Editing Cloud County, Kansas

{{short description|County in Kansas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
|county             = Cloud County
|state              = Kansas
|type               = [[County (United States)|County]]
|ex image           = Cloud_County_Court_House.JPG
|ex image cap       = Cloud County Courthouse in [[Concordia, Kansas|Concordia]] (2013)
|founded            = March 27, 1867
|named for          = [[William F. Cloud]]
|seat wl            = Concordia
|largest city wl    = Concordia
|area_total_sq_mi   = 718
|area_land_sq_mi    = 715
|area_water_sq_mi   = 2.6
|area percentage    = 0.4%

|population_footnotes = <ref name="QF"/>
|population_as_of   = 2020
|population_total   = 9032
|pop_est_footnotes  =<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 24, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
|pop_est_as_of      =2023
|population_est     =8854 {{decrease}}
|population_density_sq_mi = 12.6

|area codes         = [[Area code 785|785]]
|district           = 1st
|time zone          = Central
|website            = {{URL|http://www.cloudcountyks.org/|cloudcountyks.org}}
|coordinates        = {{coord|39|29|N|97|39|W|region:US-KS_type:adm2nd_source:GNIS|display=title}}
}}

'''Cloud County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the U.S. state of [[Kansas]].  Its [[county seat]] and most populous city is [[Concordia, Kansas|Concordia]].<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 9,032.<ref name="QF">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts; Cloud County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/cloudcountykansas/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815223603/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/cloudcountykansas/POP010220 |archive-date=August 15, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>  The county was named after [[William F. Cloud|William Cloud]], an officer in the American Civil War.

==History==
[[File:Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918 Cloud County.png|thumb|left|1915 Railroad Map of Cloud County]]

===Early history===
{{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 (1762)|Treaty of Fontainebleau]].

===19th century===
In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, while retaining title to approximately 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, '''Cloud County''' was established.

Cloud County was originally named '''Shirley County''', but civic leaders feared that sounded too much like the name of a prostitute.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LdD5adyrRFEC&pg=PA21 | title=Kansas Trivia | publisher=Thomas Nelson Inc. | author=Brackman, Barbara | year=1997 | pages=21| isbn=9781418553814 }}</ref> It was then renamed "Cloud" county in honor of Colonel [[William F. Cloud]].<ref>[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/c/cloud_county.html Kansas Skyways] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223184733/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/c/cloud_county.html |date=February 23, 2009}} "Cloud County History"</ref>

Cloud County was formed from the existing [[Washington County, Kansas]] in a joint convention with [[Republic County, Kansas|Republic]] and Cloud counties. The county was legally organized on September 6, 1866, with Elk Creek designated as the temporary county seat.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030425112044/http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/cloud/cloud-co-p2.html#COUNTY_ORGANIZATION History of the State of Kansas] by William G. Cutler, Kansas Collection of Books</ref>

In 1887, [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] built a branch line from [[Neva, Kansas|Neva]] (3 miles west of [[Strong City, Kansas|Strong City]]) to [[Superior, Nebraska]]. This branch line connected [[Strong City, Kansas|Strong City]], [[Neva, Kansas|Neva]], [[Rockland, Kansas|Rockland]], [[Diamond Springs, Kansas|Diamond Springs]], [[Burdick, Kansas|Burdick]], [[Lost Springs, Kansas|Lost Springs]], [[Jacobs, Kansas|Jacobs]], [[Hope, Kansas|Hope]], [[Navarre, Kansas|Navarre]], [[Enterprise, Kansas|Enterprise]], [[Abilene, Kansas|Abilene]], [[Talmage, Kansas|Talmage]], [[Manchester, Kansas|Manchester]], [[Longford, Kansas|Longford]], [[Oak Hill, Kansas|Oak Hill]], [[Miltonvale, Kansas|Miltonvale]], [[Aurora, Kansas|Aurora]], [[Huscher, Kansas|Huscher]], [[Concordia, Kansas|Concordia]], [[Kackley, Kansas|Kackley]], [[Courtland, Kansas|Courtland]], [[Webber, Kansas|Webber]], [[Superior, Nebraska|Superior]]. At some point, the line from [[Neva, Kansas|Neva]] to [[Lost Springs, Kansas|Lost Springs]] was pulled but the right of way has not been abandoned. This branch line was originally called "Strong City and Superior line" but later the name was shortened to the "Strong City line". In 1996, the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] merged with [[Burlington Northern Railroad]] and renamed to the current [[BNSF Railway]]. Most locals still refer to this railroad as the "Santa Fe".

