Linn County, Kansas
county in Kansas, United States
Linn County (county code LN) is a county in east-central Kansas. In 2020, 9,591 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Mound City.[2] Its biggest city is Pleasanton. The county was named after Lewis F. Linn, a U.S. Senator from Missouri.[3][4]
Linn County | |
|---|---|
 Linn County Courthouse (2020) | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°13′00″N 94°51′00″W / 38.2167°N 94.85°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kansas |
| Founded | February 26, 1867 |
| Named for | Lewis F. Linn |
| Seat | Mound City |
| Largest city | Pleasanton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 606 sq mi (1,570 km2) |
| • Land | 594 sq mi (1,540 km2) |
| • Water | 12 sq mi (30 km2) 2.0% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 9,591 |
| • Density | 16.1/sq mi (6.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | linncountyks |
History
change19th century
changeExplorers in the early 19th century found abandoned mining sites along a creek south of the Marais des Cygnes river. No one knows who the miners were. Early residents of the region decided to call the waterway "Mine Creek."[5]
Geography
changeThe U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 606 square miles (1,570 km2). Of that, 594 square miles (1,540 km2) is land and 12 square miles (31 km2) (2.0%) is water.[6]
People
change| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 6,336 | — | |
| 1870 | 12,174 | 92.1% | |
| 1880 | 15,298 | 25.7% | |
| 1890 | 17,215 | 12.5% | |
| 1900 | 16,689 | −3.1% | |
| 1910 | 14,735 | −11.7% | |
| 1920 | 13,815 | −6.2% | |
| 1930 | 13,534 | −2.0% | |
| 1940 | 11,969 | −11.6% | |
| 1950 | 10,053 | −16.0% | |
| 1960 | 8,274 | −17.7% | |
| 1970 | 7,770 | −6.1% | |
| 1980 | 8,234 | 6.0% | |
| 1990 | 8,254 | 0.2% | |
| 2000 | 9,570 | 15.9% | |
| 2010 | 9,656 | 0.9% | |
| 2020 | 9,591 | −0.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2020[1] | |||
Linn County is included in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Government
changePresidential elections
changePresidential Elections Results
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 80.2% 4,048 | 17.8% 896 | 2.0% 102 |
| 2016 | 78.2% 3,484 | 16.5% 736 | 5.3% 234 |
| 2012 | 71.1% 3,177 | 26.2% 1,170 | 2.7% 120 |
| 2008 | 66.8% 3,086 | 30.9% 1,425 | 2.3% 106 |
| 2004 | 64.3% 3,048 | 34.4% 1,631 | 1.3% 62 |
| 2000 | 59.0% 2,513 | 37.3% 1,587 | 3.7% 159 |
| 1996 | 49.0% 2,077 | 37.5% 1,590 | 13.4% 568 |
| 1992 | 34.2% 1,413 | 32.8% 1,353 | 33.0% 1,365 |
| 1988 | 58.6% 2,163 | 40.6% 1,497 | 0.8% 31 |
| 1984 | 70.3% 2,795 | 29.0% 1,152 | 0.7% 27 |
| 1980 | 64.9% 2,407 | 31.2% 1,157 | 3.9% 146 |
| 1976 | 52.0% 1,873 | 46.7% 1,681 | 1.3% 48 |
| 1972 | 73.4% 2,593 | 24.8% 876 | 1.8% 63 |
| 1968 | 63.1% 2,250 | 25.1% 893 | 11.8% 422 |
| 1964 | 52.7% 1,939 | 46.9% 1,725 | 0.4% 15 |
| 1960 | 70.2% 2,824 | 29.2% 1,176 | 0.6% 24 |
| 1956 | 71.6% 2,991 | 28.2% 1,177 | 0.2% 7 |
| 1952 | 74.0% 3,527 | 25.6% 1,220 | 0.4% 20 |
| 1948 | 60.5% 2,632 | 38.4% 1,673 | 1.1% 49 |
| 1944 | 68.5% 3,185 | 31.0% 1,442 | 0.4% 20 |
| 1940 | 66.0% 4,086 | 33.4% 2,067 | 0.6% 34 |
| 1936 | 58.8% 3,872 | 40.7% 2,682 | 0.5% 33 |
| 1932 | 44.5% 2,647 | 54.0% 3,216 | 1.5% 90 |
| 1928 | 75.2% 4,231 | 23.6% 1,328 | 1.2% 68 |
| 1924 | 57.9% 3,161 | 30.8% 1,683 | 11.3% 614 |
| 1920 | 62.8% 3,189 | 34.8% 1,764 | 2.4% 122 |
| 1916 | 45.5% 2,699 | 49.4% 2,930 | 5.2% 307 |
| 1912 | 24.0% 858 | 35.8% 1,283 | 40.2% 1,441[a] |
| 1908 | 51.8% 1,950 | 44.0% 1,657 | 4.2% 158 |
| 1904 | 62.5% 2,324 | 29.2% 1,085 | 8.3% 307 |
| 1900 | 52.2% 2,279 | 46.8% 2,043 | 0.9% 41 |
| 1896 | 46.6% 2,153 | 52.5% 2,424 | 0.8% 39 |
| 1892 | 49.4% 2,046 | 50.6% 2,098[b] | |
| 1888 | 52.5% 2,166 | 19.4% 802 | 28.1% 1,157 |
Education
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changeCommunities
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Cities
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "QuickFacts: Linn County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 166.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 187.
- ↑ "Extinct Towns in Linn County, Kansas - History and Information - Page 2". Archived from the original on 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. 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 1,052 votes (29.4%) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt and 389 votes (10.9%) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.
- ↑ 2,063 votes (49.78%) were for Populist James B. Weaver (who was supported by the state’s Democrats) and 35 (0.84%) for Prohibition Party candidate John Bidwell.
More reading
change- Plat Book of Linn County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 44 pages; 1906.
Other websites
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