Jackson County, Kansas
Jackson County (county code JA ) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas . In 2020 , 13,232 people lived there.[ 1] county seat is Holton . Holton is also the biggest city in Jackson County.[ 2] South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun . The county was renamed in 1859 for President Andrew Jackson .[ 3] Prairie Band Potawatomi Indian Reservation is in the county, and it makes up about 18.5% of the county's area.
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has an area of 658 square miles (1,700 km2 ). Of that, 656 square miles (1,700 km2 ) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2 ) (0.3%) is water.[ 4]
People
Historical population
Census
Pop. %±
1860 1,936 — 1870 6,053 212.7% 1880 10,718 77.1% 1890 14,626 36.5% 1900 17,117 17.0% 1910 16,861 −1.5% 1920 15,495 −8.1% 1930 14,776 −4.6% 1940 13,382 −9.4% 1950 11,098 −17.1% 1960 10,309 −7.1% 1970 10,342 0.3% 1980 11,644 12.6% 1990 11,525 −1.0% 2000 12,657 9.8% 2010 13,462 6.4% 2020 13,232 −1.7% U.S. Decennial Census[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 1]
Population pyramid Jackson County is included in the Topeka , KS Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Government
Presidential elections
Jackson County has supported the Republican Party candidate in every presidential election from 1936 onward. Democratic Party candidates for president have only won the county twice since 1888, in 1912 & 1932.
Presidential Elections Results
Presidential Elections Results [ 9]
Year
Republican
Democratic
Third Parties
2020 68.6% 4,517
28.6% 1,881
2.8% 186
2016 67.7% 3,939
26.0% 1,512
6.3% 367
2012 63.4% 3,527
34.2% 1,901
2.4% 133
2008 61.0% 3,811
36.9% 2,308
2.1% 134
2004 63.4% 3,730
35.1% 2,064
1.6% 94
2000 57.2% 3,001
37.9% 1,990
4.9% 259
1996 49.1% 2,682
36.3% 1,983
14.6% 795
1992 35.5% 1,970
29.5% 1,639
35.0% 1,943
1988 54.4% 2,759
44.6% 2,261
1.1% 55
1984 66.9% 3,466
32.2% 1,667
0.9% 46
1980 63.3% 3,211
30.3% 1,537
6.4% 322
1976 54.9% 2,725
42.9% 2,129
2.3% 114
1972 72.0% 3,363
25.5% 1,191
2.5% 118
1968 60.7% 2,678
27.8% 1,225
11.5% 508
1964 53.8% 2,334
45.5% 1,971
0.7% 31
1960 67.5% 3,279
32.2% 1,567
0.3% 15
1956 71.7% 3,469
28.0% 1,356
0.3% 12
1952 75.3% 4,161
24.6% 1,358
0.1% 8
1948 61.3% 3,166
37.9% 1,958
0.8% 41
1944 69.7% 3,665
29.8% 1,567
0.5% 25
1940 63.9% 4,306
35.6% 2,397
0.5% 34
1936 52.9% 3,680
46.9% 3,265
0.2% 14
1932 48.1% 3,271
50.6% 3,442
1.3% 86
1928 74.6% 4,811
24.8% 1,602
0.6% 40
1924 71.1% 4,391
23.0% 1,419
5.9% 367
1920 70.2% 3,753
29.2% 1,562
0.6% 31
1916 53.4% 3,451
45.1% 2,914
1.5% 94
1912 26.2% 1,027
39.9% 1,565
33.9% 1,331
1908 58.7% 2,201
39.8% 1,494
1.5% 58
1904 70.0% 2,547
25.3% 919
4.7% 171
1900 56.2% 2,291
42.8% 1,745
1.1% 43
1896 52.1% 2,158
47.2% 1,955
0.8% 33
1892 52.9% 1,825
47.1% 1,623
1888 59.9% 1,979
36.9% 1,220
3.2% 105
Education
Unified school districts
Communities
2005 KDOT Map of Jackson County (map legend )
Cities
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "QuickFacts: Jackson County, Kansas" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 1, 2023 .↑ "Find a County" . National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07 .↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States ↑ "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. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2014 .↑ "Historical Census Browser" . University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2014 .↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014 .↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014 .↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections" . uselectionatlas.org . Retrieved 2018-03-19 .
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