Kingman County | |
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Coordinates: 37°31′14″N 97°52′18″W / 37.5206°N 97.8717°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
Founded | March 7, 1872 |
Named for | Samuel Austin Kingman |
Seat | Kingman |
Largest city | Kingman |
Area | |
• Total | 867 sq mi (2,250 km2) |
• Land | 863 sq mi (2,240 km2) |
• Water | 3.3 sq mi (9 km2) 0.4% |
Population | |
• Total | 7,470 |
• Density | 8.7/sq mi (3.4/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 4th |
Website | kingmancoks.org |
Kingman County (standard abbreviation: KM) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 7,470 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Kingman. Kingman is also the biggest city in Kingman County.
In 1872, Kingman County was created. It was named after Samuel A. Kingman, chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.[2][3]
During the 1870s, Kingman County had a lot of bison. The old-time cowboy author Frank H. Maynard said he went there on his first buffalo hunt.[4]
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 867 square miles (2,250 km2). Of that, 863 square miles (2,240 km2) is land and 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2) (0.4%) is water.[5]
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1880 | 3,713 | — | |
1890 | 11,823 | 218.4% | |
1900 | 10,663 | −9.8% | |
1910 | 13,386 | 25.5% | |
1920 | 12,119 | −9.5% | |
1930 | 11,674 | −3.7% | |
1940 | 12,001 | 2.8% | |
1950 | 10,324 | −14.0% | |
1960 | 9,958 | −3.5% | |
1970 | 8,886 | −10.8% | |
1980 | 8,960 | 0.8% | |
1990 | 8,292 | −7.5% | |
2000 | 8,673 | 4.6% | |
2010 | 7,858 | −9.4% | |
2020 | 7,470 | −4.9% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2020[1] |
Kingman County is included in the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
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2020 | 79.3% 3,130 | 19.0% 752 | 1.7% 67 |
2016 | 75.9% 2,530 | 18.0% 599 | 6.2% 205 |
2012 | 74.2% 2,397 | 22.7% 733 | 3.1% 101 |
2008 | 71.0% 2,603 | 26.3% 963 | 2.7% 98 |
2004 | 74.4% 2,801 | 24.0% 904 | 1.6% 59 |
2000 | 70.2% 2,672 | 26.0% 991 | 3.8% 145 |
1996 | 64.7% 2,659 | 24.5% 1,006 | 10.9% 448 |
1992 | 40.4% 1,680 | 26.4% 1,100 | 33.2% 1,383 |
1988 | 58.7% 2,205 | 37.8% 1,420 | 3.4% 129 |
1984 | 72.0% 2,826 | 26.7% 1,047 | 1.3% 50 |
1980 | 63.6% 2,610 | 27.6% 1,133 | 8.8% 359 |
1976 | 44.9% 1,839 | 52.3% 2,142 | 2.7% 112 |
1972 | 68.9% 2,756 | 27.7% 1,107 | 3.4% 137 |
1968 | 60.3% 2,318 | 31.2% 1,201 | 8.5% 326 |
1964 | 45.9% 1,917 | 53.3% 2,226 | 0.8% 32 |
1960 | 62.3% 2,904 | 37.2% 1,735 | 0.5% 23 |
1956 | 69.1% 3,226 | 30.6% 1,428 | 0.3% 16 |
1952 | 76.5% 3,820 | 22.0% 1,096 | 1.5% 76 |
1948 | 55.9% 2,640 | 42.5% 2,008 | 1.6% 76 |
1944 | 63.7% 2,827 | 35.6% 1,579 | 0.7% 29 |
1940 | 54.4% 3,068 | 44.8% 2,528 | 0.9% 49 |
1936 | 35.1% 2,014 | 64.6% 3,705 | 0.2% 13 |
1932 | 38.0% 1,923 | 60.2% 3,050 | 1.8% 92 |
1928 | 69.6% 3,287 | 29.8% 1,408 | 0.6% 26 |
1924 | 54.3% 2,416 | 24.2% 1,077 | 21.5% 954 |
1920 | 63.2% 2,818 | 34.9% 1,557 | 1.9% 85 |
1916 | 38.3% 1,891 | 53.1% 2,626 | 8.6% 426 |
1912 | 11.0% 336 | 46.4% 1,421 | 42.7% 1,309 |
1908 | 47.3% 1,442 | 48.5% 1,479 | 4.3% 130 |
1904 | 63.2% 1,600 | 26.1% 661 | 10.7% 271 |
1900 | 50.8% 1,286 | 46.7% 1,183 | 2.5% 63 |
1896 | 40.9% 988 | 57.7% 1,393 | 1.5% 35 |
1892 | 43.1% 1,225 | 56.9% 1,616 | |
1888 | 50.2% 1,413 | 22.1% 622 | 27.7% 780 |
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Footnotes | †This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. |
37°34′N 98°08′W / 37.567°N 98.133°W