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Phillips County, Kansas

Coordinates: 39°48′N 99°21′W / 39.800°N 99.350°W / 39.800; -99.350
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Phillips County
County
Phillips County Courthouse in Phillipsburg (2010)
Phillips County Courthouse in Phillipsburg (2010)
Map of Kansas highlighting Phillips County
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Map of the United States highlighting Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°48′N 99°21′W / 39.800°N 99.350°W / 39.800; -99.350
Country United States
State Kansas
FoundedFebruary 26, 1867
Named forWilliam A. Phillips
SeatPhillipsburg
Largest cityPhillipsburg
Area
 • Total
895 sq mi (2,320 km2)
 • Land886 sq mi (2,290 km2)
 • Water8.7 sq mi (23 km2)  1.0%
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
4,981
 • Density5.6/sq mi (2.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code785
Congressional district1st
Websitephillipscountyks.org

Phillips County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Phillipsburg.[2] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,981.[1] The county was named after William Phillips, a free-state abolition journalist and colonel in the American Civil War.

History

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Early history

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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

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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 1867, Phillips County was established.

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 895 square miles (2,320 km2), of which 886 square miles (2,290 km2) is land and 8.7 square miles (23 km2) (1.0%) is water.[3]

Adjacent counties

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National protected area

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Demographics

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Population pyramid based on 2000 census age data
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
188012,014—
189013,66113.7%
190014,4425.7%
191014,150−2.0%
192012,505−11.6%
193012,159−2.8%
194010,435−14.2%
19509,273−11.1%
19608,709−6.1%
19707,888−9.4%
19807,406−6.1%
19906,590−11.0%
20006,001−8.9%
20105,642−6.0%
20204,981−11.7%
2023 (est.)4,761[4]−4.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7]
1990-2000[8] 2010-2020[1]

As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 6,001 people, 2,496 households, and 1,722 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (2.7 people/km2). There were 3,088 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1.5/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.25% White, 0.25% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,496 households, out of which 28.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were married couples living together, 5.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.50% under the age of 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 23.20% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 21.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,013, and the median income for a family was $41,638. Males had a median income of $29,609 versus $17,827 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,121. About 7.20% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.60% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over.

Government

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Presidential elections

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Presidential election results
United States presidential election results for Phillips County, Kansas[10]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2024 2,217 85.83% 321 12.43% 45 1.74%
2020 2,418 86.95% 318 11.43% 45 1.62%
2016 2,233 83.82% 300 11.26% 131 4.92%
2012 2,135 83.24% 382 14.89% 48 1.87%
2008 2,105 78.93% 525 19.69% 37 1.39%
2004 2,256 79.24% 557 19.56% 34 1.19%
2000 2,057 73.67% 611 21.88% 124 4.44%
1996 2,005 66.30% 758 25.07% 261 8.63%
1992 1,579 46.61% 843 24.88% 966 28.51%
1988 2,316 69.86% 960 28.96% 39 1.18%
1984 2,813 80.90% 626 18.00% 38 1.09%
1980 2,731 74.48% 748 20.40% 188 5.13%
1976 2,317 63.05% 1,264 34.39% 94 2.56%
1972 2,919 76.15% 827 21.58% 87 2.27%
1968 2,567 68.29% 844 22.45% 348 9.26%
1964 2,164 54.10% 1,804 45.10% 32 0.80%
1960 3,123 75.34% 1,004 24.22% 18 0.43%
1956 3,117 75.49% 985 23.86% 27 0.65%
1952 3,713 80.18% 884 19.09% 34 0.73%
1948 2,715 66.32% 1,223 29.87% 156 3.81%
1944 3,053 72.74% 1,098 26.16% 46 1.10%
1940 3,676 69.49% 1,563 29.55% 51 0.96%
1936 3,193 59.59% 2,154 40.20% 11 0.21%
1932 2,165 40.64% 3,007 56.45% 155 2.91%
1928 3,206 69.77% 1,332 28.99% 57 1.24%
1924 2,647 54.97% 1,376 28.58% 792 16.45%
1920 2,862 68.60% 1,230 29.48% 80 1.92%
1916 2,271 41.84% 2,912 53.65% 245 4.51%
1912 594 18.71% 1,257 39.59% 1,324 41.70%
1908 1,762 52.25% 1,490 44.19% 120 3.56%
1904 2,147 66.41% 811 25.09% 275 8.51%
1900 1,691 52.26% 1,511 46.69% 34 1.05%
1896 1,374 47.23% 1,507 51.80% 28 0.96%
1892 1,352 47.79% 0 0.00% 1,477 52.21%
1888 1,681 53.86% 763 24.45% 677 21.69%

Phillips County is overwhelmingly Republican. No Democratic presidential candidate has won Phillips County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, and since 1940 only two Democrats have obtained thirty percent of the county's vote: Lyndon Johnson in 1964 and Jimmy Carter in 1976.

Laws

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Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or "dry", county until 1996, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30 percent food sales requirement.[11]

Education

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Unified school districts

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Communities

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2005 map of Phillips County[12] (map legend)

List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Phillips County.[12]

Cities

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Unincorporated communities

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† means a community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.

