Chautauqua County, Kansas
Chautauqua County (county code CQ) is a county in Southeast Kansas. In 2020, 3,379 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Sedan. Sedan is also the biggest city in Chautauqua County.[2] Chautauqua County is named after Chautauqua County, New York, where Edward Jaquins was born. Jaquins was a Kansas politician who was important in getting the county created.[3]
Chautauqua County | |
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 Downtown Sedan (2013) | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°09′N 96°14′W / 37.150°N 96.233°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kansas |
| Founded | March 25, 1875 |
| Named for | Chautauqua County, New York |
| Seat | Sedan |
| Largest city | Sedan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 645 sq mi (1,670 km2) |
| • Land | 639 sq mi (1,660 km2) |
| • Water | 5.9 sq mi (15 km2) 0.9% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,379 |
| • Density | 5.3/sq mi (2.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 620 |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | chautauquacountyks.com |
History
changeChautauqua County was created by an act of the Kansas legislature on June 1, 1875. They divided Howard County into Elk County (the northern half) and Chautauqua County (the southern half). At the time of its creation, about 7,400 people lived there.[source?]
The first white settlers in the area that became Chautauqua County came in July 1868.[source?]
Geography
changeThe U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 645 square miles (1,670 km2). Of that, 639 square miles (1,660 km2) is land and 5.9 square miles (15 km2) (0.9%) is water.[4]
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changePeople
change| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 11,072 | — | |
| 1890 | 12,297 | 11.1% | |
| 1900 | 11,804 | −4.0% | |
| 1910 | 11,429 | −3.2% | |
| 1920 | 11,598 | 1.5% | |
| 1930 | 10,352 | −10.7% | |
| 1940 | 9,233 | −10.8% | |
| 1950 | 7,376 | −20.1% | |
| 1960 | 5,956 | −19.3% | |
| 1970 | 4,642 | −22.1% | |
| 1980 | 5,016 | 8.1% | |
| 1990 | 4,407 | −12.1% | |
| 2000 | 4,359 | −1.1% | |
| 2010 | 3,669 | −15.8% | |
| 2020 | 3,379 | −7.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2020[1] | |||
Government
changePresidential elections
change| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
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| 2020 | 85.3% 1,402 | 12.9% 212 | 1.8% 30 |
| 2016 | 83.5% 1,236 | 13.3% 197 | 3.2% 48 |
| 2012 | 80.0% 1,304 | 17.2% 280 | 2.8% 46 |
| 2008 | 76.6% 1,418 | 21.7% 401 | 1.8% 33 |
| 2004 | 78.0% 1,529 | 20.6% 404 | 1.4% 27 |
| 2000 | 71.7% 1,347 | 23.6% 443 | 4.8% 90 |
| 1996 | 58.3% 1,142 | 29.0% 568 | 12.8% 250 |
| 1992 | 41.2% 853 | 28.9% 598 | 30.0% 622 |
| 1988 | 64.5% 1,247 | 34.2% 661 | 1.3% 26 |
| 1984 | 76.6% 1,688 | 22.5% 497 | 0.9% 20 |
| 1980 | 71.6% 1,566 | 24.8% 543 | 3.6% 78 |
| 1976 | 55.8% 1,159 | 41.7% 866 | 2.6% 53 |
| 1972 | 78.0% 1,546 | 19.1% 378 | 2.9% 58 |
| 1968 | 65.5% 1,537 | 20.4% 478 | 14.1% 331 |
| 1964 | 55.4% 1,463 | 44.1% 1,163 | 0.5% 14 |
| 1960 | 70.5% 2,160 | 28.9% 885 | 0.6% 17 |
| 1956 | 70.9% 2,180 | 28.8% 887 | 0.3% 10 |
| 1952 | 74.8% 2,542 | 24.6% 837 | 0.6% 21 |
| 1948 | 59.3% 1,925 | 38.9% 1,261 | 1.8% 58 |
| 1944 | 67.4% 2,305 | 32.3% 1,106 | 0.3% 10 |
| 1940 | 62.7% 2,888 | 36.5% 1,679 | 0.9% 39 |
| 1936 | 54.5% 2,506 | 45.2% 2,080 | 0.3% 13 |
| 1932 | 43.4% 1,893 | 51.9% 2,263 | 4.7% 204 |
| 1928 | 76.0% 3,303 | 21.7% 944 | 2.3% 101 |
| 1924 | 60.0% 2,439 | 26.7% 1,087 | 13.3% 540 |
| 1920 | 68.6% 2,539 | 25.3% 936 | 6.1% 227 |
| 1916 | 49.7% 2,085 | 41.4% 1,737 | 8.9% 374 |
| 1912 | 31.4% 818 | 28.8% 752 | 39.8% 1,039[a] |
| 1908 | 60.2% 1,689 | 34.1% 958 | 5.7% 159 |
| 1904 | 67.5% 2,033 | 22.6% 681 | 9.9% 299 |
| 1900 | 55.5% 1,618 | 43.9% 1,280 | 0.7% 19 |
| 1896 | 50.9% 1,359 | 48.5% 1,293 | 0.6% 17 |
| 1892 | 52.0% 1,408 | 48.0% 1,298 | |
| 1888 | 57.6% 1,590 | 25.1% 694 | 17.3% 478 |
Chautauqua is a very Republican county. The only Republican to ever lose the county has been Herbert Hoover in 1932. Other than the never-Democratic, historically Yankee Doniphan County, Chautauqua County was the only Kansas county to give incumbent President William Howard Taft a plurality in 1912. The last Democrat to win thirty percent of the county’s vote was Michael Dukakis in 1988. In 2016 Hillary Clinton won only thirteen percent.
Education
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Cities
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "QuickFacts: Chautauqua County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ "Chautauqua County, Kansas". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ National Atlas Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau TIGER shape files". Archived from the original on 2017-05-23. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- Notes
- ↑ Comprising 762 votes for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt and 277 for Socialist Eugene Debs.
More reading
change- Handbook of Elk and Chautauqua Counties, Kansas; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 24 pages; 1886.
- Standard Atlas of Chautauqua County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 66 pages; 1921.
- Standard Atlas of Chautauqua County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 32 pages; 1903.
Other websites
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