world.wikisort.org - USA

Sherman County (standard abbreviation: SH) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 5,927.[2] Its county seat is Goodland.[3] Sherman County was created by the Legislature of 1873, and named after General William Tecumseh Sherman.[4]

Sherman County
County
Sherman County courthouse in Goodland (2012)
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°21′N 101°43′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  (2020)[2]
• 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	shermancountyks.gov

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 1886, Sherman County was established.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,056 square miles (2,740 km²), of which 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 to observe Mountain Time. Since Sherman County is part of the Wichita media market and the local broadcast stations are repeat signals of Wichita affiliates, prime-time programming 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, affording viewers the opportunity to view programs on those networks at the normal prime-time hours.

Adjacent counties

• Cheyenne County (north/Central Time border)
• Rawlins County (northeast/Central Time border)
• Thomas County (east/Central Time border)
• Logan County (southeast/Central Time border)
• Wallace County (south)
• Kit Carson County, Colorado (west)

Major highways

• Interstate 70
• US-24
• K-27

Demographics

Historical population
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]

As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 6,760 people, 2,758 households, and 1,781 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 3,184 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.83% White, 0.36% Black or African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 4.14% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. 8.45% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,758 households, out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.80% were married couples living together, 6.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.40% were non-families. 29.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.60% under the age of 18, 11.80% from 18 to 24, 23.90% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 17.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 104.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,684, and the median income for a family was $38,824. Males had a median income of $28,012 versus $20,927 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,761. About 9.70% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.90% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Sherman county is often carried by Republican Candidates, as like the majority of rural counties. However, Lyndon B. Johnson narrowly carried the county in 1964.

Presidential elections

United States presidential election results for Sherman County, Kansas[11]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	2,269	83.20%	396	14.52%	62	2.27%
2016	2,089	79.98%	347	13.28%	176	6.74%
2012	1,976	75.33%	577	22.00%	70	2.67%
2008	1,959	72.45%	688	25.44%	57	2.11%
2004	2,088	75.60%	632	22.88%	42	1.52%
2000	1,894	70.62%	681	25.39%	107	3.99%
1996	2,110	68.42%	736	23.87%	238	7.72%
1992	1,630	49.73%	810	24.71%	838	25.56%
1988	1,929	62.94%	1,082	35.30%	54	1.76%
1984	2,702	78.02%	714	20.62%	47	1.36%
1980	2,315	68.86%	779	23.17%	268	7.97%
1976	1,671	50.15%	1,573	47.21%	88	2.64%
1972	2,225	69.92%	785	24.67%	172	5.41%
1968	1,803	57.53%	954	30.44%	377	12.03%
1964	1,463	48.60%	1,522	50.56%	25	0.83%
1960	2,030	65.08%	1,074	34.43%	15	0.48%
1956	1,825	64.97%	962	34.25%	22	0.78%
1952	2,403	70.41%	941	27.57%	69	2.02%
1948	1,380	50.00%	1,289	46.70%	91	3.30%
1944	1,608	60.07%	1,021	38.14%	48	1.79%
1940	1,569	52.16%	1,399	46.51%	40	1.33%
1936	1,159	38.26%	1,814	59.89%	56	1.85%
1932	1,112	32.19%	2,110	61.09%	232	6.72%
1928	2,028	74.61%	630	23.18%	60	2.21%
1924	1,122	45.89%	528	21.60%	795	32.52%
1920	1,066	54.33%	789	40.21%	107	5.45%
1916	582	30.83%	1,196	63.35%	110	5.83%
1912	129	13.11%	465	47.26%	390	39.63%
1908	439	43.64%	508	50.50%	59	5.86%
1904	465	60.55%	231	30.08%	72	9.38%
1900	380	46.51%	418	51.16%	19	2.33%
1896	291	39.81%	437	59.78%	3	0.41%
1892	571	43.16%	0	0.00%	752	56.84%
1888	803	55.69%	481	33.36%	158	10.96%

Laws

Sherman 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 percent food sales requirement.[12]

Education

Colleges

• Northwest Kansas Technical College

Unified school districts

• Brewster USD 314
• Goodland USD 352

Communities

Cities

• Goodland
• Kanorado

Unincorporated communities

• Edson
• Ruleton

Townships

Sherman County is divided into thirteen townships. The city of Goodland is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. Geographically, Goodland is located at the juncture of Voltaire, Itasca, and Logan 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 center	Population	Population density /km2 (/sq mi)	Land area km2 (sq mi)	Water area km2 (sq mi)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Grant	28150		115	0 (1)	355 (137)	0 (0)	0.02%	39°28′26″N 101°54′41″W
Iowa	34450		44	0 (0)	279 (108)	0 (0)	0%	39°15′27″N 101°29′38″W
Itasca	34600		321	4 (10)	87 (34)	0 (0)	0%	39°19′33″N 101°40′29″W
Lincoln	41175		95	1 (1)	186 (72)	0 (0)	0.03%	39°19′5″N 101°53′3″W
Llanos	41650		43	0 (1)	185 (71)	0 (0)	0%	39°28′31″N 101°28′29″W
Logan	42250		246	2 (5)	138 (53)	0 (0)	0%	39°19′15″N 101°46′55″W
McPherson	44025		52	0 (1)	174 (67)	0 (0)	0%	39°10′18″N 101°56′12″W
Shermanville	65175		51	0 (1)	185 (71)	0 (0)	0%	39°29′54″N 101°34′25″W
Smoky	65950		87	0 (1)	280 (108)	0 (0)	0.12%	39°11′48″N 101°46′11″W
Stateline	68150	Kanorado	344	2 (5)	165 (64)	0 (0)	0.03%	39°19′6″N 102°0′17″W
Union	72425		56	0 (1)	140 (54)	0 (0)	0%	39°20′25″N 101°27′24″W
Voltaire	74175		252	1 (2)	411 (159)	0 (0)	0%	39°27′12″N 101°43′4″W
Washington	75750		106	1 (2)	139 (54)	0 (0)	0%	39°20′0″N 101°32′59″W

See also

References

Further reading

• Standard Atlas of Sherman County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 61 pages; 1907.

External links

County

• Sherman County - Official Website
• Sherman County - Directory of Public Officials

Maps

• Sherman 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

---

[de] Sherman County (Kansas)

Sherman County[1] ist ein County im Bundesstaat Kansas der Vereinigten Staaten. Der Verwaltungssitz (County Seat) ist Goodland.

---

- [en] Sherman County, Kansas

---

[es] Condado de Sherman (Kansas)

El condado de Sherman (en inglés: Sherman County), fundado en 1886, es uno de 105 condados del estado estadounidense de Kansas. En el año 2005, el condado tenía una población de 6,153 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 2.2 personas por km². La sede del condado es Goodland.[1] El condado recibe su nombre en honor al soldado William Tecumseh Sherman.

---

[ru] Шерман (округ, Канзас)

Ше́рман[1] (англ. Sherman County) — округ в штате Канзас, США. Официально образован 20-го сентября 1886 года. По состоянию на 2010 год, численность населения составляла 6 010 человека.

---

---