Cloud County, Kansas
Cloud County (county code CD) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 9,032 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Concordia. Concordia is also the biggest city in Cloud County.[2]
Cloud County | |
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Coordinates: 39°29′N 97°39′W / 39.483°N 97.650°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
Founded | March 27, 1867 |
Named for | William F. Cloud |
Seat | Concordia |
Largest city | Concordia |
Area | |
• Total | 718 sq mi (1,860 km2) |
• Land | 715 sq mi (1,850 km2) |
• Water | 2.6 sq mi (7 km2) 0.4% |
Population | |
• Total | 9,032 |
• Density | 12.6/sq mi (4.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Area code | 785 |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | cloudcountyks.org |
History
change19th century
changeIn 1867, Cloud County was created.
Cloud county was originally named "Shirley" county. However, civic leaders feared that sounded too much like the name of a prostitute.[3] They changed the name to "Cloud" county. They named it after Colonel William F. Cloud.[4]
Cloud County was created from the existing Washington County, Kansas. This was in a joint convention with Republic and Cloud counties. The county was legally organized on September 6, 1866. Elk Creek was chosen as the temporary county seat.[5]
In 1887, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a railroad from Neva (3 miles west of Strong City) to Superior, Nebraska. This railroad connected Strong City, Neva, Rockland, Diamond Springs, Burdick, Lost Springs, Jacobs, Hope, Navarre, Enterprise, Abilene, Talmage, Manchester, Longford, Oak Hill, Miltonvale, Aurora, Huscher, Concordia, Kackley, Courtland, Webber, Superior.
Geography
changeThe U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 718 square miles (1,860 km2). Of that, 715 square miles (1,850 km2) is land and 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2) (0.4%) is water.[6]
Geographic features
changeThe Republican River goes through the county. It enters from Republic County to the north. It exits to Clay County to the east. The Solomon River goes through the southwestern part of the county. It goes from Mitchell County to Ottawa County. Jamestown Lake is partially in the northwestern part of the county and partially in southwestern Republic county.
Major highways
changeU.S. Route 81 goes through Cloud County. It goes through Concordia and connects north to Belleville, Kansas or south to Salina, Kansas. The southern part of the county also has U.S. Route 24,. It connectd Clay Center, Kansas from the east and Beloit, Kansas to the west.
There are four other state highways in the county: K-9, K-28, K-189, and K-194.
People
changeHistorical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1870 | 2,323 | — | |
1880 | 15,343 | 560.5% | |
1890 | 19,295 | 25.8% | |
1900 | 18,071 | −6.3% | |
1910 | 18,388 | 1.8% | |
1920 | 17,714 | −3.7% | |
1930 | 18,006 | 1.6% | |
1940 | 17,247 | −4.2% | |
1950 | 16,104 | −6.6% | |
1960 | 14,407 | −10.5% | |
1970 | 13,466 | −6.5% | |
1980 | 12,494 | −7.2% | |
1990 | 11,023 | −11.8% | |
2000 | 10,268 | −6.8% | |
2010 | 9,533 | −7.2% | |
2020 | 9,032 | −5.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2020[1] |
Government
changePresidential elections
changeYear | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | 76.0% 3,242 | 21.6% 920 | 2.4% 101 |
2016 | 73.8% 2,919 | 19.2% 761 | 7.0% 275 |
2012 | 72.8% 2,954 | 24.0% 974 | 3.2% 130 |
2008 | 70.1% 3,121 | 27.7% 1,233 | 2.2% 97 |
2004 | 71.5% 3,221 | 26.9% 1,210 | 1.6% 72 |
2000 | 64.8% 2,918 | 29.2% 1,314 | 6.0% 271 |
1996 | 54.7% 2,743 | 32.2% 1,615 | 13.2% 660 |
1992 | 39.1% 2,131 | 31.6% 1,720 | 29.3% 1,597 |
1988 | 59.3% 3,043 | 39.4% 2,022 | 1.2% 63 |
1984 | 66.4% 3,860 | 32.4% 1,880 | 1.2% 71 |
1980 | 61.6% 3,581 | 30.8% 1,793 | 7.6% 443 |
1976 | 48.7% 2,954 | 49.1% 2,976 | 2.2% 131 |
1972 | 66.4% 3,832 | 31.3% 1,806 | 2.3% 135 |
1968 | 56.2% 3,282 | 36.5% 2,132 | 7.3% 429 |
1964 | 44.4% 2,680 | 54.8% 3,314 | 0.8% 49 |
1960 | 60.6% 4,045 | 39.0% 2,607 | 0.4% 25 |
1956 | 68.6% 4,466 | 30.9% 2,008 | 0.5% 35 |
1952 | 75.2% 5,580 | 24.2% 1,793 | 0.6% 44 |
1948 | 56.2% 4,018 | 40.4% 2,891 | 3.4% 246 |
1944 | 63.7% 4,377 | 34.8% 2,391 | 1.6% 107 |
1940 | 60.4% 5,275 | 38.1% 3,327 | 1.4% 126 |
1936 | 47.9% 4,208 | 51.8% 4,546 | 0.4% 31 |
1932 | 39.9% 3,120 | 57.1% 4,457 | 3.0% 235 |
1928 | 68.3% 5,286 | 30.7% 2,376 | 1.1% 83 |
1924 | 62.6% 4,342 | 17.8% 1,238 | 19.6% 1,359 |
1920 | 69.8% 4,090 | 26.2% 1,534 | 4.0% 234 |
1916 | 39.9% 2,870 | 53.4% 3,837 | 6.7% 483 |
1912 | 21.8% 899 | 40.2% 1,658 | 38.0% 1,569 |
1908 | 52.2% 2,170 | 40.0% 1,663 | 7.7% 321 |
1904 | 67.6% 2,470 | 17.1% 626 | 15.3% 560 |
1900 | 51.9% 2,315 | 45.8% 2,045 | 2.3% 103 |
1896 | 44.1% 1,718 | 54.7% 2,129 | 1.2% 46 |
1892 | 45.0% 1,915 | 55.0% 2,342 | |
1888 | 59.6% 2,542 | 24.6% 1,052 | 15.8% 675 |
Education
changeUnified school districts
changeColleges and Universities
change- Historic
- Miltonvale Wesleyan College (closed 1972)
- Concordia Normal School (closed 1876)
- Concordia Business College (closed sometime after 1930)
Communities
changeCities
change- Aurora
- Clyde
- Concordia
- Glasco
- Jamestown
- Miltonvale
- Simpson (partly in Mitchell County)
Popular culture
changeCloud County has also been listed as one of the places for Smallville in the Superman story line.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "QuickFacts: Cloud 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.
- ↑ Brackman, Barbara (1997). Kansas Trivia. Thomas Nelson Inc. p. 21. ISBN 9781418553814.
- ↑ Kansas Skyways Archived 2009-02-23 at the Wayback Machine "Cloud County History"
- ↑ History of the State of Kansas by William G. Cutler, Kansas Collection of Books
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ "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".
More reading
change- Standard Atlas of Cloud County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 89 pages; 1917.
- Standard Atlas of Cloud County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 56 pages; 1901.
- Edward's Atlas of Cloud County, Kansas; John P. Edwards; 43 pages; 1985.
Other websites
change- County
- Maps