Editing Kingman County, Kansas

{{short description|County in Kansas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
|county             = Kingman County
|state              = Kansas
|type               = [[County (United States)|County]]
|ex image           = Kingman county kansas courthouse 2009.jpg
|ex image cap       = [[Kingman County Courthouse]] in [[Kingman, Kansas|Kingman]] (2009)
|founded            = March 7, 1872
|named for          = [[Samuel Austin Kingman]]
|seat wl            = Kingman
|largest city wl    = Kingman
|area_total_sq_mi   = 867
|area_land_sq_mi    = 863
|area_water_sq_mi   = 3.3
|area percentage    = 0.4%

|population_footnotes = <ref name="QF" />
|population_as_of   = 2020
|population_total   = 7470
|pop_est_footnotes  =<ref>{{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     =7066 {{decrease}}
|population_density_sq_mi = 8.7

|district           = 4th
|time zone          = Central
|website            = {{URL|https://www.kingmancoks.org/|kingmancoks.org}}
}}

'''Kingman County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Kansas]].  Its [[county seat]] and largest city is [[Kingman, Kansas|Kingman]].  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the county population was 7,470.<ref name="QF">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts; Kingman County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/kingmancountykansas/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818011813/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/kingmancountykansas/POP010220 |archive-date=August 18, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>  The county was named for [[Samuel Austin Kingman|Samuel Kingman]], a chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court during the 1860s and 1870s.

==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===
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 1872, '''Kingman County''' was established and named for [[Samuel Austin Kingman|Samuel A. Kingman]], chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ | title=Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society | publisher=Kansas State Printing Plant | author=Kansas State Historical Society | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ/page/n322 215]}}</ref><ref>[https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/samuel-austin-kingman/17072 "Samuel Austin Kingman".]  [https://www.kshs.org/ Kansas Historical Society.]  Retrieved April 21, 2016.</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|867|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|863|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.3|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 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Reno County, Kansas|Reno County]] (north)
* [[Sedgwick County, Kansas|Sedgwick County]] (east)
* [[Sumner County, Kansas|Sumner County]] (southeast)
* [[Harper County, Kansas|Harper County]] (south)
* [[Barber County, Kansas|Barber County]] (southwest)
* [[Pratt County, Kansas|Pratt County]] (west)

==Demographics==
[[Image:USA Kingman County, Kansas age pyramid.svg|thumb|175px|left|[[Population pyramid]] based on 2000 census age data]]
{{US Census population
|1880= 3713
|1890= 11823
|1900= 10663
|1910= 13386
|1920= 12119
|1930= 11674
|1940= 12001
|1950= 10324
|1960= 9958
|1970= 8886
|1980= 8960
|1990= 8292
|2000= 8673
|2010= 7858
|2020= 7470
|estyear=2023
|estimate=7066
|estref=<ref>{{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 26, 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 26, 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 26, 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 26, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF" />
}}

As of the [[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> of 2000, there were 8,673 people, 3,371 households, and 2,420 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|10|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 3,852 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.45% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.21% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.58% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.24% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.35% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.15% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|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 [[Marriage|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==

===Presidential elections===
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{{PresRow|1996|Republican|2,659|1,006|448|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|1,680|1,100|1,383|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|2,205|1,420|129|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,826|1,047|50|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|2,610|1,133|359|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,839|2,142|112|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,756|1,107|137|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|2,318|1,201|326|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,917|2,226|32|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|2,904|1,735|23|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|3,226|1,428|16|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|3,820|1,096|76|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|2,640|2,008|76|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|2,827|1,579|29|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|3,068|2,528|49|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,014|3,705|13|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,923|3,050|92|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|3,287|1,408|26|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|2,416|1,077|954|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|2,818|1,557|85|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,891|2,626|426|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|336|1,421|1,309|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|1,442|1,479|130|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,600|661|271|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|1,286|1,183|63|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|988|1,393|35|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1892|Populist|1,225|0|1,616|Kansas}}
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===Laws===
Following amendment to the [[Kansas Constitution]] in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or [[dry county|"dry"]], county until 2004, 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==

