Morris County, Kansas

Morris County
Morris County
County
	Madonna of the Trail monument in Council Grove
	Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
	Kansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 38°42′N 96°36′W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	February 11, 1859
Named for	Thomas Morris
Seat	Council Grove
Largest city	Council Grove
Area
• Total	703 sq mi (1,820 km2)
• Land	695 sq mi (1,800 km2)
• Water	7.6 sq mi (20 km2) 1.1%
Population (2020)
• Total	5,386
• Density	7.7/sq mi (3.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	MorrisCountyKS.org

Morris County (standard abbreviation: MR) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 5,386 people lived there.^[1] The county seat is Council Grove. Council Grove is also the biggest city in Morris County.

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The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 703 square miles (1,820 km²). Of that, 695 square miles (1,800 km²) is land and 7.6 square miles (20 km²) (1.1%) is water.^[2]

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Census	Pop.	%±
1860	770	—
1870	2,225	189.0%
1880	9,265	316.4%
1890	11,381	22.8%
1900	11,967	5.1%
1910	12,397	3.6%
1920	12,005	−3.2%
1930	11,859	−1.2%
1940	10,363	−12.6%
1950	8,485	−18.1%
1960	7,392	−12.9%
1970	6,432	−13.0%
1980	6,419	−0.2%
1990	6,198	−3.4%
2000	6,104	−1.5%
2010	5,923	−3.0%
2020	5,386	−9.1%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3] 1790-1960^[4] 1900-1990^[5] 1990-2000^[6] 2010-2020^[1]

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Presidential elections

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**Presidential Elections Results**^[7]
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	73.3% 2,124	25.1% 729	1.6% 46
2016	69.4% 1,820	22.9% 601	7.7% 203
2012	69.2% 1,773	28.0% 718	2.8% 71
2008	66.0% 1,875	31.9% 907	2.1% 59
2004	66.8% 1,961	31.7% 931	1.5% 44
2000	60.6% 1,599	33.4% 882	6.1% 160
1996	52.0% 1,553	32.3% 965	15.8% 471
1992	34.4% 1,071	30.8% 957	34.8% 1,083^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1988	58.1% 1,682	40.3% 1,165	1.6% 47
1984	72.2% 2,240	26.4% 820	1.4% 43
1980	65.6% 1,933	27.5% 810	7.0% 206
1976	54.7% 1,698	43.1% 1,337	2.2% 67
1972	76.1% 2,471	21.7% 704	2.2% 71
1968	60.0% 1,938	30.2% 976	9.8% 316
1964	50.7% 1,683	48.3% 1,605	1.1% 35
1960	67.4% 2,413	32.1% 1,148	0.5% 19
1956	68.6% 2,677	30.9% 1,208	0.5% 20
1952	74.1% 3,263	25.5% 1,124	0.4% 16
1948	56.5% 2,285	42.0% 1,701	1.5% 61
1944	62.1% 2,628	37.4% 1,584	0.5% 19
1940	61.6% 3,276	37.5% 1,992	0.9% 47
1936	49.3% 2,751	50.3% 2,805	0.4% 22
1932	49.7% 2,566	47.5% 2,452	2.8% 146
1928	79.5% 3,830	19.3% 929	1.2% 56
1924	64.7% 3,089	21.8% 1,040	13.5% 645
1920	66.2% 3,001	32.4% 1,467	1.5% 66
1916	45.7% 2,289	51.5% 2,577	2.8% 140
1912	16.5% 487	38.7% 1,144	44.8% 1,323^{[lower-alpha 2]}
1908	57.5% 1,788	41.0% 1,273	1.5% 47
1904	70.3% 2,007	24.6% 702	5.1% 145
1900	55.2% 1,650	44.3% 1,326	0.5% 16
1896	49.9% 1,484	49.0% 1,456	1.1% 33
1892	50.9% 1,416		49.1% 1,366
1888	58.7% 1,612	30.6% 840	10.7% 293

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Presidential election results

Morris County is veru Republican. Only two Democratic presidential candidates have ever won the county – Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.

Unified school districts

USD 417, Morris County
- Council Grove, Dunlap, Rural Areas
USD 481, Rural Vista
- White City, Latimer, Rural Areas

District Office In Neighboring County

USD 397, Centre
- Burdick, Rural Areas
USD 284, Chase County
- Rural Areas

Cities

Council Grove
Dunlap
Dwight
Herington (partly in Dickinson County)
Latimer
Parkerville
White City
Wilsey

[1]
"QuickFacts: Morris County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
[2]
"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
[3]
"U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
[4]
"Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
[5]
"Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
[6]
"Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
[7]
"Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".

Notes

This includes 1,071 votes (34.4%) for independent Ross Perot (who tied the county with George H. W. Bush) and 12 total votes (0.4%) for either Libertarian Andre Marrou or various write-in candidates
This total comprises 1,244 votes (42.11 percent) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt (who carried the county) and 79 votes (2.67 percent) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.

County

The Story of Council Grove on the Santa Fe Trail; 2nd Ed; Lalla Maloy Brigham; 176 pages; 1921.
Handbook of Morris County, Kansas; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 24 pages; 1883.
Standard Atlas of Morris County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 63 pages; 1923.
Standard Atlas of Morris County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 53 pages; 1901.

Trails

Almira Sheffield Peckham Cordy (1915). The Story of the Marking of the Santa Fe Trail. Crane. p. 7.
The National Old Trails Road To Southern California, Part 1 (LA to KC); Automobile Club Of Southern California; 64 pages; 1916. (Download 6.8MB PDF eBook)

County

Morris County - Official Website
"Morris County - Directory of Public Officials". Archived from the original on 2011-05-05.

Maps

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

38°42′N 96°38′W

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[2020QF-1] [1]
"QuickFacts: Morris County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2023.

[GR1-2] [2]
"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

[3] [3]
"U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.

[4] [4]
"Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2014.

[5] [5]
"Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.

[6] [6]
"Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.

[7] [7]
"Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".

[8] This includes 1,071 votes (34.4%) for independent Ross Perot (who tied the county with George H. W. Bush) and 12 total votes (0.4%) for either Libertarian Andre Marrou or various write-in candidates

[9] This total comprises 1,244 votes (42.11 percent) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt (who carried the county) and 79 votes (2.67 percent) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.

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