Clark County | |
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Coordinates: 37°14′N 99°50′W / 37.233°N 99.833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
Founded | February 26, 1867 |
Named for | Charles F. Clarke |
Seat | Ashland |
Largest city | Ashland |
Area | |
• Total | 977 sq mi (2,530 km2) |
• Land | 975 sq mi (2,530 km2) |
• Water | 2.6 sq mi (7 km2) 0.3% |
Population | |
• Total | 1,991 |
• Density | 2.0/sq mi (0.8/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Area code | 620 |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | ClarkCountyKS.com |
Clark County (county code CA) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 1,991 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Ashland. Ashland is also the biggest city in Clark County.[2]
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 977 square miles (2,530 km2). Of that, 975 square miles (2,530 km2) is land and 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2) (%) is water.[3]
Sources: National Atlas,[4] U.S. Census Bureau[5]
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1880 | 163 | — | |
1890 | 2,357 | 1,346.0% | |
1900 | 1,701 | −27.8% | |
1910 | 4,093 | 140.6% | |
1920 | 4,989 | 21.9% | |
1930 | 4,796 | −3.9% | |
1940 | 4,081 | −14.9% | |
1950 | 3,946 | −3.3% | |
1960 | 3,396 | −13.9% | |
1970 | 2,896 | −14.7% | |
1980 | 2,599 | −10.3% | |
1990 | 2,418 | −7.0% | |
2000 | 2,390 | −1.2% | |
2010 | 2,215 | −7.3% | |
2020 | 1,991 | −10.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2020[1] |
Before 1944, Clark County was a swing county. They voted the national winner in every presidential election from 1900 to 1940. From 1944 on, it has become very Republican in presidential elections (except from 1964 when Lyndon B. Johnson won).
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
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2020 | 84.7% 904 | 13.4% 143 | 1.9% 20 |
2016 | 82.1% 825 | 11.9% 120 | 6.0% 60 |
2012 | 79.2% 805 | 17.1% 174 | 3.7% 38 |
2008 | 77.4% 897 | 21.1% 245 | 1.5% 17 |
2004 | 78.5% 1,014 | 19.9% 257 | 1.6% 20 |
2000 | 73.4% 926 | 23.2% 292 | 3.4% 43 |
1996 | 65.0% 855 | 25.4% 334 | 9.6% 126 |
1992 | 51.5% 676 | 22.3% 293 | 26.2% 344 |
1988 | 66.6% 876 | 31.1% 409 | 2.3% 30 |
1984 | 75.4% 1,075 | 22.7% 324 | 1.9% 27 |
1980 | 63.6% 901 | 30.4% 430 | 6.1% 86 |
1976 | 51.8% 761 | 46.3% 680 | 1.9% 28 |
1972 | 76.0% 1,142 | 20.7% 311 | 3.3% 49 |
1968 | 58.3% 920 | 28.3% 446 | 13.5% 213 |
1964 | 46.7% 777 | 52.9% 881 | 0.4% 7 |
1960 | 70.3% 1,286 | 29.4% 538 | 0.3% 6 |
1956 | 69.8% 1,243 | 29.7% 529 | 0.5% 8 |
1952 | 73.3% 1,410 | 24.9% 479 | 1.8% 35 |
1948 | 55.3% 999 | 43.0% 777 | 1.7% 31 |
1944 | 55.7% 950 | 43.4% 741 | 0.9% 15 |
1940 | 49.5% 1,072 | 49.8% 1,079 | 0.7% 16 |
1936 | 38.1% 899 | 61.8% 1,457 | 0.1% 2 |
1932 | 44.5% 938 | 54.7% 1,152 | 0.8% 16 |
1928 | 76.4% 1,383 | 23.2% 419 | 0.4% 8 |
1924 | 59.2% 969 | 25.0% 410 | 15.8% 259 |
1920 | 58.0% 923 | 38.3% 610 | 3.7% 59 |
1916 | 34.4% 653 | 58.0% 1,102 | 7.6% 144 |
1912 | 14.5% 162 | 43.5% 485 | 41.9% 467 |
1908 | 49.9% 386 | 45.2% 350 | 4.9% 38 |
1904 | 60.7% 246 | 32.4% 131 | 6.9% 28 |
1900 | 49.1% 201 | 48.7% 199 | 2.2% 9 |
1896 | 48.7% 182 | 51.1% 191 | 0.3% 1 |
1892 | 42.4% 226 | 57.6% 307 | |
1888 | 51.3% 473 | 37.9% 349 | 10.9% 100 |