Chautauqua County, Kansas

Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County
County
	Downtown Sedan (2013)
	Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
	Kansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: Coordinates: 37°09′N 96°14′W / 37.150°N 96.233°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 (2020)
• 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 (county code CQ) is a county located in Southeast Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 3,379.^[1] Its county seat and most populous city is Sedan.^[2] Chautauqua County is named for Chautauqua County, New York, the birthplace of Edward Jaquins, a Kansas politician who was instrumental in getting the county established.^[3]

History[]

Early history[]

For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. The name is non-native, but is derived from the now-extinct Native Erie language, spoken near the Great Lakes. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.

19th century[]

In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.

In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. Chautauqua County was created by an act of the Kansas legislature on June 1, 1875 by the division of Howard County into Elk County (the northern half) and Chautauqua County (the southern half). At the time of its creation, the county's population was about 7,400.^{[citation needed]}

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 645 square miles (1,670 km²), of which 639 square miles (1,660 km²) is land and 5.9 square miles (15 km²) (0.9%) is water.^[4]

Adjacent counties[]

Elk County (north)
Montgomery County (east)
Washington County, Oklahoma (southeast)
Osage County, Oklahoma (south)
Cowley County (west)

Major highways[]

Sources: National Atlas,^[5] U.S. Census Bureau^[6]

Demographics[]

Historical population
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]

Population pyramid

As of the 2000 census,^[11] there were 4,359 people, 1,796 households, and 1,235 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 2,169 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.83% White, 0.30% Black or African American, 3.58% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.

There were 1,796 households, out of which 26.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.30% were married couples living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.20% were non-families. 29.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.40% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 20.90% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 24.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 93.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,717, and the median income for a family was $33,871. Males had a median income of $25,083 versus $21,346 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,280. About 9.00% of families and 12.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.80% of those under age 18 and 10.60% of those age 65 or over.

Government[]

Presidential elections[]

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Presidential election results

Chautauqua is an overwhelmingly Republican county. The only Republican to ever lose the county has been Herbert Hoover during his landslide 1932 election defeat when he carried fewer than fifty counties west of the Mississippi. Apart from never-Democratic, historically Yankee Doniphan County, it was the only Kansas county to give incumbent President William Howard Taft a plurality in 1912. The last Democrat to pass thirty percent of the county's vote was Michael Dukakis in 1988, and in 2016 Hillary Clinton received merely thirteen percent.

Laws[]

Although the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters, Chautauqua County remained a prohibition, or "dry", county, until 2008, when a county wide ballot measure was approved to allow individual liquor sales with a 30 percent food requirement^[13]

Education[]

Unified school districts[]

Communities[]

2005 KDOT Map of Chautauqua County (map legend)

Cities[]

Unincorporated communities[]

Boston (no longer exists)^[14]
Cloverdale
Grafton
Hale
Hewins
Jonesburg (originally spelled Jonesburgh)^[15]
Layton (no longer exists)^[16]
Leeds (no longer exists)
Lowe (Gibbs)
Matanzas (no longer exists)^[17]
Monett
Moore (no longer exists)
Osro (no longer exists)
Rogers
Wauneta

Townships[]

Chautauqua County is divided into twelve townships. None of the cities within the county are considered governmentally independent, and all figures for the townships include those of the cities. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Township	FIPS	Population center	Population	Population density /km² (/sq mi)	Land area km² (sq mi)	Water area km² (sq mi)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Belleville	05575		675	4 (11)	155 (60)	0 (0)	0.14%	37°3′50″N 96°7′48″W / 37.06389°N 96.13000°W / 37.06389; -96.13000
Caneyville	10425		88	1 (2)	144 (55)	1 (0)	0.38%	37°15′23″N 96°27′27″W / 37.25639°N 96.45750°W / 37.25639; -96.45750
Center	11575		75	1 (1)	144 (56)	1 (0)	0.80%	37°15′28″N 96°18′31″W / 37.25778°N 96.30861°W / 37.25778; -96.30861
Harrison	30275		114	1 (2)	142 (55)	0 (0)	0.14%	37°4′3″N 96°26′32″W / 37.06750°N 96.44222°W / 37.06750; -96.44222
Hendricks	31300		179	1 (3)	142 (55)	0 (0)	0.05%	37°1′12″N 96°18′42″W / 37.02000°N 96.31167°W / 37.02000; -96.31167
Jefferson	35125	Cedar Vale	834	6 (15)	144 (56)	1 (0)	0.45%	37°6′45″N 96°29′12″W / 37.11250°N 96.48667°W / 37.11250; -96.48667
Lafayette	37650		65	0 (1)	154 (59)	2 (1)	1.40%	37°15′36″N 96°10′20″W / 37.26000°N 96.17222°W / 37.26000; -96.17222
Little Caney	41525		353	3 (8)	117 (45)	0 (0)	0.31%	37°3′51″N 96°1′5″W / 37.06417°N 96.01806°W / 37.06417; -96.01806
Salt Creek	62775		123	1 (3)	127 (49)	0 (0)	0.34%	37°15′13″N 96°1′34″W / 37.25361°N 96.02611°W / 37.25361; -96.02611
Sedan	63775	Sedan	1,660	13 (34)	128 (49)	1 (0)	0.65%	37°7′50″N 96°11′6″W / 37.13056°N 96.18500°W / 37.13056; -96.18500
Summit	69025		106	1 (2)	144 (56)	1 (0)	0.40%	37°8′17″N 96°19′53″W / 37.13806°N 96.33139°W / 37.13806; -96.33139
Washington	75550		87	1 (2)	121 (47)	1 (0)	0.71%	37°7′41″N 96°0′52″W / 37.12806°N 96.01444°W / 37.12806; -96.01444
Sources: "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. Archived from the original on 2002-08-02.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "QuickFacts; Chautauqua County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
^ "Chautauqua County, Kansas". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
^ National Atlas Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ "U.S. Census Bureau TIGER shape files". Archived from the original on 2017-05-23. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS
^ "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
^ Rydjord, John (1972). Kansas Place-Names. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma. pp. 250–251. ISBN 0-8061-0994-7.
^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
^ Rydjord, John (1972). Kansas Place-Names. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma. p. 493. ISBN 0-8061-0994-7.
^ Rydjord, John (1972). Kansas Place-Names. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma. p. 96. ISBN 0-8061-0994-7.

Notes

^ Comprising 762 votes for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt and 277 for Socialist Eugene Debs.

External links[]

County

Maps

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

[QF-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "QuickFacts; Chautauqua County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[3] "Chautauqua County, Kansas". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

[GR1-4] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

[5] National Atlas Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[6] "U.S. Census Bureau TIGER shape files". Archived from the original on 2017-05-23. Retrieved 2017-12-05.

[7] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2014.

[8] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 22, 2014.

[9] "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2014.

[10] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2014.

[GR2-11] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[12] ttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS

[14] "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2007-12-26.

[15] Rydjord, John (1972). Kansas Place-Names. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma. pp. 250–251. ISBN 0-8061-0994-7.

[16] "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

[17] Rydjord, John (1972). Kansas Place-Names. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma. p. 493. ISBN 0-8061-0994-7.

[18] Rydjord, John (1972). Kansas Place-Names. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma. p. 96. ISBN 0-8061-0994-7.

[13] Comprising 762 votes for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt and 277 for Socialist Eugene Debs.

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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^[a]
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

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Townships	Belleville Caneyville Center Harrison Hendricks Jefferson Lafayette Little Caney Salt Creek Sedan Summit Washington
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