Ghost towns

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Townships

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Phillips County is divided into twenty-five townships. The city of Phillipsburg 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.

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
Arcade 02150 96 1 (3) 92 (36) 0 (0) 0.03% 39°46′30″N 99°13′40″W / 39.77500°N 99.22778°W / 39.77500; -99.22778
Beaver 05100 54 1 (2) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.05% 39°47′22″N 99°33′43″W / 39.78944°N 99.56194°W / 39.78944; -99.56194
Belmont 05700 113 1 (3) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0% 39°41′26″N 99°27′13″W / 39.69056°N 99.45361°W / 39.69056; -99.45361
Bow Creek 08075 44 0 (1) 92 (35) 1 (1) 1.49% 39°36′15″N 99°13′31″W / 39.60417°N 99.22528°W / 39.60417; -99.22528
Crystal 16550 59 1 (2) 92 (36) 0 (0) 0.19% 39°51′55″N 99°6′35″W / 39.86528°N 99.10972°W / 39.86528; -99.10972
Dayton 17100 53 1 (1) 92 (36) 0 (0) 0.10% 39°53′27″N 99°27′15″W / 39.89083°N 99.45417°W / 39.89083; -99.45417
Deer Creek 17200 67 1 (2) 88 (34) 5 (2) 4.87% 39°41′2″N 99°13′54″W / 39.68389°N 99.23167°W / 39.68389; -99.23167
Freedom 24650 85 1 (2) 92 (36) 0 (0) 0.10% 39°52′18″N 99°21′40″W / 39.87167°N 99.36111°W / 39.87167; -99.36111
Glenwood 26650 42 0 (1) 92 (36) 0 (0) 0.21% 39°57′38″N 99°14′25″W / 39.96056°N 99.24028°W / 39.96056; -99.24028
Granite 27450 21 0 (1) 92 (36) 0 (0) 0.14% 39°58′6″N 99°28′11″W / 39.96833°N 99.46972°W / 39.96833; -99.46972
Greenwood 28775 45 0 (1) 92 (36) 0 (0) 0.05% 39°51′51″N 99°14′24″W / 39.86417°N 99.24000°W / 39.86417; -99.24000
Kirwin 37300 307 4 (9) 87 (33) 6 (2) 6.89% 39°40′51″N 99°7′24″W / 39.68083°N 99.12333°W / 39.68083; -99.12333
Logan 42125 666 7 (19) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.03% 39°40′3″N 99°34′11″W / 39.66750°N 99.56972°W / 39.66750; -99.56972
Long Island 42625 251 3 (7) 91 (35) 0 (0) 0.12% 39°56′35″N 99°33′16″W / 39.94306°N 99.55444°W / 39.94306; -99.55444
Mound 48725 129 1 (4) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0% 39°47′13″N 99°27′7″W / 39.78694°N 99.45194°W / 39.78694; -99.45194
Phillipsburg 55700 257 3 (7) 89 (34) 0 (0) 0.01% 39°46′15″N 99°20′28″W / 39.77083°N 99.34111°W / 39.77083; -99.34111
Plainview 56125 23 0 (1) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.01% 39°35′21″N 99°27′1″W / 39.58917°N 99.45028°W / 39.58917; -99.45028
Plum 56775 447 5 (12) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.27% 39°46′3″N 99°7′6″W / 39.76750°N 99.11833°W / 39.76750; -99.11833
Prairie View 57550 220 2 (6) 92 (36) 0 (0) 0.13% 39°51′0″N 99°34′38″W / 39.85000°N 99.57722°W / 39.85000; -99.57722
Rushville 61800 23 0 (1) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0% 39°36′40″N 99°21′35″W / 39.61111°N 99.35972°W / 39.61111; -99.35972
Solomon 66350 226 2 (6) 92 (36) 0 (0) 0.05% 39°41′27″N 99°20′12″W / 39.69083°N 99.33667°W / 39.69083; -99.33667
Sumner 69175 43 0 (1) 92 (35) 0 (0) 0.18% 39°57′6″N 99°6′50″W / 39.95167°N 99.11389°W / 39.95167; -99.11389
Towanda 71175 26 0 (1) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.20% 39°36′13″N 99°33′43″W / 39.60361°N 99.56194°W / 39.60361; -99.56194
Valley 73025 22 0 (1) 85 (33) 8 (3) 8.70% 39°36′58″N 99°8′3″W / 39.61611°N 99.13417°W / 39.61611; -99.13417
Walnut 75075 14 0 (0) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.09% 39°57′33″N 99°20′47″W / 39.95917°N 99.34639°W / 39.95917; -99.34639

See also

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Community information for Kansas

References

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  1. ^ a b c "QuickFacts; Phillips County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  4. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  6. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  7. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  8. ^ "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 28, 2014.
  9. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  10. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
  11. ^ "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 26, 2007.
  12. ^ a b "General Highway Map of Phillips County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). December 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 3, 2023.
Notes

Further reading

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