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| Finney County, Kansas | |
 Finney County Courthouse in Garden City (2015)
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 Location in the state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
| Founded | February 22, 1883 |
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| Named for | David W. Finney |
| Seat | Garden City |
| Largest city | Garden City |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
1,303 sq mi (3,375 km²) 1,302 sq mi (3,372 km²) 0.7 sq mi (2 km²), 0.05% |
| Population - (2020) - Density |
38,470 |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Finney County Historical Museum in Garden City is located in Finnup Park.
Finney County (county code FI) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 38,470.[1] Its county seat and most populous city is Garden City.[2]
History[]
Finney County began about 1880 as Buffalo County and Sequoyah County, named after Sequoyah, the Cherokee Indian responsible for the development of the Cherokee alphabet. The two counties were renamed Finney County in honor of then Lieutenant Governor David Wesley Finney.[3] The county grew to the current shape after Garfield County was annexed to it in 1893. The northeast block, separate from the otherwise rectangular area, represents what at one time was Garfield County, which is now occupied partially by the Garfield Township.[4]
Charles "Buffalo" Jones, a co-founder of Garden City, was the first member of the Kansas House of Representatives from Finney County. He was known for his efforts to preserve the buffalo from extinction.[5]
Between 2007 and 2008 Finney County became majority-minority.[6]
Geography[]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,303 square miles (3,370 km2), of which 1,302 square miles (3,370 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (0.05%) is water.[7] It is the second-largest county in Kansas by area.
Adjacent counties[]
- Scott County (north)
- Lane County (north)
- Ness County (northeast)
- Hodgeman County (east)
- Haskell County (south)
- Gray County (south)
- Grant County (southwest)
- Kearny County (west)
Demographics[]
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 4,231 | ||
| 1900 | 3,469 | −18.0% | |
| 1910 | 6,908 | 99.1% | |
| 1920 | 7,674 | 11.1% | |
| 1930 | 11,014 | 43.5% | |
| 1940 | 10,092 | −8.4% | |
| 1950 | 15,092 | 49.5% | |
| 1960 | 16,093 | 6.6% | |
| 1970 | 18,947 | 17.7% | |
| 1980 | 23,825 | 25.7% | |
| 1990 | 33,070 | 38.8% | |
| 2000 | 40,523 | 22.5% | |
| 2010 | 36,776 | −9.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10] 1990-2000[11] 2010-2020[1] | |||
Population pyramid
Finney County is included in the Garden City, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area.
2010 Census[]
As of the 2010 census[12] there were 36,776 people, 12,359 households and 8,903 families living in the county. The racial makeup of the county was 77.0% White, 2.3% Black or African American, 0.9% Native American, 3.4% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 13.6% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 46.7% of the population.
2000 Census[]
As of the 2000 census,[12] there were 40,523 people, 12,948 households, and 9,749 families living in the county. The population density was 31 people per square mile (12/km2). There were 13,763 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 69.05% White, 1.25% Black or African American, 0.96% Native American, 2.87% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 22.99% from other races, and 2.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 43.30% of the population.
There were 12,948 households, out of which 46.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.80% were married couples living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.70% were non-families. 19.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.55.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 34.30% under the age of 18, 11.00% from 18 to 24, 31.10% from 25 to 44, 16.60% from 45 to 64, and 7.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 104.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $38,474, and the median income for a family was $42,839. Males had a median income of $29,948 versus $21,510 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,377. About 10.00% of families and 14.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.60% of those under age 18 and 10.70% of those age 65 or over.
Government[]
Presidential election results[]
Finney County has primarily supported Republican presidential candidates throughout its history. In only six elections from 1884 to the present has the county not backed the Republican candidate, the last of these being in 1976 when Jimmy Carter won the county by only 102 votes.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | 7,236 | 61.08% | 4,325 | 36.51% | 285 | 2.41% |
