Editing Anderson County, Kansas

{{short description|County in Kansas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
|county               = Anderson County
|state                = Kansas
|type                 = [[County (United States)|County]]
|ex image             = Anderson County Courthouse, Kansas 10-10-2016.jpg
|ex image cap         = Anderson County Courthouse in [[Garnett, Kansas|Garnett]] (2016)
|logo                 = AndersonCountyKSlogo.jpg
|founded              = August 25, 1855
|named for            = [[Joseph C. Anderson]]
|seat wl              = Garnett
|largest city wl      = Garnett
|area_total_sq_mi     = 584
|area_land_sq_mi      = 580
|area_water_sq_mi     = 7.1
|area percentage      = 0.7%
|population_footnotes = <ref name="QF"/>
|population_as_of     = 2020
|population_total     = 7836
|pop_est_footnotes    =
|pop_est_as_of        = 1023
|population_est       = 7838 {{gain}}
|density_sq_mi        = auto
|area codes           = [[Area code 785|785]]
|district             = 3rd
|time zone            = Central
|website              = {{URL|http://www.andersoncountyks.org/|AndersonCountyKS.org}}
|coordinates          = {{coord|38|12|N|95|17|W|region:US-KS_type:adm2nd_source:GNIS|display=title}}
}}

'''Anderson County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in [[East-Central Kansas|East Central]] [[Kansas]], in the [[Central United States]]. Its [[county seat]] and most populous city is [[Garnett, Kansas|Garnett]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the county population was 7,836.<ref name="QF">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts; Anderson County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/andersoncountykansas/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815035659/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/andersoncountykansas/POP010220 |archive-date=August 15, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>  The county was named for [[Joseph C. Anderson]], a Kansas territorial legislator and border ruffian during the "[[Bleeding Kansas]]" era.

==History==
{{See also|History of Kansas}}
In 1854, the [[Kansas Territory]] was organized, and in 1855, Anderson County was established as one of the original 33 counties of the Kansas Territory, named for territorial legislator [[Joseph C. Anderson]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Blackmar |first=Frank Wilson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N1B80AEACAAJ&dq=a+cyclopedia+of+kansas+history+blackmar+volume+1&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwissabDlYCKAxUXJEQIHfSjN3UQ6AF6BAgFEAE |title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. ... with a Supplementary Volume Devoted to Selected Personal History and Reminiscence |date=1912 |publisher=Standard Publishing Company |language=en}}</ref> The initial settlement began in 1854 with individuals such as Valentine Gerth and Francis Meyer staking claims near what would become [[Greeley, Kansas|Greeley]]. The settlers discovered fields previously worked by the Potawatomi, who had been relocated there in 1833.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Cutler |first=William G. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xlAMAQAAMAAJ&q=history+of+the+state+of+kansas+cutler&dq=history+of+the+state+of+kansas+cutler&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiK_ZSbloCKAxV-lu4BHRB1CzYQ6AF6BAgEEAI |title=History of the State of Kansas, Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State ...: Also, a Supplementary History and Description of Its Counties, Cities, Towns, and Villages ... |last2=Andreas |first2=Alfred Theodore |date=1883 |publisher=A.T. Andreas |isbn=978-0-598-27697-1 |language=en}}</ref> The early years were fraught with conflict during "[[Bleeding Kansas]]," with Anderson County men engaging in battles such as that at [[Battle of Osawatomie|Osawatomie]], where the clash over slavery was intense.<ref name=":1" />

The county's administrative center was initially established at Shannon, but disputes over the location of the county seat resulted in its move to Garnett in 1859, where it has remained.<ref name=":0" /> The agrarian economy suffered from natural disasters, including the severe drought of 1860, which left the county in distress.<ref name=":1" /> Subsequent years brought the infamous grasshopper plagues of 1874-1875, which devastated crops, yet the resolve of the settlers saw them through these hardships. The introduction of wheat farming helped stabilize the region.<ref name=":1" />

In 1861 [[Kansas]] became the 34th [[U.S. state]]. The [[American Civil War|Civil War]] period saw Anderson County's men volunteer for Union forces, with the war also temporarily halting the cattle drives from [[Texas]] that had introduced Spanish fever to the local cattle. Post-war, the county experienced a resurgence in agricultural development, with the arrival of the railroad playing a crucial role in economic growth by opening up markets. As Anderson County moved towards the 20th century, its economy was based on farming, with some coal mining activities due to local deposits. The onset of [[World War I]] saw the community rallying to support the war effort, with many local men enlisting for service overseas. This era marked the beginning of a transition period, where traditional farming practices would soon give way to technological advancements in agriculture.