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|718|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|715|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.6|sqmi}} (0.4%) 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 1, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

===Geographic features===
The [[Republican River]] passes through the county, entering from [[Republic County, Kansas|Republic County]] to the north and exiting to [[Clay County, Kansas|Clay County]] to the east. The [[Solomon River]] traverses the southwestern portion of the county, going from [[Mitchell County, KS|Mitchell County]] to [[Ottawa County, Kansas|Ottawa County]]. [[Jamestown Wildlife Area|Jamestown Lake]] lies partially in the northwestern part of the county and partially in southwestern Republic County.

===Major highways===
Cloud County is bisected from north to south by [[U.S. Route 81 (Kansas)|U.S. Route 81]], which runs through the town of [[Concordia, Kansas|Concordia]] and connects north to [[Belleville, Kansas|Belleville]], Kansas or south to [[Salina, Kansas|Salina]], Kansas. The southern part of the county also has [[U.S. Route 24 (Kansas)|U.S. Route 24]], connecting [[Clay Center, Kansas|Clay Center]], Kansas from the east and [[Beloit, Kansas|Beloit]], Kansas to the west.

There are four other state highways in the county: [[K-9 (Kansas highway)|K-9]], [[K-28 (Kansas highway)|K-28]], [[K-189 (Kansas highway)|K-189]], and [[K-194 (Kansas highway)|K-194]].

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Republic County, Kansas|Republic County]] (north)
* [[Washington County, Kansas|Washington County]] (northeast)
* [[Clay County, Kansas|Clay County]] (east)
* [[Ottawa County, Kansas|Ottawa County]] (south)
* [[Mitchell County, Kansas|Mitchell County]] (west)
* [[Jewell County, Kansas|Jewell County]] (northwest)

==Demographics==
[[Image:USA Cloud County, Kansas age pyramid.svg|thumb|175px|left|[[Population pyramid]] based on 2000 census age data]]
{{US Census population
|1870= 2323
|1880= 15343
|1890= 19295
|1900= 18071
|1910= 18388
|1920= 17714
|1930= 18006
|1940= 17247
|1950= 16104
|1960= 14407
|1970= 13466
|1980= 12494
|1990= 11023
|2000= 10268
|2010= 9533
|2020= 9032
|estyear=2023
|estimate=8854
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023"/>
|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 22, 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 22, 2014|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</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 22, 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 22, 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 10,268 people, 4,163 households, and 2,697 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|14|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 4,838 housing units at an average density of {{convert|7|/mi2|/km2|}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 98.30% [[White American|White]], 0.34% [[Black American|Black]] or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.25% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.13% from other races, and 0.73% from [[Multiracial|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] of any race were 0.60% of the population.

There were 4,163 households, out of which 27.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were married couples living together, 6.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.20% were non-families. 30.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.40% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 21.90% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 23.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.60 males.

