Editing Barton County, Kansas

{{short description|County in Kansas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county|
|county             = Barton County
|state              = Kansas
|type               = [[County (United States)|County]]
|ex image           = Barton county courthouse kansas.jpg
|ex image cap       = Barton County Courthouse in Great Bend (1979)
|founded            = February 26, 1867
|named for          = [[Clara Barton]]
|seat wl            = Great Bend
|largest city wl    = Great Bend
|area_total_sq_mi   = 901
|area_land_sq_mi    = 895
|area_water_sq_mi   = 5.2
|area percentage    = 0.6%
|population_footnotes = <ref name="QF"/>
|population_as_of   = 2020
|population_total   = 25493
|pop_est_as_of      = 2023
|population_est     = 24899 {{loss}}
|density_sq_mi      = auto
|area codes         = [[Area code 620|620]]
|district           = 1st
|time zone          = Central
|website            = {{URL|https://www.bartoncounty.org/|BartonCounty.org}}
|coordinates        = {{coord|38|28|N|98|46|W|region:US-KS_type:adm2nd_source:GNIS|display=title}}
}}

'''Barton County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Kansas]].  Its [[county seat]] and most populous city is [[Great Bend, Kansas|Great Bend]].<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/20110302041221/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=March 2, 2011 }}</ref>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the county population was 25,493.<ref name="QF">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts; Barton County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bartoncountykansas/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815052855/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bartoncountykansas/POP010220 |archive-date=August 15, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>  The county is named in honor of [[Clara Barton]], responsible for the founding of the [[American Red Cross]], and the only county in Kansas to be named for a woman.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_o8X5krq3fP8C | title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Blackmar, Frank Wilson | year=1912 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_o8X5krq3fP8C/page/n149 153]}}</ref>

==History==

===Early history===
{{See also|History of Kansas}}
For many [[millennia]], the [[Great Plains]] of [[North America]] was inhabited by [[nomadic]] [[Native Americans in the United States|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 (1762)|Treaty of Fontainebleau]].

===19th century===
[[File:Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918 Barton County.png|thumb|left|1915 Railroad Map of Barton County]]
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 [[History of Kansas|modern day Kansas]] was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile [[Louisiana Purchase]] for 2.83 [[Penny (United States coin)|cents]] per [[acre]].

In 1854, the [[Kansas Territory]] was organized, then in 1861 [[Kansas]] became the 34th [[U.S. state]]. In 1867, Barton County was established and named for [[Clara Barton]]. It is the only Kansas county named for a woman.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LdD5adyrRFEC&pg=PA26 | title=Kansas Trivia | publisher=Thomas Nelson Inc. | author=Brackman, Barbara | year=1997 | pages=26| isbn=9781418553814 }}</ref>

In 1878, [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] and parties from [[Marion County, Kansas|Marion]] and [[McPherson County, Kansas|McPherson counties]] chartered the [[Marion and McPherson Railway Company]].<ref name="MarionCountyBook">''Marion County Kansas : Past and Present''; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House; [[LCCN]] 72-92041; 344 pages; 1972.</ref>  In 1879, a branch line was built from [[Florence, Kansas|Florence]] to [[McPherson, Kansas|McPherson]]; in 1880 it was extended to [[Lyons, Kansas|Lyons]] and in 1881  was extended to [[Ellinwood, Kansas|Ellinwood]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZIwpAAAAYAAJ Fourth Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners for the Year Ending December 1, 1886 in State of Kansas; Kansas Publishing House; 1886.]</ref>  The line was leased and operated by the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]]. The line from Florence to [[Marion, Kansas|Marion]] was abandoned in 1968.<ref name="Abandon Railway 1968">[http://www.abandonedrails.com/Marion_to_Florence Railway Abandonment 1968]</ref>  In 1992, the line from Marion to McPherson was sold to [[Central Kansas Railway]]. In 1993, after heavy flood damage, the line from Marion to McPherson was abandoned. The original branch line connected Florence, Marion, [[Canada, Kansas|Canada]], [[Hillsboro, Kansas|Hillsboro]], [[Lehigh, Kansas|Lehigh]], [[Canton, Kansas|Canton]], [[Galva, Kansas|Galva]], McPherson, [[Conway, Kansas|Conway]], [[Windom, Kansas|Windom]], [[Little River, Kansas|Little River]], [[Mitchell, Kansas|Mitchell]], Lyons, [[Chase, Kansas|Chase]] and Ellinwood.