===Unified school districts===
* [[Kingman–Norwich USD 331]]
* [[Cunningham–West Kingman County USD 332]]

==Communities==
[[Image:Map of Kingman Co, Ks, USA.png|thumb|300px|2005 map of Kingman 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 Kingman County.<ref name="County-Map-Current">{{cite web |title=General Highway Map of Kingman County, Kansas |url=https://www.ksdot.gov/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/kingman.PDF |publisher=[[Kansas Department of Transportation]] (KDOT) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506050157/https://www.ksdot.gov/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/kingman.PDF |archive-date=May 6, 2024 |date=November 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Cities===
{{div col}}
* [[Cunningham, Kansas|Cunningham]]
* [[Kingman, Kansas|Kingman]] (county seat)
* [[Nashville, Kansas|Nashville]]
* [[Norwich, Kansas|Norwich]]
* [[Penalosa, Kansas|Penalosa]]
* [[Spivey, Kansas|Spivey]]
* [[Zenda, Kansas|Zenda]]
{{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}}
* [[Calista, Kansas|Calista]]
* [[Cleveland, Kansas|Cleveland]]
* [[Mount Vernon, Kansas|Mount Vernon]]
* [[Murdock, Kansas|Murdock]]†
* [[Rago, Kansas|Rago]]
* [[Skellyville, Kansas|Skellyville]]
* [[St. Leo, Kansas|St. Leo]]
* [[Varner, Kansas|Varner]]
* [[Waterloo, Kansas|Waterloo]]
* [[Willowdale, Kansas|Willowdale]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
Kingman County is divided into twenty-three [[Civil township|townships]]. The city of [[Kingman, Kansas|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.