| 2016 | 6,350 | 61.74% | 3,195 | 31.06% | 740 | 7.19% |
| 2012 | 6,219 | 68.46% | 2,682 | 29.52% | 183 | 2.01% |
| 2008 | 6,926 | 66.89% | 3,275 | 31.63% | 153 | 1.48% |
| 2004 | 7,479 | 75.29% | 2,351 | 23.67% | 103 | 1.04% |
| 2000 | 6,442 | 70.40% | 2,431 | 26.57% | 277 | 3.03% |
| 1996 | 6,188 | 65.43% | 2,420 | 25.59% | 849 | 8.98% |
| 1992 | 5,278 | 48.28% | 2,612 | 23.89% | 3,043 | 27.83% |
| 1988 | 5,381 | 60.14% | 3,408 | 38.09% | 158 | 1.77% |
| 1984 | 6,938 | 73.08% | 2,458 | 25.89% | 98 | 1.03% |
| 1980 | 4,831 | 58.59% | 2,689 | 32.61% | 726 | 8.80% |
| 1976 | 3,711 | 48.40% | 3,813 | 49.73% | 143 | 1.87% |
| 1972 | 4,335 | 65.66% | 2,062 | 31.23% | 205 | 3.11% |
| 1968 | 3,295 | 52.11% | 2,521 | 39.87% | 507 | 8.02% |
| 1964 | 2,201 | 37.41% | 3,639 | 61.86% | 43 | 0.73% |
| 1960 | 3,720 | 59.62% | 2,490 | 39.90% | 30 | 0.48% |
| 1956 | 3,576 | 66.87% | 1,752 | 32.76% | 20 | 0.37% |
| 1952 | 4,290 | 72.32% | 1,597 | 26.92% | 45 | 0.76% |
| 1948 | 2,508 | 50.01% | 2,367 | 47.20% | 140 | 2.79% |
| 1944 | 2,366 | 58.20% | 1,667 | 41.01% | 32 | 0.79% |
| 1940 | 2,349 | 53.39% | 2,027 | 46.07% | 24 | 0.55% |
| 1936 | 1,863 | 40.87% | 2,682 | 58.84% | 13 | 0.29% |
| 1932 | 2,116 | 47.02% | 2,300 | 51.11% | 84 | 1.87% |
| 1928 | 2,433 | 76.65% | 709 | 22.34% | 32 | 1.01% |
| 1924 | 1,753 | 61.66% | 614 | 21.60% | 476 | 16.74% |
| 1920 | 1,573 | 68.96% | 619 | 27.14% | 89 | 3.90% |
| 1916 | 1,238 | 42.75% | 1,370 | 47.31% | 288 | 9.94% |
| 1912 | 283 | 17.97% | 573 | 36.38% | 719 | 45.65% |
| 1908 | 1,000 | 61.46% | 551 | 33.87% | 76 | 4.67% |
| 1904 | 598 | 66.82% | 215 | 24.02% | 82 | 9.16% |
| 1900 | 525 | 59.86% | 336 | 38.31% | 16 | 1.82% |
| 1896 | 505 | 57.85% | 366 | 41.92% | 2 | 0.23% |
| 1892 | 478 | 58.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 342 | 41.71% |
| 1888 | 694 | 62.98% | 348 | 31.58% | 60 | 5.44% |
| 1884 | 222 | 57.07% | 163 | 41.90% | 4 | 1.03% |
Laws[]
Finney 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% food sales requirement.[14]
Education[]
Unified school districts[]
- Holcomb USD 363
- Garden City USD 457
Communities[]
2005 KDOT Map of Finney County (map legend)
Cities[]
- Garden City
- Holcomb
Unincorporated communities[]
- Friend
- Kalvesta
- Lowe
- Mansfield
- Pierceville
- Pitt
- Plymell
- Ritchal
- Rodkey
- Quinby
Ghost towns[]
- Amazon
- Eminence
- Essex
- Imperial
- Knauston
- Leeser
- Loya
- Pitt
- Ravanna
- Terryton
Source:[15]
Townships[]
Finney County is divided into seven townships. The city of Garden City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City | 25350 | 7,400 | 23 (59) | 327 (126) | 0 (0) | 0.11% | ||
| Garfield | 25600 | 331 | 0 (1) | 1,116 (431) | 1 (0) | 0.09% | ||
| Ivanhoe | 34675 | 666 | 2 (5) | 368 (142) | 0 (0) | 0% | ||
| Pierceville | 55800 | 551 | 1 (4) | 378 (146) | 0 (0) | 0.01% | ||
| Pleasant Valley | 56550 | 139 | 0 (1) | 371 (143) | 0 (0) | 0% | ||
| Sherlock | 64800 | Holcomb | 2,758 | 7 (17) | 419 (162) | 0 (0) | 0.09% | |
| Terry | 70225 | 227 | 1 (2) | 371 (143) | 0 (0) | 0.11% | ||
| Sources: "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html. | ||||||||
See also[]
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Finney County, Kansas
Information on this and other counties in Kansas
- List of counties in Kansas
- List of Kansas county name etymologies
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Kansas
- Kansas locations by per capita income
Other information for Kansas
- List of cities in Kansas
- List of unified school districts in Kansas
- List of colleges and universities in Kansas
References[]
- ^ a b "QuickFacts; Finney County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/finneycountykansas/POP010220.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off.. pp. 126. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ.
- ^ Kansas Place-Names, John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, ISBN 0-8061-0994-7
- ^ "Buffalo Jones". h-net.msu.edu. http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/logbrowse.pl?trx=vx&list=h-shgape&month=0008&week=c&msg=4ZaC2nPza053qdx7jtInAg&user=&pw=.
- ^ Callebs, Sean. "Whites become minority in Kansas county." CNN. May 22, 2009. Retrieved on May 24, 2009.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ks190090.txt.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.
- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.
- ^ "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcwetdrymap.htm.
- ^ Homesteading in Finney County Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Notes
Further reading[]
Template:Kansas books
- Plat Book of Finney County, Kansas; Western Publishing Company; 50 pages; 1910.
External links[]
- County
- Other
- Finney County Public Library Archived 2018-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Maps
- Finney County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society
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