Leavenworth County, Kansas

Leavenworth County, Kansas
County
Leavenworth County Courthouse in Leavenworth
Leavenworth County Courthouse in Leavenworth
Map of Kansas highlighting Leavenworth County
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Coordinates: 39°16′07″N 95°07′32″W / 39.2686°N 95.1256°W / 39.2686; -95.1256
Country United States
State Kansas
FoundedAugust 25, 1855
Named afterHenry Leavenworth
SeatLeavenworth
Largest cityLeavenworth
Area
 • Total
469 sq mi (1,210 km2)
 • Land463 sq mi (1,200 km2)
 • Water6.1 sq mi (16 km2)  1.3%
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
81,881
 • Estimate 
(2023)[2]
83,518 Increase
 • Density176.8/sq mi (68.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district2nd
Websiteleavenworthcounty.gov

Leavenworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[3] Its county seat and most populous city is Leavenworth.[4] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 81,881.[1] The county was named after Henry Leavenworth, a general in the Indian Wars who established Fort Leavenworth.

History

Early history

See also: History of Kansas

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, Leavenworth County was established, and is among the first 33 counties, which were formed by the first territorial government. It was named, as was its county seat, after Henry Leavenworth, an officer in the War of 1812.[5]

Leavenworth County had the first Kansas State University extension agent in the State.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 469 square miles (1,210 km2), of which 463 square miles (1,200 km2) is land and 6.1 square miles (16 km2) (1.3%) is water.[6] It is the fifth-smallest county in Kansas by total area.

This county's watershed connects with both the Kansas River basin on the south via Stranger Creek and has a Missouri River port city to the east.[7][8]

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
186012,606—
187032,444157.4%
188032,355−0.3%
189038,48518.9%
190040,9406.4%
191041,2070.7%
192038,402−6.8%
193042,67311.1%
194041,112−3.7%
195042,3613.0%
196048,52414.5%
197053,3409.9%
198054,8092.8%
199064,37117.4%
200068,6916.7%
201076,22711.0%
202081,8817.4%
2023 (est.)83,518[9] Increase2.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]
1790-1960[11] 1900-1990[12]
1990-2000[13] 2010-2020[1]

The county is a part of the Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 81,881. The median age was 38.5 years, with 24.1% of residents under the age of 18 and 15.3% aged 65 or older.[14][15]

For every 100 females there were 111.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 112.0 males age 18 and over. 66.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 33.2% lived in rural areas.[14][15]

The racial makeup of the county was 78.9% White, 8.4% Black or African American, 0.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3% Asian, 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.6% from some other race, and 8.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 6.8% of the population.[16]

There were 28,916 households in the county, of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 21.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[14]

There were 31,219 housing units, of which 7.4% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 66.9% were owner-occupied and 33.1% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.0%.[14]

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 68,691 people, 23,071 households, and 17,210 families residing in the county. The population density was 148 people per square mile (57 people/km2). There were 24,401 housing units at an average density of 53 per square mile (20/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 84.2% White, 10.4% Black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.8% of the population.

There were 23,071 households, out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 113.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $48,114, and the median income for a family was $55,805. Males had a median income of $40,047 versus $26,029 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,292. About 4.8% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Presidential elections

Presidential election results
United States presidential election results for Leavenworth County, Kansas
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
1888 3,272 45.48% 3,516 48.87% 406 5.64%
1892 3,471 46.96% 0 0.00% 3,921 53.04%
1896 4,004 45.83% 4,665 53.39% 68 0.78%
1900 4,162 49.84% 4,109 49.20% 80 0.96%
1904 5,771 64.15% 2,775 30.85% 450 5.00%
1908 4,846 53.87% 3,818 42.44% 332 3.69%
1912 2,562 33.05% 3,099 39.97% 2,092 26.98%
1916 5,536 45.46% 6,002 49.29% 640 5.26%
1920 6,846 65.05% 3,409 32.39% 269 2.56%
1924 9,429 68.05% 2,982 21.52% 1,445 10.43%
1928 8,472 56.27% 6,539 43.43% 45 0.30%
1932 6,484 40.24% 9,507 59.00% 123 0.76%
1936 8,532 51.39% 7,996 48.17% 73 0.44%
1940 8,503 58.25% 6,053 41.46% 42 0.29%
1944 7,282 58.55% 5,097 40.98% 59 0.47%
1948 6,474 48.61% 6,740 50.61% 103 0.77%
1952 9,046 61.19% 5,698 38.54% 39 0.26%
1956 8,826 61.55% 5,480 38.22% 33 0.23%
1960 7,870 53.06% 6,926 46.70% 36 0.24%
1964 5,544 42.36% 7,479 57.14% 66 0.50%
1968 7,081 48.35% 5,546 37.87% 2,018 13.78%
1972 10,762 67.70% 4,727 29.74% 408 2.57%
1976 8,407 50.11% 8,022 47.81% 349 2.08%
1980 9,157 54.98% 6,354 38.15% 1,145 6.87%
1984 11,194 62.29% 6,604 36.75% 172 0.96%
1988 9,913 52.53% 8,797 46.62% 160 0.85%
1992 7,738 33.39% 8,077 34.86% 7,357 31.75%
1996 10,778 47.90% 9,098 40.44% 2,624 11.66%
2000 12,583 54.07% 9,733 41.82% 955 4.10%
2004 15,949 58.35% 11,039 40.39% 343 1.25%
2008 16,791 54.89% 13,255 43.33% 545 1.78%
2012 17,059 58.65% 11,357 39.05% 669 2.30%
2016 17,638 57.57% 10,209 33.32% 2,792 9.11%
2020 21,610 59.22% 13,886 38.05% 994 2.72%
2024 22,055 60.00% 13,732 37.36% 969 2.64%

