Mitchell County, Kansas
Appearance
Mitchell County | |
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Mitchell County courthouse in Beloit (2014) | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
![]() Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 39°24′N 98°12′W / 39.400°N 98.200°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Founded | February 26, 1867 |
Named for | William D. Mitchell |
Seat | Beloit |
Largest city | Beloit |
Area | |
• Total | 719 sq mi (1,860 km2) |
• Land | 702 sq mi (1,820 km2) |
• Water | 17 sq mi (40 km2) 2.4% |
Population | |
• Total | 5,796 |
• Density | 8.3/sq mi (3.2/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | www |
Mitchell County (standard abbreviation: MC) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 5,796 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Beloit. Beloit is also the biggest city in Mitchell County.[2]
History
[change | change source]In 1867, Mitchell County was created.
Geography
[change | change source]The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 719 square miles (1,860 km2). Of that, 702 square miles (1,820 km2) is land and 17 square miles (44 km2) (2.4%) is water.[3]
People
[change | change source]Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1870 | 485 | — | |
1880 | 14,911 | 2,974.4% | |
1890 | 15,037 | 0.8% | |
1900 | 14,647 | −2.6% | |
1910 | 14,089 | −3.8% | |
1920 | 13,886 | −1.4% | |
1930 | 12,774 | −8.0% | |
1940 | 11,339 | −11.2% | |
1950 | 10,320 | −9.0% | |
1960 | 8,866 | −14.1% | |
1970 | 8,010 | −9.7% | |
1980 | 8,117 | 1.3% | |
1990 | 7,203 | −11.3% | |
2000 | 6,932 | −3.8% | |
2010 | 6,373 | −8.1% | |
2020 | 5,796 | −9.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1790-1960[5] 1900-1990[6] 1990-2000[7] 2010-2020[1] |
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Government
[change | change source]Presidential elections
[change | change source]Before 1940, Mitchell County was a swing county. They voted for the national winner in every presidential election from 1900 to 1936. Since 1940, it has become very Republican. Only George H. W. Bush in 1992 failed win a majority in the county due to Ross Perot's strong showing in Kansas.
Presidential election results
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
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2020 | 80.7% 2,504 | 18.0% 558 | 1.3% 39 |
2016 | 78.5% 2,308 | 16.2% 477 | 5.3% 157 |
2012 | 78.5% 2,327 | 19.7% 584 | 1.8% 54 |
2008 | 76.2% 2,440 | 21.9% 701 | 1.9% 62 |
2004 | 77.9% 2,609 | 20.7% 693 | 1.4% 47 |
2000 | 72.0% 2,350 | 23.0% 751 | 5.1% 165 |
1996 | 68.7% 2,435 | 23.5% 833 | 7.8% 276 |
1992 | 43.9% 1,601 | 25.7% 938 | 30.4% 1,111 |
1988 | 65.2% 2,257 | 33.1% 1,145 | 1.7% 60 |
1984 | 76.0% 3,036 | 23.0% 919 | 1.0% 41 |
1980 | 71.4% 2,821 | 22.2% 876 | 6.5% 256 |
1976 | 54.0% 2,095 | 43.8% 1,700 | 2.2% 85 |
1972 | 71.6% 2,830 | 26.1% 1,030 | 2.4% 93 |
1968 | 62.9% 2,428 | 29.6% 1,144 | 7.5% 289 |
1964 | 50.3% 1,951 | 48.9% 1,898 | 0.8% 31 |
1960 | 61.8% 2,779 | 37.6% 1,692 | 0.6% 26 |
1956 | 72.2% 3,198 | 27.4% 1,214 | 0.5% 20 |
1952 | 81.0% 4,167 | 18.7% 961 | 0.4% 18 |
1948 | 62.2% 2,998 | 36.3% 1,750 | 1.6% 75 |
1944 | 66.7% 3,238 | 32.5% 1,579 | 0.8% 40 |
1940 | 63.6% 3,681 | 35.6% 2,060 | 0.9% 51 |
1936 | 45.5% 2,781 | 53.8% 3,289 | 0.7% 41 |
1932 | 42.7% 2,502 | 54.2% 3,176 | 3.1% 181 |
1928 | 62.8% 3,245 | 35.9% 1,855 | 1.2% 64 |
1924 | 59.8% 3,161 | 27.8% 1,470 | 12.4% 656 |
1920 | 68.3% 3,310 | 29.1% 1,409 | 2.6% 126 |
1916 | 41.4% 2,413 | 54.9% 3,197 | 3.7% 215 |
1912 | 22.1% 737 | 43.1% 1,441 | 34.8% 1,163 |
1908 | 50.5% 1,765 | 44.9% 1,570 | 4.6% 160 |
1904 | 63.9% 2,037 | 27.2% 867 | 8.9% 285 |
1900 | 49.7% 1,764 | 47.9% 1,702 | 2.5% 87 |
1896 | 42.7% 1,428 | 56.4% 1,889 | 0.9% 30 |
1892 | 43.5% 1,467 | 56.5% 1,905 | |
1888 | 55.9% 1,676 | 29.4% 880 | 14.7% 442 |
Education
[change | change source]Unified school districts
[change | change source]- Waconda USD 272
- Glen Elder and Cawker City
- Beloit USD 273
- most of county, except those zoned to Waconda and Hunter and Tipton, which are zoned to Sylvan Unified USD 299
Private schools
[change | change source]- St. John's Catholic High School
- Tipton Catholic High School
Colleges and universities
[change | change source]Communities
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Cities
[change | change source]- Beloit
- Cawker City
- Glen Elder
- Hunter
- Tipton
- Scottsville
- Simpson (partly in Cloud County)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "QuickFacts: Mitchell County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 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 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
More reading
[change | change source]- Standard Atlas of Mitchell County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 73 pages; 1917.
- Standard Atlas of Mitchell County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 56 pages; 1902.
- Atlas of Mitchell County, Kansas; Gillen & Davy; 45 pages; 1884.
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