Trego County, Kansas
Trego County (standard abbreviation: TR ) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas . In 2020 , 2,808 people lived there.[ 2] county seat is WaKeeney . WaKeeney is also the biggest city in Trego County.[ 3]
History
19th century
In 1879, Trego County was created.
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 900 square miles (2,300 km2 ). Of that, 889 square miles (2,300 km2 ) is land and 10 square miles (26 km2 ) (1.1%) is water.[ 4]
Major highways
People
Historical population
Census
Pop. %±
1870 166 — 1880 2,535 1,427.1% 1890 2,535 0.0% 1900 2,722 7.4% 1910 5,398 98.3% 1920 5,880 8.9% 1930 6,470 10.0% 1940 5,822 −10.0% 1950 5,868 0.8% 1960 5,473 −6.7% 1970 4,436 −18.9% 1980 4,165 −6.1% 1990 3,694 −11.3% 2000 3,319 −10.2% 2010 3,001 −9.6% 2020 2,808 −6.4% U.S. Decennial Census[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 2]
Age pyramid
Government
Presidential elections
Republican candidates often win Trego County. The last time a democratic candidate has won this county was in 1964.
Presidential Elections Results
Presidential Elections Results [ 9]
Year
Republican
Democratic
Third Parties
2020 83.6% 1,363
14.8% 242
1.5% 25
2016 82.8% 1,227
13.4% 198
3.9% 57
2012 79.9% 1,261
18.4% 291
1.7% 27
2008 73.3% 1,225
25.1% 420
1.6% 26
2004 72.7% 1,225
25.7% 434
1.6% 27
2000 66.4% 1,220
28.1% 516
5.5% 101
1996 61.1% 1,205
27.8% 548
11.1% 219
1992 38.0% 727
31.8% 608
30.2% 577
1988 53.5% 979
43.4% 795
3.1% 57
1984 70.4% 1,491
28.2% 598
1.4% 29
1980 65.4% 1,340
25.5% 523
9.0% 185
1976 49.6% 1,025
48.5% 1,003
1.9% 40
1972 66.9% 1,369
30.4% 621
2.7% 56
1968 58.7% 1,211
30.2% 623
11.1% 230
1964 45.1% 974
54.4% 1,177
0.5% 11
1960 61.8% 1,426
37.9% 875
0.4% 8
1956 69.4% 1,668
30.2% 726
0.4% 9
1952 75.6% 1,915
24.0% 608
0.4% 10
1948 51.8% 1,237
46.8% 1,117
1.4% 33
1944 62.0% 1,459
37.5% 883
0.5% 12
1940 57.6% 1,571
41.8% 1,140
0.6% 17
1936 36.0% 1,012
63.4% 1,783
0.6% 16
1932 33.8% 918
64.4% 1,751
1.8% 50
1928 57.7% 1,359
41.7% 982
0.6% 13
1924 58.1% 1,121
20.7% 399
21.2% 408
1920 75.0% 1,299
22.8% 395
2.1% 37
1916 42.1% 867
53.1% 1,094
4.9% 100
1912 14.3% 160
40.2% 449
45.4% 507 [ a]
1908 54.8% 617
40.6% 458
4.6% 52
1904 60.8% 526
30.5% 264
8.7% 75
1900 48.4% 360
48.5% 361
3.1% 23
1896 42.7% 256
56.8% 340
0.5% 3
1892 50.5% 309
49.5% 303
1888 63.9% 477
29.5% 220
6.7% 50
Education
Unified school districts
Communities
2005 KDOT Map of Trego County (map legend )
Cities
References
↑ "Welcome to Trego County Economic Development" . Trego County, Kansas. Retrieved 2012-11-04 .↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "QuickFacts: Trego County, Kansas" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 4, 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 29, 2014 .↑ "Historical Census Browser" . University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2014 .↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014 .↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014 .↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections" .
Notes
More reading
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County Maps
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