In 1884, the first photograph of a [[tornado]] was taken in Anderson County.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mymodernmet.com/first-photograph-photography-history/|title=18 Famous First Photographs in History: From the Oldest Photo Ever to the World's First Instagram|date=September 30, 2019}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|584|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|580|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|4.1|sqmi}} (0.7%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Franklin County, Kansas|Franklin County]] (north)
* [[Miami County, Kansas|Miami County]] (northeast)
* [[Linn County, Kansas|Linn County]] (east)
* [[Bourbon County, Kansas|Bourbon County]] (southeast)
* [[Allen County, Kansas|Allen County]] (south)
* [[Woodson County, Kansas|Woodson County]] (southwest)
* [[Coffey County, Kansas|Coffey County]] (west)

===Major highways===
Sources: National Atlas,<ref>[http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ National Atlas] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205020547/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ |date=December 5, 2008 }}</ref> U.S. Census Bureau<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger |title=U.S. Census Bureau TIGER shape files |access-date=December 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523020601/https://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/ |archive-date=May 23, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[U.S. Route 59 in Kansas|U.S. Route 59]]
* [[U.S. Route 169 in Kansas|U.S. Route 169]]
* [[K-31 (Kansas highway)|Kansas Highway 31]]
* [[K-52 (Kansas highway)|Kansas Highway 52]]
* [[K-58 (Kansas highway)|Kansas Highway 58]]

==Demographics==
[[Image:USA Anderson County, Kansas age pyramid.svg|thumb|175px|left|[[Population pyramid]] based on 2000 census age data]]
{{US Census population
|1860= 2400
|1870= 5220
|1880= 9057
|1890= 14203
|1900= 13938
|1910= 13829
|1920= 12986
|1930= 13355
|1940= 11658
|1950= 10267
|1960= 9035
|1970= 8501
|1980= 8749
|1990= 7803
|2000= 8110
|2010= 8102
|2020= 7836
|estyear=2023
|estimate=7838
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 3, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 21, 2014 }}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 21, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ks190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 21, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 21, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 8,110 people, 3,221 households, and 2,264 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|14|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 3,596 housing units at an average density of {{convert|6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 97.41% [[White American|White]], 0.32% [[Black American|Black]] or [[African American]], 0.74% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.22% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander American|Pacific Islander]], 0.33% from other races, and 0.95% from [[Multiracial|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] of any race were 1.09% of the population. 35.0% were of [[Germans|German]], 20.4% [[United States|American]], 10.4% [[English people|English]] and 9.9% [[Irish people|Irish]] ancestry.

There were 3,221 [[household]]s, out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.90% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 26.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.20% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 20.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.

The [[Median household income|median income for a household]] in the county was $33,244, and the median income for a family was $39,101. Males had a median income of $30,102 versus $20,705 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,458. About 10.60% of families and 12.80% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.30% of those under age 18 and 11.00% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
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{{PresRow|1988|Republican|1,781|1,466|36|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,462|1,155|50|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|2,363|1,170|240|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,872|1,886|86|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,718|1,035|83|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|2,168|1,242|404|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,692|2,058|30|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|2,665|1,589|20|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|3,080|1,369|14|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|3,672|1,333|13|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|2,787|2,071|44|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|3,060|1,649|7|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|3,886|2,114|33|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|3,452|2,767|99|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,408|3,580|88|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|3,562|1,874|49|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|3,101|1,421|563|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|3,068|1,708|108|Kansas}}
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{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|1,780|1,890|72|Kansas}}
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Anderson County has, in common with other rural areas of Kansas, voted predominantly Republican in presidential elections, with the last Democratic candidate to carry the [[1964 United States presidential election in Kansas|county]] being [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] in [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]].

