Sherman County, Kansas
Sherman County (standard abbreviation: SH) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 5,927 people lived there.[2] Its county seat is Goodland.[3] Sherman County was created by the Kansas Legislature in 1873. It is named after General William Tecumseh Sherman.[4]
Sherman County | |
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Coordinates: 39°21′N 101°43′W / 39.35°N 101.72°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
Founded | September 20, 1886 |
Named for | William Tecumseh Sherman[1] |
Seat | Goodland |
Largest city | Goodland |
Area | |
• Total | 1,056 sq mi (2,740 km2) |
• Land | 1,056 sq mi (2,740 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.02% |
Population | |
• Total | 5,927 |
• Density | 5.6/sq mi (2.2/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | www |
History
19th century
In 1886, Sherman County was created.
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 1,056 square miles (2,740 km2). Of that, 1,056 square miles (2,740 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.02%) is water.[5]
Sherman County is one of only four Kansas counties in Mountain Time. Since Sherman County is part of the Wichita media market, prime-time television in the county is aired from 6 to 9 p.m. local time, rather than 7 to 10 p.m. as is normal in the Central and Mountain time zones. However, cable providers carry the ABC and NBC affiliates from both Wichita and Denver. This allows viewers to view programs on those networks at the normal prime-time hours.
Major highways
- Interstate 70
- US-24
- K-27
People
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1880 | 13 | — | |
1890 | 5,261 | 40,369.2% | |
1900 | 3,341 | −36.5% | |
1910 | 4,549 | 36.2% | |
1920 | 5,592 | 22.9% | |
1930 | 7,400 | 32.3% | |
1940 | 6,421 | −13.2% | |
1950 | 7,373 | 14.8% | |
1960 | 6,682 | −9.4% | |
1970 | 7,792 | 16.6% | |
1980 | 7,759 | −0.4% | |
1990 | 6,926 | −10.7% | |
2000 | 6,760 | −2.4% | |
2010 | 6,010 | −11.1% | |
2020 | 5,927 | −1.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2020[2] |
Government
Sherman county is often won by Republican Candidates, like most rural counties. However, Lyndon B. Johnson barely won the county in 1964.
Presidential elections
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
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2020 | 83.2% 2,269 | 14.5% 396 | 2.3% 62 |
2016 | 79.6% 2,089 | 13.2% 347 | 7.2% 189 |
2012 | 75.3% 1,976 | 22.0% 577 | 2.7% 70 |
2008 | 72.5% 1,959 | 25.4% 688 | 2.1% 57 |
2004 | 75.6% 2,088 | 22.9% 632 | 1.5% 42 |
2000 | 70.6% 1,894 | 25.4% 681 | 4.0% 107 |
1996 | 68.4% 2,110 | 23.9% 736 | 7.7% 238 |
1992 | 49.7% 1,630 | 24.7% 810 | 25.6% 838 |
1988 | 62.9% 1,929 | 35.3% 1,082 | 1.8% 54 |
1984 | 78.0% 2,702 | 20.6% 714 | 1.4% 47 |
1980 | 68.9% 2,315 | 23.2% 779 | 8.0% 268 |
1976 | 50.2% 1,671 | 47.2% 1,573 | 2.6% 88 |
1972 | 69.9% 2,225 | 24.7% 785 | 5.4% 172 |
1968 | 57.5% 1,803 | 30.4% 954 | 12.0% 377 |
1964 | 48.6% 1,463 | 50.6% 1,522 | 0.8% 25 |
1960 | 65.1% 2,030 | 34.4% 1,074 | 0.5% 15 |
1956 | 65.0% 1,825 | 34.3% 962 | 0.8% 22 |
1952 | 70.4% 2,403 | 27.6% 941 | 2.0% 69 |
1948 | 50.0% 1,380 | 46.7% 1,289 | 3.3% 91 |
1944 | 60.1% 1,608 | 38.1% 1,021 | 1.8% 48 |
1940 | 52.2% 1,569 | 46.5% 1,399 | 1.3% 40 |
1936 | 38.3% 1,159 | 59.9% 1,814 | 1.9% 56 |
1932 | 32.2% 1,112 | 61.1% 2,110 | 6.7% 232 |
1928 | 74.6% 2,028 | 23.2% 630 | 2.2% 60 |
1924 | 45.9% 1,122 | 21.6% 528 | 32.5% 795 |
1920 | 54.3% 1,066 | 40.2% 789 | 5.5% 107 |
1916 | 30.8% 582 | 63.4% 1,196 | 5.8% 110 |
1912 | 13.1% 129 | 47.3% 465 | 39.6% 390 |
1908 | 43.6% 439 | 50.5% 508 | 5.9% 59 |
1904 | 60.6% 465 | 30.1% 231 | 9.4% 72 |
1900 | 46.5% 380 | 51.2% 418 | 2.3% 19 |
1896 | 39.8% 291 | 59.8% 437 | 0.4% 3 |
1892 | 43.2% 571 | 56.8% 752 | |
1888 | 55.7% 803 | 33.4% 481 | 11.0% 158 |
Education
Unified school districts
Communities
Cities
Related pages
References
More reading
- Standard Atlas of Sherman County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 61 pages; 1907.
Other websites
- County
- Maps