The [[Median household income|median income for a household]] in the county was $31,758, and the median income for a family was $39,745. Males had a median income of $27,166 versus $20,114 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,536. About 6.40% of families and 10.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.10% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==

===Presidential elections===
Cloud County is a Republican stronghold. The last Democrat to carry the county was [[Jimmy Carter]] in 1976. 
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{{PresRow|1996|Republican|2,743|1,615|660|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|2,131|1,720|1,597|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|3,043|2,022|63|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|3,860|1,880|71|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|3,581|1,793|443|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|2,954|2,976|131|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,832|1,806|135|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,282|2,132|429|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,680|3,314|49|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|4,045|2,607|25|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,466|2,008|35|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|5,580|1,793|44|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|4,018|2,891|246|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|4,377|2,391|107|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|5,275|3,327|126|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|4,208|4,546|31|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,120|4,457|235|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|5,286|2,376|83|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|4,342|1,238|1,359|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|4,090|1,534|234|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|2,870|3,837|483|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|899|1,658|1,569|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|2,170|1,663|321|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,470|626|560|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|2,315|2,045|103|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|1,718|2,129|46|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1892|Populist|1,915|0|2,342|Kansas}}
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===Laws===
Following amendment to the [[Kansas Constitution]] in 1986, Cloud County remained a prohibition, or [[dry county|"dry"]], county until 1998, 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 2006 |access-date=December 26, 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===
* [[Cloud County Community College]] in Concordia
; Historic
* [[Miltonvale Wesleyan College]] ''(closed 1972)''
* [[Concordia Normal School]] ''(closed 1876)''
* ''Concordia Business College (closed sometime after 1930)''

===Unified school districts===
* [[Clifton-Clyde USD 224]]
* [[Concordia USD 333]]
* [[Southern Cloud USD 334]] (dissolving in 2026)

==Communities==
[[Image:Map of Cloud Co, Ks, USA.png|thumb|300px|2005 map of Cloud 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 Cloud County.<ref name="County-Map-Current">{{cite web |title=General Highway Map of Cloud County, Kansas |url=https://www.ksdot.gov/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/cloud.PDF |publisher=[[Kansas Department of Transportation]] (KDOT) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518043631/https://www.ksdot.gov/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/cloud.PDF |archive-date=May 18, 2024 |date=September 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Cities===
‡ means a community has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
{{div col}}
* [[Aurora, Kansas|Aurora]]
* [[Clyde, Kansas|Clyde]]
* [[Concordia, Kansas|Concordia]] (county seat)
* [[Glasco, Kansas|Glasco]]
* [[Jamestown, Kansas|Jamestown]]
* [[Miltonvale, Kansas|Miltonvale]]
* [[Simpson, Kansas|Simpson]]‡
{{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}}
* [[Ames, Kansas|Ames]]†
* [[Hollis, Kansas|Hollis]]
* [[Huscher, Kansas|Huscher]]
* [[Rice, Kansas|Rice]]
* [[St. Joseph, Kansas|St. Joseph]]
{{div col end}}

===Ghost towns===
* [[Macyville, Kansas|Macyville]]
* [[Sibley, Kansas|Sibley]]
* [[Yuma, Kansas|Yuma]]

===Townships===
Cloud County is divided into eighteen [[Civil township|townships]]. The city of [[Concordia, Kansas|Concordia]] 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.