===Laws===
Following amendment to the [[Kansas Constitution]] in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or [[dry county|"dry"]], county until 1996, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30 percent food sales requirement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcwetdrymap.htm |title=Map of Wet and Dry Counties |publisher=Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue |date=November 2004 |access-date=January 21, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008013617/http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcwetdrymap.htm |archive-date=October 8, 2007 }}</ref>

==Education==

===Unified school districts===
* [[Garnett USD 365]]
* [https://www.usd479.org/ Crest USD 479]

==Communities==
[[File:Map of Anderson Co, Ks, USA.png|thumb|300px|right|2005 map of Anderson County<ref name="County-Map-Current"/> ([[:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png|map legend]])]]
List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Anderson County.<ref name="County-Map-Current">{{cite web |title=General Highway Map of Anderson County, Kansas |url=https://www.ksdot.gov/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/anderson.PDF |publisher=[[Kansas Department of Transportation]] (KDOT) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404172215/https://www.ksdot.gov/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/anderson.PDF |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |date=September 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Cities===
{{div col}}
* [[Colony, Kansas|Colony]]
* [[Garnett, Kansas|Garnett]] (county seat)
* [[Greeley, Kansas|Greeley]]
* [[Kincaid, Kansas|Kincaid]]
* [[Lone Elm, Kansas|Lone Elm]]
* [[Westphalia, Kansas|Westphalia]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
† means a community is designated a [[Census-designated place|Census-Designated Place]] (CDP) by the [[United States Census Bureau]].
{{div col}}
* [[Bush City, Kansas|Bush City]]
* [[Glenlock, Kansas|Glenlock]]
* [[Harris, Kansas|Harris]]†
* [[Mont Ida, Kansas|Mont Ida]]†
* [[Scipio, Kansas|Scipio]]
* [[Selma, Kansas|Selma]]
* [[Welda, Kansas|Welda]]†
{{div col end}}

===Ghost towns===
* [[Hyattville, Kansas|Hyattville]]

===Townships===
Anderson County is divided into fourteen [[Civil township|townships]]. The city of [[Garnett, Kansas|Garnett]] 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.

{| class="toccolours" border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%;"
|- style="background:#ccccff"
! Township !! [[FIPS place code|FIPS]] !! Population<br/>center
! Population !! Population<br/>density<br/><small>/km<sup>2</sup> (/sq&nbsp;mi)</small>
! Land area<br/><small>km<sup>2</sup> (sq&nbsp;mi)</small> !! Water area<br/><small>km<sup>2</sup> (sq&nbsp;mi)</small> !! Water %
! Geographic coordinates
|- 
| [[Indian Creek Township, Anderson County, Kansas|Indian Creek]] || 34050 ||  || 132 || 1 (3) || 125 (48) || 0 (0) || 0.07% || {{coord|38|5|21|N|95|27|33|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Jackson Township, Anderson County, Kansas|Jackson]] || 34725 ||  || 453 || 5 (13) || 88 (34) || 0 (0) || 0.06% || {{coord|38|17|44|N|95|17|48|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Lincoln Township, Anderson County, Kansas|Lincoln]] || 40475 ||  || 208 || 2 (4) || 128 (49) || 0 (0) || 0.22% || {{coord|38|12|42|N|95|8|42|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Lone Elm Township, Anderson County, Kansas|Lone Elm]] || 42450 ||  || 239 || 2 (5) || 120 (46) || 0 (0) || 0.21% || {{coord|38|4|56|N|95|14|30|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Monroe Township, Anderson County, Kansas|Monroe]] || 47725 ||  || 349 || 5 (12) || 74 (29) || 0 (0) || 0.11% || {{coord|38|17|44|N|95|12|54|W|}} 
|- 
| [[North Rich Township, Anderson County, Kansas|North Rich]] || 51325 ||  || 112 || 2 (5) || 62 (24) || 0 (0) || 0.06% || {{coord|38|8|10|N|95|7|24|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Ozark Township, Anderson County, Kansas|Ozark]] || 53900 || [[Colony, Kansas|Colony]] || 565 || 6 (16) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.07% || {{coord|38|4|24|N|95|21|37|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Putnam Township, Anderson County, Kansas|Putnam]] || 58000 ||  || 284 || 3 (8) || 87 (34) || 0 (0) || 0.11% || {{coord|38|21|41|N|95|16|4|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Reeder Township, Anderson County, Kansas|Reeder]] || 58825 ||  || 427 || 2 (6) || 187 (72) || 1 (0) || 0.44% || {{coord|38|19|14|N|95|26|6|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Rich Township, Anderson County, Kansas|Rich]] || 59175 || [[Kincaid, Kansas|Kincaid]] || 346 || 4 (11) || 78 (30) || 0 (0) || 0.21% || {{coord|38|4|48|N|95|8|58|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Walker Township, Anderson County, Kansas|Walker]] || 74650 || [[Greeley, Kansas|Greeley]] || 668 || 6 (15) || 117 (45) || 0 (0) || 0.38% || {{coord|38|21|4|N|95|6|47|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Washington Township, Anderson County, Kansas|Washington]] || 75500 ||  || 268 || 3 (7) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.19% || {{coord|38|13|47|N|95|17|5|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Welda Township, Anderson County, Kansas|Welda]] || 76450 ||  || 301 || 3 (7) || 116 (45) || 0 (0) || 0.22% || {{coord|38|9|44|N|95|19|17|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Westphalia Township, Anderson County, Kansas|Westphalia]] || 77275 || [[Westphalia, Kansas|Westphalia]] || 390 || 3 (8) || 134 (52) || 1 (0) || 0.38% || {{coord|38|11|56|N|95|27|46|W|}} 
|-
|colspan=9|Sources: {{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020802223743/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 2, 2002 |title=Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division }}
|}

