Wallace County, Kansas
county in Kansas, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
| 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 |
19th century
In 1868, Wallace County was created.
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
Wallace County is one of four Kansas counties to use Mountain Standard Time rather than Central Standard Time.
| 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] | |||
Presidential elections
| 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 |
Presidential Elections Results
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.
Unified school districts
Cities
- Sharon Springs
- Wallace
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