Wallace County, Kansas
Wallace County (standard abbreviation: WA) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020 census, 1,512 people lived there.[1] This would make it the county in Kansas with the second-least number of people living in it. Its county seat is Sharon Springs.[2] The county was created in 1868. It was named after Brigadier general W.H.L. Wallace, who was a veteran of the Mexican–American War and a casualty of the Battle of Shiloh.
Wallace County | |
|---|---|
 Wallace County courthouse in Sharon Springs (2010) | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°45′52″N 101°34′33″W / 38.7644°N 101.5758°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kansas |
| Founded | 1868 |
| Named for | W. H. L. Wallace |
| Seat | Sharon Springs |
| Largest city | Sharon Springs |
| Area | |
| • Total | 914 sq mi (2,370 km2) |
| • Land | 914 sq mi (2,370 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.01% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,512 |
| • Density | 1.7/sq mi (0.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | wallacecounty |
History change
19th century change
In 1868, Wallace County was created.
Geography change
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 914 square miles (2,370 km2). Of that, 914 square miles (2,370 km2) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (0.01%) is water.[3]
Mount Sunflower is in Wallace County. It is the highest place in Kansas. It is 4,039 feet (1,231 meters). Mount Sunflower is about 15 miles (24 km) north-northwest of Weskan, less than one mile (1.6 km) from the Colorado state line.
Time zones change
Wallace County is one of four Kansas counties to use Mountain Standard Time rather than Central Standard Time.
People change
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1870 | 538 | — | |
| 1880 | 686 | 27.5% | |
| 1890 | 2,468 | 259.8% | |
| 1900 | 1,178 | −52.3% | |
| 1910 | 2,759 | 134.2% | |
| 1920 | 2,424 | −12.1% | |
| 1930 | 2,882 | 18.9% | |
| 1940 | 2,216 | −23.1% | |
| 1950 | 2,508 | 13.2% | |
| 1960 | 2,069 | −17.5% | |
| 1970 | 2,215 | 7.1% | |
| 1980 | 2,045 | −7.7% | |
| 1990 | 1,821 | −11.0% | |
| 2000 | 1,749 | −4.0% | |
| 2010 | 1,485 | −15.1% | |
| 2020 | 1,512 | 1.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1790-1960[5] 1900-1990[6] 1990-2000[7] 2010-2020[1] | |||
Government change
Presidential elections change
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 93.3% 770 | 5.3% 44 | 1.3% 11 |
| 2016 | 90.4% 721 | 5.8% 46 | 3.9% 31 |
| 2012 | 90.1% 719 | 8.5% 68 | 1.4% 11 |
| 2008 | 85.8% 690 | 11.9% 96 | 2.2% 18 |
| 2004 | 84.7% 742 | 12.8% 112 | 2.5% 22 |
| 2000 | 85.6% 737 | 12.0% 103 | 2.4% 21 |
| 1996 | 76.2% 738 | 16.5% 160 | 7.2% 70 |
| 1992 | 63.7% 679 | 15.4% 164 | 20.9% 223 |
| 1988 | 69.6% 655 | 27.3% 257 | 3.1% 29 |
| 1984 | 83.0% 838 | 15.1% 152 | 2.0% 20 |
| 1980 | 78.3% 811 | 16.1% 167 | 5.6% 58 |
| 1976 | 52.8% 600 | 42.7% 486 | 4.5% 51 |
| 1972 | 73.2% 782 | 20.0% 214 | 6.7% 72 |
| 1968 | 61.5% 608 | 23.8% 235 | 14.7% 145 |
| 1964 | 50.7% 516 | 48.7% 496 | 0.6% 6 |
| 1960 | 68.2% 727 | 31.8% 339 | 0.0% 0 |
| 1956 | 72.7% 684 | 26.7% 251 | 0.6% 6 |
| 1952 | 78.8% 945 | 20.8% 249 | 0.4% 5 |
| 1948 | 58.2% 637 | 40.1% 439 | 1.7% 18 |
| 1944 | 70.8% 720 | 28.7% 292 | 0.5% 5 |
| 1940 | 67.1% 756 | 32.0% 361 | 0.9% 10 |
| 1936 | 56.7% 658 | 42.4% 492 | 1.0% 11 |
| 1932 | 40.3% 561 | 54.6% 761 | 5.1% 71 |
| 1928 | 66.2% 738 | 31.9% 356 | 1.9% 21 |
| 1924 | 53.7% 603 | 15.2% 171 | 31.1% 349 |
| 1920 | 70.4% 632 | 22.6% 203 | 7.0% 63 |
| 1916 | 39.5% 381 | 51.5% 497 | 9.0% 87 |
| 1912 | 15.2% 81 | 28.5% 152 | 56.4% 301 |
| 1908 | 59.3% 350 | 34.9% 206 | 5.8% 34 |
| 1904 | 84.0% 278 | 11.8% 39 | 4.2% 14 |
| 1900 | 66.3% 212 | 31.9% 102 | 1.9% 6 |
| 1896 | 59.3% 181 | 40.7% 124 | 0.0% 0 |
| 1892 | 55.9% 377 | 44.1% 297 | |
| 1888 | 65.7% 412 | 31.6% 198 | 2.7% 17 |
Wallace has been one of the most Republican counties in Kansas. Only two Democratic Presidential nominees have ever won Wallace County – Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. Since 1944 only three Democratic Presidential candidates have won 31 percent of Wallace County's vote – Harry S. Truman in 1948, Lyndon Johnson in 1964 and Jimmy Carter in 1976. In the 2016 election Hillary Clinton won less than six percent of the county's vote. The last five Republican nominees have all won at least 84 percent.
Education change
Unified school districts change
Communities change
Cities change
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "QuickFacts: Wallace County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 4, 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 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
More reading change
- Standard Atlas of Wallace County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 42 pages; 1908.
Other websites change
- County
- Maps
- Wallace County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society
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