Trego County, Kansas

Trego County (standard abbreviation: TR) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 2,808 people lived there. Its county seat is WaKeeney. WaKeeney is also the biggest city in Trego County.

Trego County
County
Trego County Courthouse in WaKeeney (2017)
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°00′30″N 100°03′54″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	June 21, 1879
Named for	Edgar Poe Trego
Seat	WaKeeney
Largest city	WaKeeney
Area
• Total	900 sq mi (2,000 km2)
• Land	889 sq mi (2,300 km2)
• Water	10 sq mi (30 km2)  1.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,808
• Density	3.2/sq mi (1.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	tregocountyks.com

History

19th century

In 1879, Trego County was created.

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 900 square miles (2,300 km²). Of that, 889 square miles (2,300 km²) is land and 10 square miles (26 km²) (1.1%) is water.

Major highways

• Interstate 70
• U.S. Route 40
• U.S. Route 283
• K-147

People

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1870	166		—
1880	2,535		1,427.1%
1890	2,535		0.0%
1900	2,722		7.4%
1910	5,398		98.3%
1920	5,880		8.9%
1930	6,470		10.0%
1940	5,822		−10.0%
1950	5,868		0.8%
1960	5,473		−6.7%
1970	4,436		−18.9%
1980	4,165		−6.1%
1990	3,694		−11.3%
2000	3,319		−10.2%
2010	3,001		−9.6%
2020	2,808		−6.4%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2020

Age pyramid

Government

Presidential elections

Republican candidates often win Trego County. The last time a democratic candidate has won this county was in 1964.

Presidential Elections Results

Presidential Elections Results

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	83.6% 1,363	14.8% 242	1.5% 25
2016	82.8% 1,227	13.4% 198	3.9% 57
2012	79.9% 1,261	18.4% 291	1.7% 27
2008	73.3% 1,225	25.1% 420	1.6% 26
2004	72.7% 1,225	25.7% 434	1.6% 27
2000	66.4% 1,220	28.1% 516	5.5% 101
1996	61.1% 1,205	27.8% 548	11.1% 219
1992	38.0% 727	31.8% 608	30.2% 577
1988	53.5% 979	43.4% 795	3.1% 57
1984	70.4% 1,491	28.2% 598	1.4% 29
1980	65.4% 1,340	25.5% 523	9.0% 185
1976	49.6% 1,025	48.5% 1,003	1.9% 40
1972	66.9% 1,369	30.4% 621	2.7% 56
1968	58.7% 1,211	30.2% 623	11.1% 230
1964	45.1% 974	54.4% 1,177	0.5% 11
1960	61.8% 1,426	37.9% 875	0.4% 8
1956	69.4% 1,668	30.2% 726	0.4% 9
1952	75.6% 1,915	24.0% 608	0.4% 10
1948	51.8% 1,237	46.8% 1,117	1.4% 33
1944	62.0% 1,459	37.5% 883	0.5% 12
1940	57.6% 1,571	41.8% 1,140	0.6% 17
1936	36.0% 1,012	63.4% 1,783	0.6% 16
1932	33.8% 918	64.4% 1,751	1.8% 50
1928	57.7% 1,359	41.7% 982	0.6% 13
1924	58.1% 1,121	20.7% 399	21.2% 408
1920	75.0% 1,299	22.8% 395	2.1% 37
1916	42.1% 867	53.1% 1,094	4.9% 100
1912	14.3% 160	40.2% 449	45.4% 507
1908	54.8% 617	40.6% 458	4.6% 52
1904	60.8% 526	30.5% 264	8.7% 75
1900	48.4% 360	48.5% 361	3.1% 23
1896	42.7% 256	56.8% 340	0.5% 3
1892	50.5% 309		49.5% 303
1888	63.9% 477	29.5% 220	6.7% 50

Education

Unified school districts

• WaKeeney USD 208

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Trego County (map legend)

Cities

• Collyer
• WaKeeney

References

Notes

More reading

• Standard Atlas of Trego County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 57 pages; 1906.

Other websites

County

• Official website
• Trego County - Directory of Public Officials

Maps

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