Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Pottawatomie County | |
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Pottawatomie County Courthouse in Westmoreland (2009) | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
![]() Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 39°20′00″N 96°18′00″W / 39.3333°N 96.3°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | February 20, 1857 |
Named for | Potawatomi tribe |
Seat | Westmoreland |
Largest city | Manhattan |
Area | |
• Total | 862 sq mi (2,230 km2) |
• Land | 841 sq mi (2,180 km2) |
• Water | 21 sq mi (50 km2) 2.4% |
Population | |
• Total | 25,348 |
• Density | 30.1/sq mi (11.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | pottcounty.org |
Pottawatomie County (standard abbreviation: PT) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 25,348 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Westmoreland.[2] The county is named after the Potawatomi group of Native Americans.
Geography
[change | change source]The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 862 square miles (2,230 km2). Of that 841 square miles (2,180 km2) is land and 21 square miles (54 km2) (2.4%) is water.[3]
People
[change | change source]Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1860 | 1,529 | — | |
1870 | 7,848 | 413.3% | |
1880 | 16,350 | 108.3% | |
1890 | 17,722 | 8.4% | |
1900 | 18,470 | 4.2% | |
1910 | 17,522 | −5.1% | |
1920 | 16,154 | −7.8% | |
1930 | 15,862 | −1.8% | |
1940 | 14,015 | −11.6% | |
1950 | 12,344 | −11.9% | |
1960 | 11,957 | −3.1% | |
1970 | 11,755 | −1.7% | |
1980 | 14,782 | 25.8% | |
1990 | 16,128 | 9.1% | |
2000 | 18,209 | 12.9% | |
2010 | 21,604 | 18.6% | |
2020 | 25,348 | 17.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1790-1960[5] 1900-1990[6] 1990-2000[7] 2010-2020[1] |

Pottawatomie County is part of the Manhattan Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Government
[change | change source]Presidential elections
[change | change source]Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
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2020 | 72.2% 9,452 | 25.3% 3,313 | 2.4% 318 |
2016 | 71.2% 7,612 | 20.8% 2,225 | 8.0% 856 |
2012 | 71.8% 6,804 | 24.6% 2,335 | 3.6% 340 |
2008 | 70.2% 6,929 | 26.3% 2,599 | 3.5% 349 |
2004 | 71.7% 6,326 | 24.7% 2,176 | 3.6% 321 |
2000 | 64.5% 4,985 | 26.4% 2,037 | 9.2% 709 |
1996 | 58.2% 4,504 | 25.8% 1,997 | 16.1% 1,243 |
1992 | 38.9% 3,106 | 26.3% 2,099 | 34.9% 2,785 |
1988 | 59.5% 3,897 | 38.9% 2,544 | 1.7% 108 |
1984 | 71.1% 4,598 | 27.8% 1,798 | 1.1% 72 |
1980 | 63.4% 3,895 | 28.1% 1,724 | 8.6% 525 |
1976 | 59.1% 3,483 | 39.3% 2,316 | 1.7% 98 |
1972 | 73.5% 3,947 | 24.2% 1,298 | 2.3% 124 |
1968 | 63.7% 3,267 | 26.7% 1,368 | 9.7% 495 |
1964 | 51.4% 2,606 | 48.0% 2,432 | 0.6% 32 |
1960 | 63.2% 3,666 | 36.6% 2,125 | 0.2% 13 |
1956 | 75.0% 4,335 | 24.6% 1,422 | 0.4% 25 |
1952 | 77.9% 4,944 | 21.9% 1,387 | 0.2% 12 |
1948 | 62.6% 3,709 | 36.6% 2,167 | 0.8% 45 |
1944 | 70.0% 4,074 | 29.7% 1,727 | 0.3% 18 |
1940 | 69.1% 5,045 | 30.5% 2,226 | 0.4% 28 |
1936 | 53.8% 3,977 | 44.4% 3,284 | 1.9% 137 |
1932 | 45.5% 3,339 | 53.2% 3,910 | 1.3% 97 |
1928 | 65.3% 4,451 | 34.4% 2,341 | 0.4% 24 |
1924 | 68.3% 4,340 | 23.1% 1,471 | 8.6% 545 |
1920 | 77.0% 4,481 | 22.2% 1,293 | 0.8% 49 |
1916 | 55.7% 3,688 | 42.8% 2,834 | 1.6% 104 |
1912 | 25.1% 1,058 | 37.9% 1,599 | 37.0% 1,559 |
1908 | 60.8% 2,650 | 38.5% 1,680 | 0.7% 30 |
1904 | 69.9% 2,632 | 27.7% 1,045 | 2.4% 91 |
1900 | 56.4% 2,556 | 42.6% 1,929 | 1.0% 46 |
1896 | 50.0% 2,308 | 49.3% 2,276 | 0.8% 37 |
1892 | 49.8% 2,107 | 50.2% 2,124[a] | |
1888 | 58.9% 2,419 | 35.8% 1,471 | 5.2% 214 |
Pottawatomie County is very Republican. The only Democratic presidential candidate to get a majority in Pottawatomie County was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. Since 1940 only Lyndon Johnson in 1964 has gotten as much as forty percent of the county’s vote.
Education
[change | change source]Unified school districts
[change | change source]The Unified School Districts that serve Pottawatomie County include:
- Wamego USD 320 (Wamego, Louisville, Belvue)
- Kaw Valley USD 321 (St. Marys, Emmett)
- Onaga USD 322 (Onaga, Havensville, Wheaton)
- Rock Creek USD 323
- Riley County USD 378 (West-Central Pottawatomie County)
- Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 (Southwest Pottawatomie County)
- Blue Valley USD 384 (Olsburg, Fostoria)
Private schools
[change | change source]Communities
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Cities
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "QuickFacts: Pottawatomie County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- Notes
- ↑ 2,101 votes (49.66 percent) were for Populist James B. Weaver (who was supported by the state’s Democrats) and 23 (0.54 percent) for Prohibition Party candidate John Bidwell.
More reading
[change | change source]- Handbook of Pottawatomie and Riley Counties, Kansas; Modern Ago; 20 pages; 1880s.
- Standard Atlas of Pottawatomie County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 57 pages; 1905.
- Onaga Courier's Township Map of Pottawatomie County, Kansas; Onaga Courier; 59 pages; 1899.
Other websites
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- County
- Pottawatomie County - Official Website
- Pottawatomie County - Directory of Public Officials
- Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation - PCEDC
- Maps
- Pottawatomie County Maps: Current Archived 2021-03-01 at the Wayback Machine, Historic Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current Archived 2016-05-07 at the Wayback Machine, Historic Archived 2010-12-19 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current Archived 2016-05-07 at the Wayback Machine, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society