenda

Map of Kansas highlighting Kingman County

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* Murdock

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* Adams
* Belmont
* Calista
* Cleveland
* Mount Vernon
* Rago
* Skellyville
* St. Leo
* Varner
* Waterloo
* Willowdale

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* Belmont
* Bennett
* Canton
* Chikaskia
* Dale
* Dresden
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* Galesburg
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* Kingman
* Liberty
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* Peters
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