{| class="toccolours" border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%;"
|+align="bottom"|Sources: [https://web.archive.org/web/20020802223743/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html 2000 U.S. Gazetteer] from the [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
|- 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
|-
| [[Allen Township, Kingman County, Kansas|Allen]] || 01250 || || 109 || 1 (3) || 94 (36) || 1 (0) || 0.69% || {{coord|37|31|15|N|97|52|19|W|}}
|-
| [[Belmont Township, Kingman County, Kansas|Belmont]] || 05675 || || 92 || 1 (3) || 95 (37) || 0 (0) || 0.05% || {{coord|37|30|48|N|98|11|51|W|}}
|-
| [[Bennett Township, Kingman County, Kansas|Bennett]] || 06050 || || 705 || 7 (19) || 95 (36) || 0 (0) || 0% || {{coord|37|26|58|N|97|50|54|W|}}
|-
| [[Canton Township, Kingman County, Kansas|Canton]] || 10450 || || 118 || 1 (3) || 94 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.04% || {{coord|37|24|27|N|97|58|47|W|}}
|-
| [[Chikaskia Township, Kingman County, Kansas|Chikaskia]] || 13125 || || 140 || 1 (4) || 94 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.01% || {{coord|37|26|25|N|98|10|56|W|}}
|-
| [[Dale Township, Kingman County, Kansas|Dale]] || 16925 || || 203 || 2 (6) || 91 (35) || 1 (0) || 0.84% || {{coord|37|36|45|N|97|57|52|W|}}
|-
| [[Dresden Township, Kingman County, Kansas|Dresden]] || 18650 || || 385 || 4 (11) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.21% || {{coord|37|40|8|N|98|25|25|W|}}
|-
| [[Eagle Township, Kingman County, Kansas|Eagle]] || 19225 || || 154 || 2 (4) || 94 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.12% || {{coord|37|31|3|N|97|58|21|W|}}
|-
| [[Eureka Township, Kingman County, Kansas|Eureka]] || 21850 || || 123 || 1 (3) || 93 (36) || 1 (0) || 0.67% || {{coord|37|40|58|N|98|17|39|W|}}
|-
| [[Evan Township, Kingman County, Kansas|Evan]] || 22000 || || 516 || 6 (15) || 91 (35) || 3 (1) || 3.50% || {{coord|37|41|59|N|97|51|12|W|}}
|-
| [[Galesburg Township, Kingman County, Kansas|Galesburg]] || 25125 || || 254 || 3 (7) || 92 (35) || 0 (0) || 0.26% || {{coord|37|41|29|N|97|58|7|W|}}
|-
| [[Hoosier Township, Kingman County, Kansas|Hoosier]] || 33050 || || 162 || 2 (4) || 94 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.02% || {{coord|37|41|7|N|98|11|43|W|}}
|-
| [[Kingman Township, Kingman County, Kansas|Kingman]] || 36975 || || 124 || 1 (3) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.02% || {{coord|37|31|19|N|98|24|4|W|}}
|-
| [[Liberty Township, Kingman County, Kansas|Liberty]] || 40150 || || 178 || 2 (5) || 94 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.05% || {{coord|37|25|52|N|98|25|25|W|}}
|-
| [[Ninnescah Township, Kingman County, Kansas|Ninnescah]] || 50650 || || 313 || 2 (5) || 180 (69) || 1 (0) || 0.71% || {{coord|37|36|31|N|98|7|20|W|}}
|-
| [[Peters Township, Kingman County, Kansas|Peters]] || 55550 || || 201 || 2 (6) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.02% || {{coord|37|30|48|N|98|18|28|W|}}
|-
| [[Richland Township, Kingman County, Kansas|Richland]] || 59400 || || 100 || 1 (3) || 95 (37) || 0 (0) || 0.18% || {{coord|37|31|35|N|98|5|2|W|}}
|-
| [[Rochester Township, Kingman County, Kansas|Rochester]] || 60375 || || 210 || 2 (6) || 94 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.09% || {{coord|37|26|8|N|98|17|33|W|}}
|-
| [[Rural Township, Kingman County, Kansas|Rural]] || 61725 || || 359 || 4 (10) || 94 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.03% || {{coord|37|37|29|N|98|25|11|W|}}
|-
| [[Union Township, Kingman County, Kansas|Union]] || 72175 || || 88 || 1 (2) || 94 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.25% || {{coord|37|36|32|N|98|18|43|W|}}
|-
| [[Valley Township, Kingman County, Kansas|Valley]] || 72850 || || 102 || 1 (3) || 94 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.15% || {{coord|37|26|13|N|98|4|8|W|}}
|-
| [[Vinita Township, Kingman County, Kansas|Vinita]] || 73975 || || 249 || 3 (7) || 91 (35) || 1 (0) || 0.67% || {{coord|37|36|32|N|97|51|44|W|}}
|-
| [[White Township, Kingman County, Kansas|White]] || 77775 || || 401 || 5 (12) || 87 (34) || 0 (0) || 0% || {{coord|37|41|30|N|98|4|49|W|}}
|}

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
{{Kansas books}}
* [http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223963/ ''Standard Atlas of Kingman County, Kansas'']; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 74 pages; 1921.
* [http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209405/ ''Plat Book of Kingman County, Kansas'']; Northwest Publishing Co; 45 pages; 1903.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Kingman County, Kansas}}
;County
* {{Official website|https://www.kingmancoks.org/|Kingman County - Official}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260448 Kingman County - Directory of Public Officials]
* [http://www.kingmanks.com/ Kingman County - Economic Development Council]
;Maps
* Kingman County Maps: [http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/kingman.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
|Center    = Kingman County, Kansas
|North     = [[Reno County, Kansas|Reno County]]
|Northeast = 
|East      = [[Sedgwick County, Kansas|Sedgwick County]]
|Southeast = [[Sumner County, Kansas|Sumner County]]
|South     = [[Harper County, Kansas|Harper County]]
|Southwest = [[Barber County, Kansas|Barber County]]
|West      = [[Pratt County, Kansas|Pratt County]]
|Northwest = 
}}

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