Nemaha County, Kansas

Nemaha County
Nemaha County
County
	Jail and sheriff residence in Seneca (2015)
	Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
	Kansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 39°48′N 96°00′W / 39.8°N 96°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	August 25, 1855
Named for	Nemaha River
Seat	Seneca
Largest city	Sabetha
Area
• Total	719 sq mi (1,860 km2)
• Land	717 sq mi (1,860 km2)
• Water	2.0 sq mi (5 km2) 0.3%%
Population (2020)
• Total	10,273
• Density	14.3/sq mi (5.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	ks-nemaha.manatron.com

Nemaha County (standard abbreviation: NM) is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 10,273.^[1] The county seat is Seneca.^[2]

History[]

Early history[]

For many millennia the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. 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. In 1855, Nemaha County was established.

The first railroad in Nemaha County was built in 1866.^[3]

On May 30, 1879, the "Irving, Kansas Tornado" passed through Nemaha county. This tornado measured F4 on the Fujita scale, and had a damage path 800 yards (730 m) wide and 100 miles (160 km) long. Eighteen people were killed and sixty were injured in this tornado.^{[citation needed]}

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 719 square miles (1,860 km²), of which 717 square miles (1,860 km²) is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²) (0.3%) is water.^[4]

Adjacent counties[]

Richardson County, Nebraska (northeast)
Brown County (east)
Jackson County (southeast)
Pottawatomie County (southwest)
Marshall County (west)
Pawnee County, Nebraska (northwest)

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1860	2,436	—
1870	7,339	201.3%
1880	12,462	69.8%
1890	19,249	54.5%
1900	20,376	5.9%
1910	19,072	−6.4%
1920	18,487	−3.1%
1930	18,342	−0.8%
1940	16,761	−8.6%
1950	14,341	−14.4%
1960	12,897	−10.1%
1970	11,825	−8.3%
1980	11,211	−5.2%
1990	10,446	−6.8%
2000	10,717	2.6%
2010	10,178	−5.0%
2020	10,273	0.9%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 1790–1960^[6] 1900–1990^[7] 1990–2000^[8] 2010–2020^[1]

Age pyramid

As of the census^[9] of 2000, there were 10,717 people, 3,959 households, and 2,763 families residing in the county. The population density was 15 people per square mile (6/km²). There were 4,340 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.35% White, 0.49% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. 0.71% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,959 households, out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.90% were married couples living together, 5.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.50% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 24.10% from 25 to 44, 19.40% from 45 to 64, and 22.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,296, and the median income for a family was $41,838. Males had a median income of $28,879 versus $19,340 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,121. About 6.50% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 8.50% of those age 65 or over.

Government[]

Presidential elections[]

Nemaha County is strongly Republican. Lyndon Johnson is the only Democrat to have carried the county since 1936.

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Presidential Elections Results

Laws[]

Nemaha County was a prohibition, or "dry", county until the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 and voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.^[11]

Education[]

Unified school districts[]

Communities[]

2005 KDOT Map of Nemaha County (map legend)

Cities[]

Census-designated place[]

Baileyville

Other unincorporated communities[]

Townships[]

Nemaha County is divided into twenty townships. The cities of Sabetha and Seneca are considered governmentally independent and are excluded from the census figures for the townships. 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.

Sources: 2000 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Township	FIPS	Population	Population density /km² (/sq mi)	Land area km² (sq mi)	Water area km² (sq mi)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Adams	00275	213	2 (6)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%	39°46′38″N 95°57′36″W / 39.77722°N 95.96000°W / 39.77722; -95.96000
	06375	391	4 (11)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%	39°57′11″N 95°50′11″W / 39.95306°N 95.83639°W / 39.95306; -95.83639
	10575	161	2 (4)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%	39°47′28″N 95°51′18″W / 39.79111°N 95.85500°W / 39.79111; -95.85500
	11900	200	2 (6)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0%	39°46′37″N 96°11′15″W / 39.77694°N 96.18750°W / 39.77694; -96.18750
	13775	123	1 (3)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0%	39°57′27″N 96°10′56″W / 39.95750°N 96.18222°W / 39.95750; -96.18222
	26275	223	2 (6)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.19%	39°52′1″N 95°57′14″W / 39.86694°N 95.95389°W / 39.86694; -95.95389
	27275	122	1 (3)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.06%	39°41′23″N 95°51′10″W / 39.68972°N 95.85278°W / 39.68972; -95.85278
	30375	399	4 (11)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.06%	39°41′22″N 95°56′55″W / 39.68944°N 95.94861°W / 39.68944; -95.94861
	32900	567	6 (16)	91 (35)	3 (1)	3.12%	39°42′36″N 96°9′17″W / 39.71000°N 96.15472°W / 39.71000; -96.15472
	33725	453	5 (13)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0%	39°41′13″N 96°3′41″W / 39.68694°N 96.06139°W / 39.68694; -96.06139
	44775	457	5 (13)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%	39°51′48″N 96°11′32″W / 39.86333°N 96.19222°W / 39.86333; -96.19222
	47475	305	3 (9)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0%	39°47′25″N 96°3′43″W / 39.79028°N 96.06194°W / 39.79028; -96.06194
	49625	184	2 (5)	92 (35)	0 (0)	0%	39°57′4″N 96°3′44″W / 39.95111°N 96.06222°W / 39.95111; -96.06222
Neuchatel	50050	117	1 (3)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0%	39°36′27″N 96°11′25″W / 39.60750°N 96.19028°W / 39.60750; -96.19028
Red Vermillion	58750	137	1 (4)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%	39°36′17″N 96°4′0″W / 39.60472°N 96.06667°W / 39.60472; -96.06667
	58900	153	2 (4)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.07%	39°36′47″N 95°57′12″W / 39.61306°N 95.95333°W / 39.61306; -95.95333
	59725	538	6 (16)	89 (34)	0 (0)	0%	39°51′34″N 96°3′49″W / 39.85944°N 96.06361°W / 39.85944; -96.06361
	60600	302	3 (9)	88 (34)	0 (0)	0.28%	39°52′32″N 95°50′8″W / 39.87556°N 95.83556°W / 39.87556; -95.83556
	75675	465	5 (13)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.01%	39°57′41″N 95°57′44″W / 39.96139°N 95.96222°W / 39.96139; -95.96222
	77575	503	5 (14)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%	39°37′35″N 95°49′43″W / 39.62639°N 95.82861°W / 39.62639; -95.82861

