Greenwood County, Kansas
county in Kansas, United States
Greenwood County (county code GW) is a county in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 6,016 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Eureka. Eureka is also the biggest city in Greenwood County.[2]
Greenwood County | |
|---|---|
 AT&SF Railroad Depot in Eureka (2013) | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°52′00″N 96°16′00″W / 37.8667°N 96.2667°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kansas |
| Founded | August 25, 1855 |
| Named for | Alfred B. Greenwood |
| Seat | Eureka |
| Largest city | Eureka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,153 sq mi (2,990 km2) |
| • Land | 1,143 sq mi (2,960 km2) |
| • Water | 9.3 sq mi (24 km2) 0.8% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,016 |
| • Density | 5.3/sq mi (2.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | GreenwoodCounty.org |
In 1855, Greenwood County was created. It was named after Alfred B. Greenwood,[3] a U.S. Congressman from Arkansas.
The first railroad in Greenwood County was built through that territory in 1879.[4]
Geography change
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 1,153 square miles (2,990 km2). Of that, 1,143 square miles (2,960 km2) is land and 9.3 square miles (24 km2) (0.8%) is water.[5] It is the fifth-largest county in Kansas by area.
People change
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 769 | — | |
| 1870 | 3,484 | 353.1% | |
| 1880 | 10,548 | 202.8% | |
| 1890 | 16,309 | 54.6% | |
| 1900 | 16,196 | −0.7% | |
| 1910 | 16,060 | −0.8% | |
| 1920 | 14,715 | −8.4% | |
| 1930 | 19,235 | 30.7% | |
| 1940 | 16,495 | −14.2% | |
| 1950 | 13,574 | −17.7% | |
| 1960 | 11,253 | −17.1% | |
| 1970 | 9,141 | −18.8% | |
| 1980 | 8,764 | −4.1% | |
| 1990 | 7,847 | −10.5% | |
| 2000 | 7,673 | −2.2% | |
| 2010 | 6,689 | −12.8% | |
| 2020 | 6,016 | −10.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2020[1] | |||
Government change
Greenwood county is often carried by Republican Candidates. The last time a democratic candidate has carried this county was in 1936 by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Presidential elections change
Presidential Elections Results
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 79.4% 2,444 | 18.5% 569 | 2.1% 64 |
| 2016 | 76.1% 2,160 | 17.1% 485 | 6.9% 195 |
| 2012 | 74.9% 1,590 | 22.5% 478 | 2.6% 55 |
| 2008 | 71.0% 1,619 | 27.3% 622 | 1.7% 38 |
| 2004 | 70.4% 2,282 | 28.1% 911 | 1.6% 51 |
| 2000 | 67.2% 2,392 | 28.8% 1,027 | 4.0% 142 |
| 1996 | 53.2% 1,932 | 30.5% 1,108 | 16.4% 595 |
| 1992 | 36.6% 1,411 | 32.8% 1,262 | 30.6% 1,180 |
| 1988 | 59.7% 2,217 | 38.2% 1,421 | 2.1% 78 |
| 1984 | 70.5% 2,901 | 28.5% 1,173 | 1.1% 44 |
| 1980 | 64.6% 2,685 | 29.9% 1,241 | 5.5% 229 |
| 1976 | 56.0% 2,319 | 41.9% 1,737 | 2.1% 88 |
| 1972 | 74.5% 3,157 | 22.4% 951 | 3.1% 130 |
| 1968 | 66.0% 2,937 | 25.2% 1,122 | 8.8% 392 |
| 1964 | 56.6% 2,717 | 42.7% 2,048 | 0.8% 36 |
| 1960 | 67.5% 3,758 | 32.4% 1,804 | 0.2% 9 |
| 1956 | 70.0% 4,164 | 29.6% 1,763 | 0.4% 21 |
| 1952 | 73.7% 4,974 | 25.8% 1,743 | 0.5% 32 |
| 1948 | 57.3% 3,553 | 41.5% 2,574 | 1.2% 73 |
| 1944 | 64.0% 3,959 | 35.4% 2,187 | 0.7% 41 |
| 1940 | 60.3% 4,893 | 39.0% 3,160 | 0.7% 56 |
| 1936 | 49.7% 4,146 | 50.0% 4,176 | 0.3% 23 |
| 1932 | 46.4% 3,592 | 51.7% 4,002 | 2.0% 153 |
| 1928 | 78.5% 5,863 | 20.8% 1,554 | 0.7% 49 |
| 1924 | 64.0% 4,181 | 27.5% 1,794 | 8.5% 556 |
| 1920 | 68.3% 3,422 | 29.5% 1,478 | 2.1% 107 |
| 1916 | 48.3% 2,971 | 48.0% 2,956 | 3.7% 227 |
| 1912 | 25.8% 954 | 36.1% 1,334 | 38.1% 1,406[a] |
| 1908 | 59.2% 2,370 | 38.6% 1,545 | 2.3% 91 |
| 1904 | 63.7% 2,458 | 31.4% 1,211 | 4.9% 190 |
| 1900 | 53.3% 2,204 | 46.3% 1,917 | 0.4% 16 |
| 1896 | 46.8% 1,835 | 52.6% 2,064 | 0.6% 23 |
| 1892 | 49.0% 1,734 | 51.0% 1,804 | |
| 1888 | 56.9% 2,242 | 28.2% 1,110 | 14.9% 589 |
Education change
Unified school districts change
- Madison-Virgil USD 386
- Eureka USD 389
- Hamilton USD 390
- West Elk USD 282 (serving Severy and extreme southern GW county)
Communities change
Cities change
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "QuickFacts: Greenwood County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 144.
- ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 795. ISBN 9780722249055.
- ↑ "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 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- Notes
- ↑ This total comprises 1,125 votes (30.45%) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt and 281 votes (7.6%) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.
More reading change
- Handbook of Greenwood County, Kansas; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 37 pages; 1880s.
- Standard Atlas of Greenwood County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 78 pages; 1922.
- Plat Book of Greenwood County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 58 pages; 1903.
- Handbook of Greenwood County, Kansas; C. S. Burch Publishing Co; 37 pages; 1880 to 1890.
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