Laws

Leavenworth 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.[17]

The county voted "No" on the 2022 Kansas abortion referendum, an anti-abortion ballot measure, by 59% to 41% despite backing Donald Trump with 59% of the vote to Joe Biden's 38% in the 2020 presidential election.[18]

Education

Colleges and universities

Unified school districts

School districts include:[19]

Communities

2005 map of Leavenworth County[23] (map legend)

List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Leavenworth County.[23]

Cities

‡ means a community has portions in an adjacent county.

Unincorporated communities

Ghost town

Townships

Leavenworth County is divided into ten townships. The cities of Lansing and Leavenworth are considered governmentally independent and are 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
Alexandria 01100 859 7 (18) 123 (48) 1 (0) 0.62% 39°16′8″N 95°7′33″W / 39.26889°N 95.12583°W / 39.26889; -95.12583
Delaware 17450 1,361 22 (57) 62 (24) 3 (1) 4.19% 39°14′50″N 94°52′40″W / 39.24722°N 94.87778°W / 39.24722; -94.87778
Easton 19625 1,245 11 (30) 109 (42) 0 (0) 0.11% 39°21′57″N 95°7′27″W / 39.36583°N 95.12417°W / 39.36583; -95.12417
Fairmount 22325 Basehor 6,266 61 (159) 102 (39) 0 (0) 0.39% 39°8′4″N 94°56′26″W / 39.13444°N 94.94056°W / 39.13444; -94.94056
High Prairie 32125 1,768 14 (37) 124 (48) 0 (0) 0.27% 39°15′30″N 95°0′34″W / 39.25833°N 95.00944°W / 39.25833; -95.00944
Kickapoo 36700 1,760 15 (40) 114 (44) 3 (1) 2.39% 39°20′45″N 94°59′29″W / 39.34583°N 94.99139°W / 39.34583; -94.99139
Reno 58950 1,143 10 (27) 111 (43) 2 (1) 1.56% 39°1′8″N 95°8′8″W / 39.01889°N 95.13556°W / 39.01889; -95.13556
Sherman 65000 2,367 22 (57) 108 (42) 3 (1) 2.44% 39°0′59″N 95°0′27″W / 39.01639°N 95.00750°W / 39.01639; -95.00750
Stranger 68500 2,451 19 (50) 127 (49) 0 (0) 0.17% 39°8′16″N 95°2′2″W / 39.13778°N 95.03389°W / 39.13778; -95.03389
Tonganoxie 70825 Tonganoxie (part) 4,852 35 (91) 137 (53) 1 (0) 0.66% 39°7′0″N 95°6′35″W / 39.11667°N 95.10972°W / 39.11667; -95.10972
Sources: "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. Archived from the original on August 2, 2002.

Notable people

See also: List of people from Leavenworth County, Kansas

See also

Community information for Kansas

References

  1. ^ a b c "QuickFacts; Leavenworth County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "Population Data and Maps | MARC". Archived from the original on September 16, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 183.
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. ^ Big Stranger Creek Rogers, H.D., and Johnson, A. Keith. Kansas and Indian territory in The Atlas of the U.S. of North America, Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Mexico, Central America, Cuba and Jamaica. London: E. Stanford, 1857 (no scale). A historical reference showing the Kansas Territory including parts of Colorado. Shows the westward trails.
  8. ^ Lower Kansas (Surf Your Watershed)
  9. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  10. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  11. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  12. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  13. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  14. ^ a b c d "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  15. ^ a b "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  16. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  17. ^ "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2007.
  18. ^ Panetta, Grace (August 3, 2022). "14 of the 19 Kansas counties that rejected an anti-abortion amendment voted for Trump in 2020". Business Insider. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  19. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Leavenworth County, KS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022. - Text list
  20. ^ "Basehor-Linwood School District". www.usd458.org.
  21. ^ USD 449, Easton (May 21, 2023). "Easton USD 449". www.easton449.org.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ "Tonganoxie USD 464". www.tong464.org.
  23. ^ a b "General Highway Map of Leavenworth County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). August 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 4, 2023.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Kansas, including historical information about its counties and cities
County
Maps

39°14′N 95°02′W / 39.233°N 95.033°W / 39.233; -95.033

allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reno_Township,_Leavenworth_County,_Kansas