Chautauqua County, Kansas
county in Kansas, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chautauqua County (county code CQ) is a county in Southeast Kansas. In 2020, 3,379 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Sedan. Sedan is also the biggest city in Chautauqua County.[2] Chautauqua County is named after Chautauqua County, New York, where Edward Jaquins was born. Jaquins was a Kansas politician who was important in getting the county created.[3]
Chautauqua County | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Sedan (2013) | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°09′N 96°14′W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kansas |
| Founded | March 25, 1875 |
| Named for | Chautauqua County, New York |
| Seat | Sedan |
| Largest city | Sedan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 645 sq mi (1,670 km2) |
| • Land | 639 sq mi (1,660 km2) |
| • Water | 5.9 sq mi (15 km2) 0.9% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,379 |
| • Density | 5.3/sq mi (2.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 620 |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | chautauquacountyks.com |
Chautauqua County was created by an act of the Kansas legislature on June 1, 1875. They divided Howard County into Elk County (the northern half) and Chautauqua County (the southern half). At the time of its creation, about 7,400 people lived there.[source?]
The first white settlers in the area that became Chautauqua County came in July 1868.[source?]
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 645 square miles (1,670 km2). Of that, 639 square miles (1,660 km2) is land and 5.9 square miles (15 km2) (0.9%) is water.[4]
Major highways
Sources: National Atlas,[5] U.S. Census Bureau[6]
- U.S. Route 166
- Kansas Highway 38
- Kansas Highway 99
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 11,072 | — | |
| 1890 | 12,297 | 11.1% | |
| 1900 | 11,804 | −4.0% | |
| 1910 | 11,429 | −3.2% | |
| 1920 | 11,598 | 1.5% | |
| 1930 | 10,352 | −10.7% | |
| 1940 | 9,233 | −10.8% | |
| 1950 | 7,376 | −20.1% | |
| 1960 | 5,956 | −19.3% | |
| 1970 | 4,642 | −22.1% | |
| 1980 | 5,016 | 8.1% | |
| 1990 | 4,407 | −12.1% | |
| 2000 | 4,359 | −1.1% | |
| 2010 | 3,669 | −15.8% | |
| 2020 | 3,379 | −7.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2020[1] | |||
Presidential elections
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 85.3% 1,402 | 12.9% 212 | 1.8% 30 |
| 2016 | 83.5% 1,236 | 13.3% 197 | 3.2% 48 |
| 2012 | 80.0% 1,304 | 17.2% 280 | 2.8% 46 |
| 2008 | 76.6% 1,418 | 21.7% 401 | 1.8% 33 |
| 2004 | 78.0% 1,529 | 20.6% 404 | 1.4% 27 |
| 2000 | 71.7% 1,347 | 23.6% 443 | 4.8% 90 |
| 1996 | 58.3% 1,142 | 29.0% 568 | 12.8% 250 |
| 1992 | 41.2% 853 | 28.9% 598 | 30.0% 622 |
| 1988 | 64.5% 1,247 | 34.2% 661 | 1.3% 26 |
| 1984 | 76.6% 1,688 | 22.5% 497 | 0.9% 20 |
| 1980 | 71.6% 1,566 | 24.8% 543 | 3.6% 78 |
| 1976 | 55.8% 1,159 | 41.7% 866 | 2.6% 53 |
| 1972 | 78.0% 1,546 | 19.1% 378 | 2.9% 58 |
| 1968 | 65.5% 1,537 | 20.4% 478 | 14.1% 331 |
| 1964 | 55.4% 1,463 | 44.1% 1,163 | 0.5% 14 |
| 1960 | 70.5% 2,160 | 28.9% 885 | 0.6% 17 |
| 1956 | 70.9% 2,180 | 28.8% 887 | 0.3% 10 |
| 1952 | 74.8% 2,542 | 24.6% 837 | 0.6% 21 |
| 1948 | 59.3% 1,925 | 38.9% 1,261 | 1.8% 58 |
| 1944 | 67.4% 2,305 | 32.3% 1,106 | 0.3% 10 |
| 1940 | 62.7% 2,888 | 36.5% 1,679 | 0.9% 39 |
| 1936 | 54.5% 2,506 | 45.2% 2,080 | 0.3% 13 |
| 1932 | 43.4% 1,893 | 51.9% 2,263 | 4.7% 204 |
| 1928 | 76.0% 3,303 | 21.7% 944 | 2.3% 101 |
| 1924 | 60.0% 2,439 | 26.7% 1,087 | 13.3% 540 |
| 1920 | 68.6% 2,539 | 25.3% 936 | 6.1% 227 |
| 1916 | 49.7% 2,085 | 41.4% 1,737 | 8.9% 374 |
| 1912 | 31.4% 818 | 28.8% 752 | 39.8% 1,039[lower-alpha 1] |
| 1908 | 60.2% 1,689 | 34.1% 958 | 5.7% 159 |
| 1904 | 67.5% 2,033 | 22.6% 681 | 9.9% 299 |
| 1900 | 55.5% 1,618 | 43.9% 1,280 | 0.7% 19 |
| 1896 | 50.9% 1,359 | 48.5% 1,293 | 0.6% 17 |
| 1892 | 52.0% 1,408 | 48.0% 1,298 | |
| 1888 | 57.6% 1,590 | 25.1% 694 | 17.3% 478 |
Presidential election results
Chautauqua is a very Republican county. The only Republican to ever lose the county has been Herbert Hoover in 1932. Other than the never-Democratic, historically Yankee Doniphan County, Chautauqua County was the only Kansas county to give incumbent President William Howard Taft a plurality in 1912. The last Democrat to win thirty percent of the county’s vote was Michael Dukakis in 1988. In 2016 Hillary Clinton won only thirteen percent.
Unified school districts
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