[[File:St. Boniface Catholic Church.JPG|thumb|St. Boniface Catholic Church in Scipio.]]

==Media==
Anderson County Review is a weekly newspaper.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hanna|first=John|date=July 5, 2020|title=Newspaper Owner: Sorry for Equating Mask Rule to Holocaust|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2020-07-05/kansas-paper-owner-apologizes-for-tying-mask-rule-holocaust|access-date=July 6, 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
{{See also Kansas counties}}
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Anderson County, Kansas]]
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
{{Kansas books}}
* [https://archive.org/details/andersonKS1977 ''Soil Survey of Anderson County, Kansas'']; U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service; 114 pages; 1977.
* [https://www.kansasmemory.gov/item/209374/ ''Plat Book of Anderson County, Kansas'']; Northwest Publishing Company; 41 pages; 1901.
* [https://archive.org/details/historyofanderso00john/ ''The History of Anderson County, Kansas, From its First Settlement to the Fourth of July 1876'']; W.A. Johnson; Kauffman & Iler; 289 pages; 1877.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Anderson County, Kansas}}
;County
* {{Official website|http://www.andersoncountyks.org/|Anderson County - Official}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260402 Anderson County - Directory of Public Officials]
* [http://www.andersoncountyks.net/ Anderson County - Development Agency]
;Historical
* [http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_counties/view/county:AN Anderson County - History], Kansas State Historical Society
* [http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/212439 Poster from Ninth Annual Anderson County Fair from September 25-28, 1891]
;Maps
* Anderson County Maps: [http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/anderson.PDF Current], [http://www.ksdot.org/bureaus/burtransplan/maps/PastPublishedCounty.asp Historic], KDOT
* Kansas Highway Maps: [http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/MapsState.asp Current], [http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps.asp Historic], KDOT
* Kansas Railroad Maps: [http://www.ksdot.org/BurTransPlan/maps/RRStateMap.asp Current], [http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227379 1996], [http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227380 1915], KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Anderson County, Kansas
|North     = [[Franklin County, Kansas|Franklin County]]
|Northeast = [[Miami County, Kansas|Miami County]]
|East      = [[Linn County, Kansas|Linn County]]
|Southeast = [[Bourbon County, Kansas|Bourbon County]]
|South     = [[Allen County, Kansas|Allen County]]
|Southwest = [[Woodson County, Kansas|Woodson County]]
|West      = [[Coffey County, Kansas|Coffey County]]
|Northwest = [[Coffey County, Kansas|Coffey County]]
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