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===21st century===
In 2001, an [[Tornadoes of 2001|F4 tornado]] hit [[Hoisington, Kansas|Hoisington]] during Hoisington High School's prom.

==Geography==
Barton County was drawn in the shape of a {{convert|30|by|30|mi|adj=on}} square.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofstateof00andr|year=1883|publisher=A. T. Andreas|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofstateof00andr/page/762 762]}}</ref> According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|901|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|895|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5.2|sqmi}} (0.6%) 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> The geographic center of [[Kansas]] is located in Barton County.

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Ellis County, Kansas|Ellis County]] (northwest)
*[[Russell County, Kansas|Russell County]] (north)
*[[Ellsworth County, Kansas|Ellsworth County]] (northeast)
*[[Rice County, Kansas|Rice County]] (southeast)
*[[Stafford County, Kansas|Stafford County]] (south)
*[[Pawnee County, Kansas|Pawnee County]] (southwest)
*[[Rush County, Kansas|Rush 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 6, 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 56 in Kansas|U.S. Route 56]]
* [[U.S. Route 281 in Kansas|U.S. Route 281]]
* [[K-4 (Kansas highway)|Kansas Highway 4]]
* [[K-96 (Kansas highway)|Kansas Highway 96]]
* [[K-156 (Kansas highway)|Kansas Highway 156]]

==Demographics==
[[Image:USA Barton County, Kansas age pyramid.svg|thumb|175px|left|[[Population pyramid]] based on 2000 census age data]]
{{US Census population
|1880= 10318
|1890= 13172
|1900= 13784
|1910= 17876
|1920= 18422
|1930= 19776
|1940= 25010
|1950= 29909
|1960= 32368
|1970= 30663
|1980= 31343
|1990= 29382
|2000= 28205
|2010= 27674
|2020= 25493
|estyear=2023
|estimate=24899
|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"/>
}}
The Great Bend [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]] includes all of Barton County.

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 28,205 people, 11,393 households, and 7,530 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|32|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 12,888 housing units at an average density of {{convert|14|/mi2|/km2|}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 92.98% [[White American|White]], 1.15% [[Black American|Black]] or [[African American]], 0.51% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander American|Pacific Islander]], 3.51% from other races, and 1.60% from [[Multiracial|two or more races]].  [[Hispanic]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] of any race were 8.31% of the population.

There were 11,393 [[household]]s, out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.90% were non-families. 30.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.00% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 25.10% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.10 males.

The [[Median household income|median income for a household]] in the county was $32,176, and the median income for a family was $39,929. Males had a median income of $28,803 versus $20,428 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,695. About 9.90% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.00% of those under age 18 and 10.90% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==

===Presidential elections===
Prior to 1940, Barton County was a Democratic-leaning swing county in presidential elections, being a national bellwether from 1912 to 1936. From 1940 on, it has become a Republican Party stronghold, with the solitary Democratic Party presidential candidate to carry it since then being [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] in his national landslide of 1964.
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{{PresRow|1992|Republican|5,113|3,846|4,623|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|7,741|5,024|310|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|10,232|3,111|195|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|9,147|3,663|1,042|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|7,311|5,497|334|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|8,479|3,481|352|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|6,700|4,464|1,044|Kansas}}
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{{PresRow|1956|Republican|8,644|4,378|41|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|9,380|3,847|92|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|6,191|5,307|102|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|5,547|3,761|37|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|6,011|4,982|50|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|3,534|5,978|5|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,365|4,776|97|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,966|2,777|24|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|4,109|1,605|1,560|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|3,993|1,688|125|Kansas}}
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{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|692|2,069|1,308|Kansas}}
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{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|1,215|1,616|24|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1892|Populist|1,381|0|1,823|Kansas}}
{{PresFoot|1888|Republican|1,353|1,228|171|Kansas}}
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===Laws===
Barton County was a prohibition, or [[dry county|"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% food sales requirement. The food sales requirement was removed with voter approval in 2004.<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 2006 |access-date=December 28, 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==

===Colleges===
* [[Barton Community College]]