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|- 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
|-
| [[Arion Township, Cloud County, Kansas|Arion]]|| 02275 || || 105 || 1 (3) || 94 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.06% || {{coord|39|28|28|N|97|44|42|W|}}
|-
| [[Aurora Township, Cloud County, Kansas|Aurora]]|| 03450 || || 169 || 2 (5) || 94 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.03% || {{coord|39|26|27|N|97|32|2|W|}}
|-
| [[Buffalo Township, Cloud County, Kansas|Buffalo]]|| 09100 || || 119 || 1 (3) || 112 (43) || 1 (0) || 0.46% || {{coord|39|35|12|N|97|45|13|W|}}
|-
| [[Center Township, Cloud County, Kansas|Center]]|| 11625 || || 172 || 1 (3) || 141 (54) || 0 (0) || 0% || {{coord|39|26|51|N|97|38|45|W|}}
|-
| [[Colfax Township, Cloud County, Kansas|Colfax]]|| 14775 || || 49 || 1 (1) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.05% || {{coord|39|26|6|N|97|25|19|W|}}
|-
| [[Elk Township, Cloud County, Kansas|Elk]]|| 20150 || || 845 || 12 (30) || 72 (28) || 1 (0) || 1.08% || {{coord|39|35|51|N|97|24|16|W|}}
|-
| [[Grant Township, Cloud County, Kansas|Grant]]|| 27525 || || 479 || 5 (14) || 92 (35) || 2 (1) || 1.75% || {{coord|39|36|6|N|97|52|7|W|}}
|-
| [[Lawrence Township, Cloud County, Kansas|Lawrence]]|| 38875 || || 146 || 2 (4) || 93 (36) || 1 (0) || 1.22% || {{coord|39|36|18|N|97|32|41|W|}}
|-
| [[Lincoln Township, Cloud County, Kansas|Lincoln]]|| 40525 || || 378 || 6 (16) || 61 (24) || 1 (0) || 1.21% || {{coord|39|33|20|N|97|39|5|W|}}
|-
| [[Lyon Township, Cloud County, Kansas|Lyon]]|| 43425 || || 103 || 1 (2) || 142 (55) || 0 (0) || 0.02% || {{coord|39|22|2|N|97|46|20|W|}}
|-
| [[Meredith Township, Cloud County, Kansas|Meredith]]|| 45925 || || 77 || 1 (2) || 94 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.03% || {{coord|39|21|1|N|97|38|53|W|}}
|-
| [[Nelson Township, Cloud County, Kansas|Nelson]]|| 49600 || || 137 || 2 (4) || 91 (35) || 0 (0) || 0% || {{coord|39|30|55|N|97|31|36|W|}}
|-
| [[Oakland Township, Cloud County, Kansas|Oakland]]|| 51750 || || 52 || 1 (1) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.15% || {{coord|39|21|44|N|97|31|44|W|}}
|-
| [[Shirley Township, Cloud County, Kansas|Shirley]]|| 65375 || || 178 || 2 (4) || 110 (42) || 1 (0) || 0.60% || {{coord|39|32|47|N|97|26|5|W|}}
|-
| [[Sibley Township, Cloud County, Kansas|Sibley]]|| 65425 || || 178 || 2 (5) || 92 (35) || 1 (1) || 1.45% || {{coord|39|36|54|N|97|42|5|W|}}
|-
| [[Solomon Township, Cloud County, Kansas|Solomon]]|| 66250 || || 664 || 5 (12) || 141 (54) || 0 (0) || 0% || {{coord|39|21|49|N|97|51|34|W|}}
|-
| [[Starr Township, Cloud County, Kansas|Starr]]|| 68050 || || 653 || 7 (18) || 92 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.21% || {{coord|39|20|52|N|97|26|42|W|}}
|-
| [[Summit Township, Cloud County, Kansas|Summit]]|| 69050 || || 50 || 0 (1) || 139 (54) || 0 (0) || 0% || {{coord|39|30|11|N|97|51|59|W|}}
|-
|colspan=9|Sources: {{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html| title=Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020802223743/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html| archive-date=August 2, 2002}}
|}

==Notable people==
[[File:Frankcarlson(r-ks).jpg|thumb|right|Frank Carlson was the 30th Governor of Kansas. He called Concordia his home, and the [[Frank Carlson Library]] is named in his honor.]]
:''See [[List of people from Cloud County, Kansas]]''

[[Charles H. Blosser]] was an aviator who was awarded the Kansas Governor's Aviation Honors Award and was inducted into the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame in 1990. At one time, he was the oldest living licensed pilot in the United States.<ref name="Wings Over Kansas">{{Cite web |url=http://www.wingsoverkansas.com/profiles/article.asp?id=124#charlesblosser |title=Wings Over Kansas |access-date=March 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930034937/http://www.wingsoverkansas.com/profiles/article.asp?id=124#charlesblosser |archive-date=September 30, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.salina.com/news/story/republican-river-flood-of-1935--52610-FOR-MONDAY |publisher=[[Salina Journal]] |access-date=March 28, 2012 |title=Flood of Memories |first=Tim |last=Unruh |date=May 31, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704165540/http://www.salina.com/news/story/republican-river-flood-of-1935--52610-FOR-MONDAY |archive-date=July 4, 2010 }}</ref>