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "QuickFacts; Nemaha County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 345.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS
^ "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2007.

Notes

^ 2,194 votes (49.10 percent) were for Populist James B. Weaver (who was supported by the state's Democrats) and 52 (1.16 percent) for Prohibition Party candidate John Bidwell.

External links[]

County

Other information

Maps

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

Coordinates: 39°48′N 96°01′W / 39.800°N 96.017°W / 39.800; -96.017

[QF-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "QuickFacts; Nemaha County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 345.

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

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

[6] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 27, 2014.

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

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

[GR2-9] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

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

[12] "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2007.

[11] 2,194 votes (49.10 percent) were for Populist James B. Weaver (who was supported by the state's Democrats) and 52 (1.16 percent) for Prohibition Party candidate John Bidwell.

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Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	82.1% 4,664	16.3% 927	1.6% 93
2016	80.5% 4,124	14.2% 725	5.3% 273
2012	78.2% 3,930	19.9% 1,000	1.9% 96
2008	71.2% 3,817	26.7% 1,432	2.1% 110
2004	73.7% 4,027	24.8% 1,355	1.5% 81
2000	67.6% 3,578	28.2% 1,494	4.1% 218
1996	56.1% 3,014	30.7% 1,648	13.3% 713
1992	39.5% 2,220	28.1% 1,580	32.4% 1,819
1988	55.0% 2,849	43.6% 2,261	1.4% 72
1984	66.6% 3,653	32.1% 1,761	1.3% 71
1980	65.0% 3,546	29.3% 1,600	5.7% 310
1976	50.7% 2,759	47.5% 2,586	1.8% 96
1972	64.1% 3,422	33.3% 1,777	2.7% 143
1968	54.0% 3,003	34.6% 1,925	11.4% 632
1964	42.1% 2,391	57.4% 3,260	0.6% 32
1960	53.6% 3,360	46.0% 2,884	0.4% 23
1956	67.1% 4,195	32.6% 2,038	0.3% 18
1952	76.0% 5,175	23.8% 1,618	0.3% 19
1948	55.4% 3,529	44.1% 2,810	0.5% 32
1944	66.4% 4,277	33.4% 2,149	0.2% 11
1940	65.6% 5,178	34.0% 2,679	0.4% 32
1936	47.8% 3,903	51.1% 4,175	1.2% 94
1932	40.6% 3,167	58.7% 4,578	0.7% 55
1928	61.1% 4,639	38.5% 2,919	0.5% 34
1924	60.2% 4,096	27.2% 1,846	12.6% 857
1920	72.3% 4,655	26.9% 1,731	0.8% 51
1916	49.2% 3,591	49.0% 3,579	1.8% 130
1912	22.2% 961	44.7% 1,936	33.1% 1,433
1908	51.6% 2,394	47.0% 2,182	1.4% 66
1904	61.9% 2,764	35.0% 1,564	3.0% 135
1900	53.5% 2,761	45.5% 2,348	1.1% 57
1896	50.5% 2,568	48.7% 2,478	0.8% 40
1892	49.7% 2,222		50.3% 2,246^[a]
1888	56.5% 2,515	37.8% 1,682	5.6% 251

hide v t Municipalities and communities of Nemaha County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Seneca
Cities	Bern Centralia Corning Goff Oneida Sabetha‡ Seneca Wetmore
Unincorporated communities	Baileyville† Berwick Capioma Kelly† Neuchatel St. Benedict† Woodlawn
Footnotes	†This populated place is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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