Meade County, Kansas

Meade County (standard abbreviation: ME) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 4,055 people lived there. The county seat is Meade. Meade is also the biggest city in Meade County. The county was created in 1873. It was named after General George G. Meade.

Meade County
County
Dalton Gang Hideout and Museum in Meade (2006)
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°14′N 100°22′W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	March 20, 1873
Named for	George G. Meade
Seat	Meade
Largest city	Meade
Area
• Total	979 sq mi (2,540 km2)
• Land	978 sq mi (2,530 km2)
• Water	1.3 sq mi (3 km2)  0.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,055
• Density	4.1/sq mi (1.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code	620
Congressional district	1st
Website	County website

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 979 square miles (2,540 km²). Of that, 978 square miles (2,530 km²) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²) (0.1%) is water.

People

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	296		—
1890	2,542		758.8%
1900	1,581		−37.8%
1910	5,055		219.7%
1920	5,542		9.6%
1930	6,858		23.7%
1940	5,522		−19.5%
1950	5,710		3.4%
1960	5,505		−3.6%
1970	4,912		−10.8%
1980	4,788		−2.5%
1990	4,247		−11.3%
2000	4,631		9.0%
2010	4,575		−1.2%
2020	4,055		−11.4%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2020

Age pyramid

Government

Meade County is often won by Republican Candidates. The last time a democratic candidate has won this county was in 1936 by Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Presidential elections

Presidential Elections Results

Presidential Elections Results

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	83.5% 1,523	14.4% 263	2.1% 39
2016	81.7% 1,415	12.1% 210	6.2% 107
2012	83.6% 1,428	15.1% 258	1.4% 23
2008	79.8% 1,540	18.5% 357	1.8% 34
2004	82.4% 1,748	16.8% 356	0.8% 17
2000	78.1% 1,604	19.5% 400	2.4% 49
1996	70.1% 1,443	20.7% 426	9.2% 190
1992	52.5% 1,135	19.9% 430	27.7% 599
1988	65.2% 1,322	32.7% 664	2.1% 42
1984	77.2% 1,804	21.0% 491	1.8% 43
1980	71.7% 1,618	21.4% 482	7.0% 158
1976	51.5% 1,109	45.7% 983	2.8% 60
1972	74.6% 1,712	22.9% 526	2.5% 58
1968	66.2% 1,511	25.1% 572	8.7% 198
1964	51.8% 1,290	47.3% 1,179	0.9% 23
1960	70.5% 1,826	29.1% 754	0.4% 11
1956	74.3% 1,720	24.8% 575	0.9% 20
1952	76.9% 2,061	21.2% 568	1.9% 51
1948	60.2% 1,406	35.7% 834	4.1% 96
1944	68.2% 1,424	30.2% 631	1.5% 32
1940	61.1% 1,618	36.7% 970	2.2% 59
1936	46.6% 1,218	53.3% 1,394	0.1% 3
1932	49.5% 1,248	48.8% 1,231	1.7% 42
1928	73.2% 1,709	26.5% 618	0.4% 9
1924	66.9% 1,290	24.5% 472	8.6% 165
1920	71.0% 1,236	27.7% 483	1.3% 23
1916	45.0% 973	45.2% 977	9.9% 214
1912	18.3% 204	34.3% 383	47.5% 530
1908	56.2% 560	38.8% 386	5.0% 50
1904	66.4% 383	28.8% 166	4.9% 28
1900	53.2% 238	46.8% 209	0.0% 0
1896	50.5% 203	48.5% 195	1.0% 4
1892	54.8% 261		45.2% 215
1888	56.8% 578	33.6% 342	9.6% 98

Education

Unified school districts

• Fowler USD 225
• Meade USD 226

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Meade County (map legend)

Cities

• Fowler
• Meade
• Plains

References

Notes

More reading

• Plat Book of Meade County, Kansas; R. P. Ice Co; 43 pages; 1909.

Other websites

County

• Meade County - Official Website
• Meade County - Directory of Public Officials

General county information

• Meade County Economic Development
• Meade Chamber of Commerce
• Meade County History Archived 2019-07-22 at the Wayback Machine

Maps

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