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Anderson County (county code AN) is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 7,836.[1] Its county seat and most populous city is Garnett.[2]

Anderson County
County
Anderson County Courthouse in Garnett (2016)
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	August 25, 1855
Named for	Joseph C. Anderson
Seat	Garnett
Largest city	Garnett
Area
• Total	584 sq mi (1,510 km2)
• Land	580 sq mi (1,500 km2)
• Water	7.1 sq mi (18 km2)  0.7%%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	7,836
• Density	13.5/sq mi (5.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code	785
Congressional district	3rd
Website	AndersonCountyKS.org

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, Anderson County was established, named for territorial legislator Joseph C. Anderson.

In 1884, the first photograph of a tornado was taken in Anderson county.[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 584 square miles (1,510 km²), of which 580 square miles (1,500 km²) is land and 4.1 square miles (11 km²) (0.7%) is water.[4]

Adjacent counties

• Franklin County (north)
• Miami County (northeast)
• Linn County (east)
• Bourbon County (southeast)
• Allen County (south)
• Woodson County (southwest)
• Coffey County (west)

Major highways

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

• U.S. Route 59
• U.S. Route 169
• Kansas Highway 31
• Kansas Highway 52
• Kansas Highway 58

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	2,400		—
1870	5,220		117.5%
1880	9,057		73.5%
1890	14,203		56.8%
1900	13,938		−1.9%
1910	13,829		−0.8%
1920	12,986		−6.1%
1930	13,355		2.8%
1940	11,658		−12.7%
1950	10,267		−11.9%
1960	9,035		−12.0%
1970	8,501		−5.9%
1980	8,749		2.9%
1990	7,803		−10.8%
2000	8,110		3.9%
2010	8,102		−0.1%
2020	7,836		−3.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2020[1]

As of the 2000 census,[11] there were 8,110 people, 3,221 households, and 2,264 families residing in the county. The population density was 14 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 3,596 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.41% White, 0.32% Black or African American, 0.74% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population. 35.0% were of German, 20.4% American, 10.4% English and 9.9% Irish ancestry.

There were 3,221 households, out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.90% were married couples living together, 6.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 26.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.20% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 20.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,244, and the median income for a family was $39,101. Males had a median income of $30,102 versus $20,705 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,458. About 10.60% of families and 12.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.30% of those under age 18 and 11.00% of those age 65 or over.

Government

United States presidential election results for Anderson County, Kansas[12]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	2,929	77.24%	782	20.62%	81	2.14%
2016	2,435	72.69%	672	20.06%	243	7.25%
2012	2,276	68.66%	944	28.48%	95	2.87%
2008	2,362	65.14%	1,175	32.40%	89	2.45%
2004	2,500	64.72%	1,295	33.52%	68	1.76%
2000	1,984	57.04%	1,327	38.15%	167	4.80%
1996	1,636	46.66%	1,367	38.99%	503	14.35%
1992	1,218	33.03%	1,178	31.95%	1,291	35.01%
1988	1,781	54.25%	1,466	44.65%	36	1.10%
1984	2,462	67.14%	1,155	31.50%	50	1.36%
1980	2,363	62.63%	1,170	31.01%	240	6.36%
1976	1,872	48.70%	1,886	49.06%	86	2.24%
1972	2,718	70.86%	1,035	26.98%	83	2.16%
1968	2,168	56.84%	1,242	32.56%	404	10.59%
1964	1,692	44.76%	2,058	54.44%	30	0.79%
1960	2,665	62.35%	1,589	37.18%	20	0.47%
1956	3,080	69.01%	1,369	30.67%	14	0.31%
1952	3,672	73.18%	1,333	26.56%	13	0.26%
1948	2,787	56.85%	2,071	42.25%	44	0.90%
1944	3,060	64.89%	1,649	34.97%	7	0.15%
1940	3,886	64.41%	2,114	35.04%	33	0.55%
1936	3,452	54.64%	2,767	43.80%	99	1.57%
1932	2,408	39.63%	3,580	58.92%	88	1.45%
1928	3,562	64.94%	1,874	34.17%	49	0.89%
1924	3,101	60.98%	1,421	27.94%	563	11.07%
1920	3,068	62.82%	1,708	34.97%	108	2.21%
1916	2,386	43.95%	2,739	50.45%	304	5.60%
1912	618	19.88%	1,365	43.92%	1,125	36.20%
1908	1,722	51.25%	1,512	45.00%	126	3.75%
1904	1,891	58.26%	1,043	32.13%	312	9.61%
1900	1,846	50.40%	1,757	47.97%	60	1.64%
1896	1,780	47.57%	1,890	50.51%	72	1.92%
1892	1,638	51.06%	0	0.00%	1,570	48.94%
1888	1,843	55.13%	960	28.72%	540	16.15%

