Clark County, Kansas
Clark County | |
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Stockgrowers State BankinAshland(2016) | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state ofKansas | |
![]() Kansas's location within theU.S. | |
Coordinates:37°14′N99°50′W/ 37.233°N 99.833°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Founded | February 26, 1867 |
Named for | Charles F. Clarke |
Seat | Ashland |
Largest city | Ashland |
Area | |
• Total | 977 sq mi (2,530 km2) |
• Land | 975 sq mi (2,530 km2) |
• Water | 2.6 sq mi (7 km2) 0.3% |
Population | |
• Total | 1,991 |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 1,977![]() |
• Density | 2.0/sq mi (0.8/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6(Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5(CDT) |
Area code | 620 |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | ClarkCountyKS |
Clark Countyis acountylocated in theU.S. stateofKansas.Itscounty seatand most populous city isAshland.[3]As of the2020 census,the county population was 1,991.[1]The county was named after Charles Clarke.
History
[edit]Formillennia,theGreat PlainsofNorth Americawere inhabited bynomadicNative Americans.
In 1854, theKansas Territorywas organized, then in 1861Kansasbecame the 34thU.S. state.
In 1867,Clark Countywas established.
Geography
[edit]According to theUnited States Census Bureau,the county has a total area of 977 square miles (2,530 km2), of which 975 square miles (2,530 km2) is land and 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2) (%) is water.[4]
Adjacent counties
[edit]- Ford County(north)
- Kiowa County(northeast)
- Comanche County(east)
- Harper County,Oklahoma(southeast)
- Beaver County,Oklahoma(southwest)
- Meade County(west)
Major highways
[edit]Sources: National Atlas,[5]U.S. Census Bureau[6]
Demographics
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Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 163 | — | |
1890 | 2,357 | 1,346.0% | |
1900 | 1,701 | −27.8% | |
1910 | 4,093 | 140.6% | |
1920 | 4,989 | 21.9% | |
1930 | 4,796 | −3.9% | |
1940 | 4,081 | −14.9% | |
1950 | 3,946 | −3.3% | |
1960 | 3,396 | −13.9% | |
1970 | 2,896 | −14.7% | |
1980 | 2,599 | −10.3% | |
1990 | 2,418 | −7.0% | |
2000 | 2,390 | −1.2% | |
2010 | 2,215 | −7.3% | |
2020 | 1,991 | −10.1% | |
2023 (est.) | 1,847 | [7] | −7.2% |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1790-1960[9]1900-1990[10] 1990-2000[11]2010-2020[1] |
As of thecensusof 2000, there were 2,390 people, 979 households, and 676 families residing in the county. Thepopulation densitywas 2 people per square mile (0.77 people/km2). There were 1,111 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0.39/km2). Theracial makeupof the county was 95.77%White,0.25%BlackorAfrican American,1.13%Native American,0.08%Asian,1.88% from other races, and 0.88% fromtwo or more races.HispanicorLatinoof any race were 4.02% of the population.
There were 979households,out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.30% weremarried couplesliving together, 6.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 29.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.60% under the age of 18, 4.90% from 18 to 24, 23.10% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 21.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.50 males.
Themedian income for a householdin the county was $33,857, and the median income for a family was $40,521. Males had a median income of $27,321 versus $20,833 for females. Theper capita incomefor the county was $17,795. About 11.30% of families and 12.70% of the population were below thepoverty line,including 18.00% of those under age 18 and 10.20% of those age 65 or over.
Government
[edit]Presidential elections
[edit]Prior to 1944, Clark County was a swing county, backing the national winner in every presidential election from 1900 to 1940. From 1944 on, it has become a Republican stronghold in presidential elections aside from 1964 whenLyndon B. Johnsonwon the county as part of a nationwide landslide victory.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 904 | 84.72% | 143 | 13.40% | 20 | 1.87% |
2016 | 825 | 81.52% | 120 | 11.86% | 67 | 6.62% |
2012 | 805 | 79.15% | 174 | 17.11% | 38 | 3.74% |
2008 | 897 | 77.39% | 245 | 21.14% | 17 | 1.47% |
2004 | 1,014 | 78.54% | 257 | 19.91% | 20 | 1.55% |
2000 | 926 | 73.43% | 292 | 23.16% | 43 | 3.41% |
1996 | 855 | 65.02% | 334 | 25.40% | 126 | 9.58% |
1992 | 676 | 51.49% | 293 | 22.32% | 344 | 26.20% |
1988 | 876 | 66.62% | 409 | 31.10% | 30 | 2.28% |
1984 | 1,075 | 75.39% | 324 | 22.72% | 27 | 1.89% |
1980 | 901 | 63.59% | 430 | 30.35% | 86 | 6.07% |
1976 | 761 | 51.80% | 680 | 46.29% | 28 | 1.91% |
1972 | 1,142 | 76.03% | 311 | 20.71% | 49 | 3.26% |
1968 | 920 | 58.26% | 446 | 28.25% | 213 | 13.49% |
1964 | 777 | 46.67% | 881 | 52.91% | 7 | 0.42% |
