Anderson County, Kansas
Anderson County (county code AN ) is a county in East Central Kansas , in the Central United States . In 2020 , 7,836 people lived there.[ 1] county seat is Garnett . Garnett is also the biggest city in Anderson County.[ 2]
History
In 1855, Anderson County was created. It was named after Joseph C. Anderson .
In 1887, the first photograph of a tornado was taken in Anderson county.[ 3]
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 584 square miles (1,510 km2 ). Of that, 580 square miles (1,500 km2 ) is land and 4.1 square miles (11 km2 ) (0.7%) is water.[ 4]
Major highways
Sources: National Atlas,[ 5] [ 6]
People
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] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 1]
Population pyramid
Government
Presidential elections
Presidential Elections Results
Presidential Elections Results [ 11]
Year
Republican
Democratic
Third Parties
2020 77.2% 2,929
20.6% 782
2.1% 81
2016 72.7% 2,435
20.1% 672
7.3% 243
2012 68.7% 2,276
28.5% 944
2.9% 95
2008 65.1% 2,362
32.4% 1,175
2.5% 89
2004 64.7% 2,500
33.5% 1,295
1.8% 68
2000 57.0% 1,984
38.2% 1,327
4.8% 167
1996 46.7% 1,636
39.0% 1,367
14.4% 503
1992 33.0% 1,218
32.0% 1,178
35.0% 1,291
1988 54.3% 1,781
44.7% 1,466
1.1% 36
1984 67.1% 2,462
31.5% 1,155
1.4% 50
1980 62.6% 2,363
31.0% 1,170
6.4% 240
1976 48.7% 1,872
49.1% 1,886
2.2% 86
1972 70.9% 2,718
27.0% 1,035
2.2% 83
1968 56.8% 2,168
32.6% 1,242
10.6% 404
1964 44.8% 1,692
54.4% 2,058
0.8% 30
1960 62.4% 2,665
37.2% 1,589
0.5% 20
1956 69.0% 3,080
30.7% 1,369
0.3% 14
1952 73.2% 3,672
26.6% 1,333
0.3% 13
1948 56.9% 2,787
42.3% 2,071
0.9% 44
1944 64.9% 3,060
35.0% 1,649
0.2% 7
1940 64.4% 3,886
35.0% 2,114
0.6% 33
1936 54.6% 3,452
43.8% 2,767
1.6% 99
1932 39.6% 2,408
58.9% 3,580
1.5% 88
1928 64.9% 3,562
34.2% 1,874
0.9% 49
1924 61.0% 3,101
27.9% 1,421
11.1% 563
1920 62.8% 3,068
35.0% 1,708
2.2% 108
1916 44.0% 2,386
50.5% 2,739
5.6% 304
1912 19.9% 618
43.9% 1,365
36.2% 1,125
1908 51.3% 1,722
45.0% 1,512
3.8% 126
1904 58.3% 1,891
32.1% 1,043
9.6% 312
1900 50.4% 1,846
48.0% 1,757
1.6% 60
1896 47.6% 1,780
50.5% 1,890
1.9% 72
1892 51.1% 1,638
48.9% 1,570
1888 55.1% 1,843
28.7% 960
16.2% 540
Education
Unified school districts
Communities
2005 KDOT Map of Anderson County (map legend )
Cities
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "QuickFacts: Anderson County, Kansas" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved September 27, 2023 .↑ "Find a County" . National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07 .↑ "18 Famous First Photographs in History: From the Oldest Photo Ever to the World's First Instagram" . 26 October 2022.↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990" . United States Census Bureau . 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23 .↑ National Atlas Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine ↑ U.S. Census Bureau TIGER shape files ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census" . United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2014 .↑ "Historical Census Browser" . University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2014 .↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 21, 2014 .↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 21, 2014 .↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections" .
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