Comanche County, Kansas

Comanche County (county code CM) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 1,689 people lived there. Its county seat is Coldwater. Coldwater is also the biggest city in Comanche County. Comanche County is named after the Comanche Native Americans.

Comanche County
County
Comanche County Museum in Coldwater (2010)
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°11′N 99°16′W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	February 26, 1867
Named for	Comanche Native Americans
Seat	Coldwater
Largest city	Coldwater
Area
• Total	790 sq mi (2,000 km2)
• Land	788 sq mi (2,040 km2)
• Water	1.4 sq mi (4 km2)  0.2%
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,689
• Density	2.1/sq mi (0.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code	620
Congressional district	4th
Website	comanchecoks.org

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 790 square miles (2,000 km²). Of that, 788 square miles (2,040 km²) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²) (0.2%) is water.

People

Population pyramid

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	372		—
1890	2,549		585.2%
1900	1,619		−36.5%
1910	3,281		102.7%
1920	5,302		61.6%
1930	5,238		−1.2%
1940	4,412		−15.8%
1950	3,888		−11.9%
1960	3,271		−15.9%
1970	2,702		−17.4%
1980	2,554		−5.5%
1990	2,313		−9.4%
2000	1,967		−15.0%
2010	1,891		−3.9%
2020	1,689		−10.7%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790–1960 1900–1990 1990–2000 2010–2020

Government

Presidential elections

Presidential Elections Results

Presidential Elections Results

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	83.2% 762	13.8% 126	3.1% 28
2016	82.5% 715	11.8% 102	5.8% 50
2012	82.7% 767	15.4% 143	1.9% 18
2008	78.5% 765	19.9% 194	1.5% 15
2004	78.5% 770	20.4% 200	1.1% 11
2000	75.6% 760	21.0% 211	3.5% 35
1996	61.3% 691	26.4% 298	12.2% 138
1992	49.5% 636	25.3% 325	25.2% 324
1988	65.7% 738	33.4% 375	0.9% 10
1984	76.8% 993	22.0% 285	1.2% 15
1980	65.5% 877	29.3% 393	5.2% 70
1976	52.7% 719	46.2% 630	1.1% 15
1972	77.2% 1,052	20.6% 281	2.2% 30
1968	62.7% 906	31.2% 451	6.2% 89
1964	45.5% 694	53.7% 818	0.8% 12
1960	71.9% 1,187	27.9% 460	0.3% 5
1956	72.4% 1,238	27.0% 461	0.6% 11
1952	79.0% 1,443	20.5% 374	0.6% 10
1948	61.9% 1,077	37.4% 650	0.8% 13
1944	61.5% 1,048	37.7% 642	0.9% 15
1940	59.5% 1,322	39.6% 880	0.9% 20
1936	39.4% 932	60.4% 1,428	0.1% 3
1932	43.9% 945	54.6% 1,175	1.5% 32
1928	80.0% 1,554	19.8% 385	0.2% 4
1924	60.3% 1,049	24.8% 432	14.9% 260
1920	63.1% 1,121	34.4% 612	2.5% 45
1916	38.6% 732	50.7% 963	10.8% 204
1912	13.1% 148	33.3% 377	53.7% 609
1908	59.7% 392	37.3% 245	3.0% 20
1904	63.4% 272	30.1% 129	6.5% 28
1900	54.9% 249	42.7% 194	2.4% 11
1896	44.9% 142	54.4% 172	0.6% 2
1892	45.5% 259		54.5% 310
1888	50.7% 490	39.7% 384	9.6% 93

Education

Unified school districts

• Comanche County USD 300

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Comanche County (map legend)

Cities

• Coldwater
• Protection
• Wilmore

References

Notes

More reading

• Standard Atlas of Comanche County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 42 pages; 1909.

Other websites

County

• Comanche County - Official
• Comanche County - Directory of Public Officials

Maps

• Comanche County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
• Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
• Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society