[[Napoleon Bonaparte Brown]] was a soldier, businessman, politician, and resident of [[Kansas]] and [[Missouri]] in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.<ref name="loc">{{cite web 
| last = Moran
| first = Jerry
| title = Historic Performing Theatre – The Brown Grand Theatre
| url = http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cocoon/legacies/KS/200003024.html
| publisher = The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
| access-date = February 29, 2008
}}</ref> He is most known as the namesake and builder of the [[Brown Grand Theatre]] in [[Concordia, Kansas]], a majestic opera house completed in 1907 and listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The theater has been called "the most elegant theater between Kansas City and Denver."<ref name="loc" />

[[Frank Carlson]] was an American politician who served as the [[List of Governors of Kansas|30th]] [[Governor of Kansas]] and [[United States House of Representatives|United States Representative]] and [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Kansas]]. He called Concordia his home.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000154|title=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|publisher=[[United States Congress]]|access-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref>

[[Larry Hartshorn]] was a former [[National Football League|NFL]] [[Guard (American football)|Offensive Guard]] who played for the [[Chicago Cardinals]] in 1955 and 1957. He later played in the [[Canadian Football League]] with the [[Calgary Stampeders]] in 1958. After his years in professional football, Hartshorn moved to Concordia to become a teacher and coach for 33 years at [[Concordia Junior-Senior High School]], where he coached [[Keith Christensen]]. Hartshorn began the [[Scholastic wrestling|wrestling]] program in 1966, running it as [[head coach]] from 1966 to 1974. He continued to serve in various coaching and education capacities until his retirement.

[[Ernest C. Quigley]] was a [[basketball]] [[official (basketball)|referee]] and as an [[umpire (baseball)|umpire]] in [[Major League Baseball]]. He also worked as an [[American football]] coach and official. Quigley was raised in [[Concordia, Kansas]] where he was a prominent member of the [[Concordia Junior-Senior High School|high school]] football team in the 1890s.<ref>''It Takes People to Make a Town'' by Janet Pease Emery, p. 101, 1971</ref> In 1944 he became the [[athletic director]] at the [[University of Kansas]].<ref>[http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/individuals/vertical/bios/quigleyerniec.htm Kansas State Historical Society] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703005817/http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/individuals/vertical/bios/quigleyerniec.htm |date=July 3, 2010 }} "E.C. (Ernie) Quigley"</ref>

==Popular culture==
Cloud County has also been listed as one of the locations for [[Smallville (comics)|Smallville]] in the [[Superman]] story line.

==See also==
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* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Cloud County, Kansas]]
* [[List of people from Cloud County, Kansas]]
{{See also Kansas counties}}

==References==
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==Further reading==
{{Kansas books}}
* [http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223973/ ''Standard Atlas of Cloud County, Kansas'']; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 89 pages; 1917.
* [http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/221907/ ''Standard Atlas of Cloud County, Kansas'']; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 56 pages; 1901.
* [http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223984/ ''Edward's Atlas of Cloud County, Kansas'']; John P. Edwards; 43 pages; 1885.

==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.cloudcountyks.org/|Cloud County – Official}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260415 Cloud County – Directory of Public Officials]
;Maps
* Cloud County Maps: [http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/cloud.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    = Cloud County, Kansas
|North     = [[Republic County, Kansas|Republic County]]
|Northeast = [[Washington County, Kansas|Washington County]]
|East      = [[Clay County, Kansas|Clay County]]
|Southeast = 
|South     = [[Ottawa County, Kansas|Ottawa County]]
|Southwest = 
|West      = [[Mitchell County, Kansas|Mitchell County]]
|Northwest = [[Jewell County, Kansas|Jewell County]]
}}

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