Hodgeman County, Kansas
county in Kansas, United States
Hodgeman County (county code HG) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 1,723 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Jetmore. Jetmore is also the biggest city in Hodgeman County.[2]
Hodgeman County | |
|---|---|
_from_W_2.JPG) Hodgeman County Courthouse in Jetmore (2016) | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°02′38″N 100°10′17″W / 38.0439°N 100.1714°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kansas |
| Founded | February 26, 1867 |
| Named for | Amos Hodgman |
| Seat | Jetmore |
| Largest city | Jetmore |
| Area | |
| • Total | 860 sq mi (2,200 km2) |
| • Land | 860 sq mi (2,200 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) 0.04% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,723 |
| • Density | 2.0/sq mi (0.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | hodgemancountyks.com |
History
changeHodgeman County was created in 1867. It was named after Amos Hodgman, member of the 7th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. The letter E was later added to the namesake's name.[3]
Geography
changeThe U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 860 square miles (2,200 km2). Of that, 860 square miles (2,200 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (0.04%) is water.[4]
People
change| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 1,704 | — | |
| 1890 | 2,895 | 69.9% | |
| 1900 | 2,032 | −29.8% | |
| 1910 | 2,930 | 44.2% | |
| 1920 | 3,734 | 27.4% | |
| 1930 | 4,157 | 11.3% | |
| 1940 | 3,535 | −15.0% | |
| 1950 | 3,310 | −6.4% | |
| 1960 | 3,115 | −5.9% | |
| 1970 | 2,662 | −14.5% | |
| 1980 | 2,269 | −14.8% | |
| 1990 | 2,177 | −4.1% | |
| 2000 | 2,085 | −4.2% | |
| 2010 | 1,916 | −8.1% | |
| 2020 | 1,723 | −10.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2020[1] | |||
Government
changePresidential elections
changeHodgeman County is very Republican. Only six Republican presidential candidates have failed to win the county from 1888 to the present, and no Democrat has to win even a quarter of the county's votes since Michael Dukakis in 1988. The last Democrat to win the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976.
Presidential election results
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 83.7% 875 | 14.7% 154 | 1.5% 16 |
| 2016 | 84.1% 855 | 12.2% 124 | 3.7% 38 |
| 2012 | 81.9% 868 | 16.9% 179 | 1.2% 13 |
| 2008 | 78.9% 865 | 19.3% 211 | 1.8% 20 |
| 2004 | 80.6% 953 | 18.9% 223 | 0.6% 7 |
| 2000 | 76.8% 835 | 19.9% 217 | 3.3% 36 |
| 1996 | 69.4% 808 | 21.6% 251 | 9.0% 105 |
| 1992 | 50.9% 625 | 21.0% 258 | 28.2% 346 |
| 1988 | 60.4% 732 | 36.2% 439 | 3.4% 41 |
| 1984 | 74.2% 939 | 24.2% 306 | 1.7% 21 |
| 1980 | 66.2% 831 | 27.0% 339 | 6.8% 86 |
| 1976 | 43.8% 576 | 53.0% 697 | 3.2% 42 |
| 1972 | 68.4% 853 | 26.5% 331 | 5.1% 63 |
| 1968 | 59.2% 756 | 30.3% 387 | 10.5% 134 |
| 1964 | 42.3% 607 | 57.3% 821 | 0.4% 6 |
| 1960 | 61.5% 926 | 37.8% 570 | 0.7% 11 |
| 1956 | 71.6% 1,113 | 28.0% 435 | 0.4% 6 |
| 1952 | 76.4% 1,330 | 22.5% 392 | 1.0% 18 |
| 1948 | 60.8% 945 | 37.9% 590 | 1.3% 20 |
| 1944 | 66.3% 982 | 33.1% 490 | 0.6% 9 |
| 1940 | 60.9% 1,092 | 38.5% 690 | 0.7% 12 |
| 1936 | 40.1% 781 | 59.7% 1,162 | 0.2% 3 |
| 1932 | 45.6% 847 | 53.2% 988 | 1.3% 24 |
| 1928 | 67.6% 1,122 | 31.8% 528 | 0.7% 11 |
| 1924 | 60.7% 899 | 24.8% 367 | 14.6% 216 |
| 1920 | 73.3% 945 | 23.7% 306 | 3.0% 38 |
| 1916 | 37.5% 564 | 50.5% 761 | 12.0% 181 |
| 1912 | 17.2% 136 | 38.1% 302 | 44.7% 354[a] |
| 1908 | 57.1% 411 | 40.3% 290 | 2.6% 19 |
| 1904 | 67.5% 449 | 28.9% 192 | 3.6% 24 |
| 1900 | 56.3% 323 | 42.7% 245 | 1.1% 6 |
| 1896 | 53.7% 262 | 45.9% 224 | 0.4% 2 |
| 1892 | 61.2% 363 | 38.8% 230 | |
| 1888 | 64.0% 563 | 25.0% 220 | 11.0% 97 |
Education
changeUnified school districts
change- Hodgeman County USD 227 (Consolidated in 2011)
Communities
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Cities
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "QuickFacts: Hodgeman 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.
- ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 859–860. 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 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- Notes
- ↑ This total comprises 319 votes (40.28 percent) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt (who carried the county) and 35 votes (4.42 percent) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.
More reading
change- Handbook of Hodgeman County, Kansas; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 34 pages; 1887.
- Standard Atlas of Hodgeman County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 56 pages; 1907.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hodgeman County, Kansas.
- County
- Maps
- Hodgeman County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society
38°05′N 99°54′W / 38.083°N 99.900°W
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