Laws

Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or "dry", county until 1996, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30 percent food sales requirement.[13]

Education

Unified school districts

• Garnett USD 365
• Crest USD 479

Communities

Cities

• Colony
• Garnett
• Greeley
• Kincaid
• Lone Elm
• Westphalia

Census-designated places

• Harris
• Welda

Other unincorporated communities

Townships

Anderson County is divided into fourteen townships. The city of Garnett is considered governmentally independent and is 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.

Township	FIPS	Population center	Population	Population density /km2 (/sq mi)	Land area km2 (sq mi)	Water area km2 (sq mi)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Indian Creek	34050		132	1 (3)	125 (48)	0 (0)	0.07%	38°5′21″N 95°27′33″W
Jackson	34725		453	5 (13)	88 (34)	0 (0)	0.06%	38°17′44″N 95°17′48″W
Lincoln	40475		208	2 (4)	128 (49)	0 (0)	0.22%	38°12′42″N 95°8′42″W
Lone Elm	42450		239	2 (5)	120 (46)	0 (0)	0.21%	38°4′56″N 95°14′30″W
Monroe	47725		349	5 (12)	74 (29)	0 (0)	0.11%	38°17′44″N 95°12′54″W
North Rich	51325		112	2 (5)	62 (24)	0 (0)	0.06%	38°8′10″N 95°7′24″W
Ozark	53900	Colony	565	6 (16)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.07%	38°4′24″N 95°21′37″W
Putnam	58000		284	3 (8)	87 (34)	0 (0)	0.11%	38°21′41″N 95°16′4″W
Reeder	58825		427	2 (6)	187 (72)	1 (0)	0.44%	38°19′14″N 95°26′6″W
Rich	59175	Kincaid	346	4 (11)	78 (30)	0 (0)	0.21%	38°4′48″N 95°8′58″W
Walker	74650	Greeley	668	6 (15)	117 (45)	0 (0)	0.38%	38°21′4″N 95°6′47″W
Washington	75500		268	3 (7)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.19%	38°13′47″N 95°17′5″W
Welda	76450		301	3 (7)	116 (45)	0 (0)	0.22%	38°9′44″N 95°19′17″W
Westphalia	77275	Westphalia	390	3 (8)	134 (52)	1 (0)	0.38%	38°11′56″N 95°27′46″W
Sources: "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. Archived from the original on August 2, 2002.

Media

Anderson County Review is a weekly newspaper.[14]

See also

References

Further reading

• Plat Book of Anderson County, Kansas; Northwest Publishing Company; 41 pages; 1901.
• The History Of Anderson County, Kansas, From Its First Settlement To The Fourth Of July, 1876; W.A. Johnson; Kauffman & Iler; 289 pages; 1877.

External links

County

• Anderson County - Official
• Anderson County - Directory of Public Officials
• Anderson County - Development Agency

Historical

• Anderson County - History, Kansas State Historical Society
• Poster from Ninth Annual Anderson County Fair from September 25-28, 1891

Maps

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

На других языках

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- [en] Anderson County, Kansas

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[ru] Андерсон (округ, Канзас)

А́ндерсон[1] (англ. Anderson County; стандартное обозначение AN) — округ в штате Канзас, США. Официально образован 25-го августа 1855 года. По состоянию на 2010 год, численность населения составляла 8 102 человека.

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