===Unified school districts===
The five school districts are part of the special education area of Barton County called Barton County Special Services.
* [[Central Plains USD 112]]
* [https://www.usd355.org/ Ellinwood USD 355]
* [[Great Bend USD 428]]
* [[Hoisington USD 431]]
* [https://www.usd403.org/ Otis-Bison USD 403] ([[Rush County, Kansas|Rush County]])

==Communities==
[[Image:Map of Barton Co, Ks, USA.png|thumb|300px|2005 map of Barton 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 Barton County.<ref name="County-Map-Current">{{cite web |title=General Highway Map of Barton County, Kansas |url=https://www.ksdot.gov/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/barton.PDF |publisher=[[Kansas Department of Transportation]] (KDOT) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719181354/https://www.ksdot.gov/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/barton.PDF |archive-date=July 19, 2023 |date=September 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Cities===
{{div col}}
* [[Albert, Kansas|Albert]]
* [[Claflin, Kansas|Claflin]]
* [[Ellinwood, Kansas|Ellinwood]]
* [[Galatia, Kansas|Galatia]]
* [[Great Bend, Kansas|Great Bend]] (county seat)
* [[Hoisington, Kansas|Hoisington]]
* [[Olmitz, Kansas|Olmitz]]
* [[Pawnee Rock, Kansas|Pawnee Rock]]
* [[Susank, Kansas|Susank]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
‡ means a community has portions in an adjacent county. † means a community is designated a [[Census-designated place|Census-Designated Place]] (CDP) by the [[United States Census Bureau]].
{{div col}}
* [[Beaver, Kansas|Beaver]]†
* [[Boyd, Kansas|Boyd]]
* [[Dubuque, Kansas|Dubuque]]‡
* [[Dundee, Kansas|Dundee]]
* [[Heizer, Kansas|Heizer]]
* [[Hitschmann, Kansas|Hitschmann]]
* [[Odin, Kansas|Odin]]†
* [[Redwing, Kansas|Redwing]]
* [[Stickney, Kansas|Stickney]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
Barton County is divided into twenty-two [[Civil township|townships]]. The cities of [[Ellinwood, Kansas|Ellinwood]], [[Great Bend, Kansas|Great Bend]], and [[Hoisington, Kansas|Hoisington]] are considered ''governmentally independent'' and are 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
|- 
| [[Albion Township, Barton County, Kansas|Albion]] || 00850 ||  || 58 || 1 (2) || 94 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.05% || {{coord|38|33|37|N|98|51|31|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Beaver Township, Barton County, Kansas|Beaver]] || 04975 ||  || 108 || 1 (3) || 95 (37) || 0 (0) || 0.05% || {{coord|38|38|42|N|98|39|18|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Buffalo Township, Barton County, Kansas|Buffalo]] || 09075 ||  || 490 || 6 (14) || 88 (34) || 0 (0) || 0.12% || {{coord|38|24|23|N|98|51|47|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Cheyenne Township, Barton County, Kansas|Cheyenne]] || 13025 ||  || 238 || 1 (4) || 174 (67) || 13 (5) || 6.80% || {{coord|38|31|46|N|98|38|25|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Clarence Township, Barton County, Kansas|Clarence]] || 13475 ||  || 125 || 1 (3) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0% || {{coord|38|23|58|N|98|58|25|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Cleveland Township, Barton County, Kansas|Cleveland]] || 14025 ||  || 69 || 1 (2) || 94 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.12% || {{coord|38|39|8|N|98|31|27|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Comanche Township, Barton County, Kansas|Comanche]] || 15125 ||  || 452 || 3 (7) || 167 (64) || 0 (0) || 0.11% || {{coord|38|17|50|N|98|35|59|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Eureka Township, Barton County, Kansas|Eureka]] || 21750 ||  || 116 || 1 (3) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.24% || {{coord|38|28|49|N|98|51|37|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Fairview Township, Barton County, Kansas|Fairview]] || 22400 || [[Galatia, Kansas|Galatia]] || 129 || 1 (4) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.03% || {{coord|38|38|52|N|98|58|8|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Grant Township, Barton County, Kansas|Grant]] || 27475 ||  || 79 || 1 (2) || 92 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.10% || {{coord|38|33|49|N|98|58|15|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Great Bend Township, Barton County, Kansas|Great Bend]] || 28325 ||  || 1,839 || 18 (46) || 104 (40) || 1 (0) || 0.50% || {{coord|38|23|5|N|98|44|50|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Independent Township, Barton County, Kansas|Independent]] || 33975 || [[Claflin, Kansas|Claflin]] || 844 || 9 (24) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.04% || {{coord|38|32|36|N|98|31|36|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Lakin Township, Barton County, Kansas|Lakin]] || 38125 ||  || 299 || 2 (4) || 172 (67) || 0 (0) || 0.23% || {{coord|38|22|59|N|98|33|58|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Liberty Township, Barton County, Kansas|Liberty]] || 39875 ||  || 321 || 4 (9) || 88 (34) || 0 (0) || 0.21% || {{coord|38|18|33|N|98|51|29|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Logan Township, Barton County, Kansas|Logan]] || 41750 ||  || 176 || 2 (5) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.06% || {{coord|38|28|59|N|98|31|40|W|}} 
|- 
| [[North Homestead Township, Barton County, Kansas|North Homestead]] || 51200 ||  || 133 || 1 (4) || 92 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.06% || {{coord|38|33|44|N|98|45|59|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Pawnee Rock Township, Barton County, Kansas|Pawnee Rock]] || 54900 || [[Pawnee Rock, Kansas|Pawnee Rock]] || 544 || 6 (15) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.05% || {{coord|38|16|59|N|98|59|12|W|}} 
|- 
| [[South Bend Township, Barton County, Kansas|South Bend]] || 66525 ||  || 682 || 7 (19) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.17% || {{coord|38|18|42|N|98|45|56|W|}} 
|- 
| [[South Homestead Township, Barton County, Kansas|South Homestead]] || 66725 ||  || 343 || 4 (10) || 90 (35) || 1 (0) || 1.23% || {{coord|38|29|9|N|98|46|38|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Union Township, Barton County, Kansas|Union]] || 72025 || [[Susank, Kansas|Susank]] || 128 || 1 (4) || 94 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.20% || {{coord|38|38|46|N|98|45|59|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Walnut Township, Barton County, Kansas|Walnut]] || 74825 || [[Albert, Kansas|Albert]], [[Olmitz, Kansas|Olmitz]] || 474 || 5 (13) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0% || {{coord|38|28|16|N|98|58|8|W|}} 
|- 
| [[Wheatland Township, Barton County, Kansas|Wheatland]] || 77600 ||  || 74 || 1 (2) || 94 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.14% || {{coord|38|39|45|N|98|51|48|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 }}
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Kansas}}
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Barton County, Kansas]]
{{See also Kansas counties}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
{{Kansas books}}
{{See also|Santa Fe Trail#Further reading|l1=List of books about Santa Fe Trail}}