1960 | 1,286 | 70.27% | 538 | 29.40% | 6 | 0.33% |
1956 | 1,243 | 69.83% | 529 | 29.72% | 8 | 0.45% |
1952 | 1,410 | 73.28% | 479 | 24.90% | 35 | 1.82% |
1948 | 999 | 55.29% | 777 | 43.00% | 31 | 1.72% |
1944 | 950 | 55.69% | 741 | 43.43% | 15 | 0.88% |
1940 | 1,072 | 49.47% | 1,079 | 49.79% | 16 | 0.74% |
1936 | 899 | 38.13% | 1,457 | 61.79% | 2 | 0.08% |
1932 | 938 | 44.54% | 1,152 | 54.70% | 16 | 0.76% |
1928 | 1,383 | 76.41% | 419 | 23.15% | 8 | 0.44% |
1924 | 969 | 59.16% | 410 | 25.03% | 259 | 15.81% |
1920 | 923 | 57.98% | 610 | 38.32% | 59 | 3.71% |
1916 | 653 | 34.39% | 1,102 | 58.03% | 144 | 7.58% |
1912 | 162 | 14.54% | 485 | 43.54% | 467 | 41.92% |
1908 | 386 | 49.87% | 350 | 45.22% | 38 | 4.91% |
1904 | 246 | 60.74% | 131 | 32.35% | 28 | 6.91% |
1900 | 201 | 49.14% | 199 | 48.66% | 9 | 2.20% |
1896 | 182 | 48.66% | 191 | 51.07% | 1 | 0.27% |
1892 | 226 | 42.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 307 | 57.60% |
1888 | 473 | 51.30% | 349 | 37.85% | 100 | 10.85% |
Laws
[edit]TheKansas Constitutionwas amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters, either with or without a minimum of 30% of sales coming from food. Clark County is one of 35 counties in the state that allows for the sale of liquor by the drink without the minimum food sales stipulation.[13]
Education
[edit]Unified school districts
[edit]Communities
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List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Clark County.[14]
Cities
[edit]Unincorporated communities
[edit]- Acres
- Letitia
- Sitka
Ghost towns
[edit]- Appleton
- Cash City[15]
- Le xing ton
- Vanham
Townships
[edit]Clark County is divided into sixtownships.None of the cities within the county are consideredgovernmentally independent,and all figures for the townships include those of the cities. 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.
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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Appleton | 02100 | Minneola | 921 | 1 (4) | 630 (243) | 2 (1) | 0.29% | 37°23′28″N99°55′57″W/ 37.39111°N 99.93250°W |
Center | 11600 | Ashland | 1,097 | 2 (5) | 528 (204) | 2 (1) | 0.31% | 37°10′15″N99°47′52″W/ 37.17083°N 99.79778°W |
Englewood | 21375 | Englewood | 171 | 0 (1) | 536 (207) | 0 (0) | 0.07% | 37°6′5″N99°59′7″W/ 37.10139°N 99.98528°W |
Le xing ton | 39775 | 83 | 0 (1) | 232 (90) | 0 (0) | 0.21% | 37°19′20″N99°38′41″W/ 37.32222°N 99.64472°W | |
Liberty | 39900 | 32 | 0 (1) | 155 (60) | 0 (0) | 0.05% | 37°25′6″N99°39′18″W/ 37.41833°N 99.65500°W | |
Sitka | 65725 | 86 | 0 (1) | 444 (171) | 2 (1) | 0.48% | 37°8′13″N99°38′28″W/ 37.13694°N 99.64111°W | |
Sources:"Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files".U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. Archived fromthe originalon August 2, 2002. |
See also
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Clark_County%2C_Kansas.jpg/250px-Clark_County%2C_Kansas.jpg)
- 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
[edit]- ^abc"QuickFacts; Clark County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010".United States Census Bureau.Archivedfrom the original on August 15, 2021.RetrievedAugust 15,2021.
- ^"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021".RetrievedOctober 23,2022.
- ^"Find a County".National Association of Counties. Archived fromthe originalon May 31, 2011.RetrievedJune 7,2011.
- ^"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990".United States Census Bureau.February 12, 2011.RetrievedApril 23,2011.
- ^National AtlasArchivedDecember 5, 2008, at theWayback Machine
- ^U.S. Census Bureau TIGER shape files
- ^"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedApril 3,2024.
- ^"U.S. Decennial Census".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedJuly 22,2014.
- ^"Historical Census Browser".University of Virginia Library. Archived fromthe originalon August 11, 2012.RetrievedJuly 22,2014.
- ^"Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedJuly 22,2014.
- ^"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.RetrievedJuly 22,2014.
- ^"Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- ^"Map of Wet and Dry Counties"(PDF).Kansas Department of RevenueAlcoholic Beverage Control. December 30, 2019.Archived(PDF)from the original on November 4, 2020.RetrievedNovember 4,2020.
- ^ab"General Highway Map of Clark County, Kansas"(PDF).Kansas Department of Transportation(KDOT). July 2009.Archived(PDF)from the original on December 23, 2023.
- ^Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912).Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc.Standard Publishing Company. pp.298.
Further reading
[edit]- Plat Book of Clark County, Kansas;Dick Mackey; 37 pages; 1909.
External links
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