Pottawatomie County, Kansas
county in Kansas, United States
Pottawatomie County (standard abbreviation: PT) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 25,348 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Westmoreland.[2] The county is named after the Potawatomi group of Native Americans.
Pottawatomie County | |
|---|---|
 Pottawatomie County Courthouse in Westmoreland (2009) | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 39°20′00″N 96°18′00″W / 39.3333°N 96.3°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kansas |
| Founded | February 20, 1857 |
| Named for | Potawatomi tribe |
| Seat | Westmoreland |
| Largest city | Manhattan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 862 sq mi (2,230 km2) |
| • Land | 841 sq mi (2,180 km2) |
| • Water | 21 sq mi (50 km2) 2.4% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 25,348 |
| • Density | 30.1/sq mi (11.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | pottcounty.org |
Geography
changeThe U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 862 square miles (2,230 km2). Of that 841 square miles (2,180 km2) is land and 21 square miles (54 km2) (2.4%) is water.[3]
People
change| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 1,529 | — | |
| 1870 | 7,848 | 413.3% | |
| 1880 | 16,350 | 108.3% | |
| 1890 | 17,722 | 8.4% | |
| 1900 | 18,470 | 4.2% | |
| 1910 | 17,522 | −5.1% | |
| 1920 | 16,154 | −7.8% | |
| 1930 | 15,862 | −1.8% | |
| 1940 | 14,015 | −11.6% | |
| 1950 | 12,344 | −11.9% | |
| 1960 | 11,957 | −3.1% | |
| 1970 | 11,755 | −1.7% | |
| 1980 | 14,782 | 25.8% | |
| 1990 | 16,128 | 9.1% | |
| 2000 | 18,209 | 12.9% | |
| 2010 | 21,604 | 18.6% | |
| 2020 | 25,348 | 17.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1790-1960[5] 1900-1990[6] 1990-2000[7] 2010-2020[1] | |||
Pottawatomie County is part of the Manhattan Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Government
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changePresidential election results
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 72.2% 9,452 | 25.3% 3,313 | 2.4% 318 |
| 2016 | 71.2% 7,612 | 20.8% 2,225 | 8.0% 856 |
| 2012 | 71.8% 6,804 | 24.6% 2,335 | 3.6% 340 |
| 2008 | 70.2% 6,929 | 26.3% 2,599 | 3.5% 349 |
| 2004 | 71.7% 6,326 | 24.7% 2,176 | 3.6% 321 |
| 2000 | 64.5% 4,985 | 26.4% 2,037 | 9.2% 709 |
| 1996 | 58.2% 4,504 | 25.8% 1,997 | 16.1% 1,243 |
| 1992 | 38.9% 3,106 | 26.3% 2,099 | 34.9% 2,785 |
| 1988 | 59.5% 3,897 | 38.9% 2,544 | 1.7% 108 |
| 1984 | 71.1% 4,598 | 27.8% 1,798 | 1.1% 72 |
| 1980 | 63.4% 3,895 | 28.1% 1,724 | 8.6% 525 |
| 1976 | 59.1% 3,483 | 39.3% 2,316 | 1.7% 98 |
| 1972 | 73.5% 3,947 | 24.2% 1,298 | 2.3% 124 |
| 1968 | 63.7% 3,267 | 26.7% 1,368 | 9.7% 495 |
| 1964 | 51.4% 2,606 | 48.0% 2,432 | 0.6% 32 |
| 1960 | 63.2% 3,666 | 36.6% 2,125 | 0.2% 13 |
| 1956 | 75.0% 4,335 | 24.6% 1,422 | 0.4% 25 |
| 1952 | 77.9% 4,944 | 21.9% 1,387 | 0.2% 12 |
| 1948 | 62.6% 3,709 | 36.6% 2,167 | 0.8% 45 |
| 1944 | 70.0% 4,074 | 29.7% 1,727 | 0.3% 18 |
| 1940 | 69.1% 5,045 | 30.5% 2,226 | 0.4% 28 |
| 1936 | 53.8% 3,977 | 44.4% 3,284 | 1.9% 137 |
| 1932 | 45.5% 3,339 | 53.2% 3,910 | 1.3% 97 |
| 1928 | 65.3% 4,451 | 34.4% 2,341 | 0.4% 24 |
| 1924 | 68.3% 4,340 | 23.1% 1,471 | 8.6% 545 |
| 1920 | 77.0% 4,481 | 22.2% 1,293 | 0.8% 49 |
| 1916 | 55.7% 3,688 | 42.8% 2,834 | 1.6% 104 |
| 1912 | 25.1% 1,058 | 37.9% 1,599 | 37.0% 1,559 |
| 1908 | 60.8% 2,650 | 38.5% 1,680 | 0.7% 30 |
| 1904 | 69.9% 2,632 | 27.7% 1,045 | 2.4% 91 |
| 1900 | 56.4% 2,556 | 42.6% 1,929 | 1.0% 46 |
| 1896 | 50.0% 2,308 | 49.3% 2,276 | 0.8% 37 |
| 1892 | 49.8% 2,107 | 50.2% 2,124[a] | |
| 1888 | 58.9% 2,419 | 35.8% 1,471 | 5.2% 214 |
Pottawatomie County is very Republican. The only Democratic presidential candidate to get a majority in Pottawatomie County was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. Since 1940 only Lyndon Johnson in 1964 has gotten as much as forty percent of the county’s vote.
Education
changeUnified school districts
changeThe Unified School Districts that serve Pottawatomie County include:
- Wamego USD 320 (Wamego, Louisville, Belvue)
- Kaw Valley USD 321 (St. Marys, Emmett)
- Onaga USD 322 (Onaga, Havensville, Wheaton)
- Rock Creek USD 323
- Riley County USD 378 (West-Central Pottawatomie County)
- Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 (Southwest Pottawatomie County)
- Blue Valley USD 384 (Olsburg, Fostoria)
Private schools
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Cities
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "QuickFacts: Pottawatomie County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ "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 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- Notes
- ↑ 2,101 votes (49.66 percent) were for Populist James B. Weaver (who was supported by the state’s Democrats) and 23 (0.54 percent) for Prohibition Party candidate John Bidwell.
More reading
change- Handbook of Pottawatomie and Riley Counties, Kansas; Modern Ago; 20 pages; 1880s.
- Standard Atlas of Pottawatomie County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 57 pages; 1905.
- Onaga Courier's Township Map of Pottawatomie County, Kansas; Onaga Courier; 59 pages; 1899.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pottawatomie County, Kansas.
- County
- Pottawatomie County - Official Website
- Pottawatomie County - Directory of Public Officials
- Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation - PCEDC
- Maps