;County
* [http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/226217/ ''Atlas and Plat Book of Barton County, Kansas'']; Kenyon Co; 55 pages; 1916.
* [http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209385/ ''Plat Book of Barton County, Kansas'']; North West Publishing Co; 47 pages; 1902.

;Trails
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=ktjQcNFI3mIC&pg=PA7 ''The Story of the Marking of the Santa Fe Trail by the Daughters of the American Revolution in Kansas and the State of Kansas'']; Almira Cordry; Crane Co; 164 pages; 1915.
* [https://archive.org/details/nationaloldtrail00autorich ''The National Old Trails Road To Southern California, Part 1 (LA to KC)'']; Automobile Club Of Southern California; 64 pages; 1916.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Barton County, Kansas}}
;County
* {{Official website|https://www.bartoncounty.org/|Barton County - Official}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260405 Barton County - Directory of Public Officials]
;Maps
* Barton County Maps: [http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/barton.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    = Barton County, Kansas
|North     = [[Russell County, Kansas|Russell County]]
|Northeast = [[Ellsworth County, Kansas|Ellsworth County]]
|East      = 
|Southeast = [[Rice County, Kansas|Rice County]]
|South     = [[Stafford County, Kansas|Stafford County]]
|Southwest = [[Pawnee County, Kansas|Pawnee County]]
|West      = [[Rush County, Kansas|Rush County]]
|Northwest = [[Ellis County, Kansas|Ellis County]]
}}

{{Barton County, Kansas}}
{{Kansas}}
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[[Category:Clara Barton|Kansas]]