Pratt County, Kansas
Appearance
Pratt County | |
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Coordinates: 37°39′24″N 98°44′24″W / 37.6567°N 98.74°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
Founded | February 26, 1867 |
Named for | Caleb S. Pratt[1] |
Seat | Pratt |
Largest city | Pratt |
Area | |
• Total | 736 sq mi (1,910 km2) |
• Land | 735 sq mi (1,900 km2) |
• Water | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2) 0.09% |
Population | |
• Total | 9,157 |
• Density | 12.5/sq mi (4.8/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 4th |
Website | PrattCounty.org |
Pratt County (standard abbreviation: PR) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 9,157 people lived there.[2] The county seat is Pratt. Pratt is also the biggest city in Pratt County.[3]
History
[change | change source]In 1867, Pratt County was created.
Geography
[change | change source]The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 736 square miles (1,910 km2). Of that, 735 square miles (1,900 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (0.09%) is water.[4]
People
[change | change source]Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1880 | 1,890 | — | |
1890 | 8,118 | 329.5% | |
1900 | 7,085 | −12.7% | |
1910 | 11,156 | 57.5% | |
1920 | 12,909 | 15.7% | |
1930 | 13,312 | 3.1% | |
1940 | 12,348 | −7.2% | |
1950 | 12,156 | −1.6% | |
1960 | 12,122 | −0.3% | |
1970 | 10,056 | −17.0% | |
1980 | 10,275 | 2.2% | |
1990 | 9,702 | −5.6% | |
2000 | 9,647 | −0.6% | |
2010 | 9,656 | 0.1% | |
2020 | 9,157 | −5.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2020[2] |
Government
[change | change source]Presidential elections
[change | change source]Presidential Elections Results
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | 75.1% 3,108 | 22.6% 933 | 2.3% 96 |
2016 | 73.9% 2,838 | 20.1% 771 | 6.1% 233 |
2012 | 72.9% 2,771 | 25.8% 980 | 1.3% 50 |
2008 | 67.4% 2,822 | 30.9% 1,294 | 1.8% 74 |
2004 | 71.2% 3,121 | 27.4% 1,200 | 1.4% 63 |
2000 | 65.3% 2,885 | 29.8% 1,314 | 4.9% 217 |
1996 | 58.9% 2,591 | 31.1% 1,367 | 10.1% 443 |
1992 | 37.2% 1,779 | 30.6% 1,466 | 32.2% 1,541 |
1988 | 59.0% 2,505 | 38.9% 1,651 | 2.1% 89 |
1984 | 71.3% 3,244 | 27.6% 1,255 | 1.1% 50 |
1980 | 61.2% 2,866 | 29.2% 1,369 | 9.6% 448 |
1976 | 50.0% 2,427 | 47.6% 2,307 | 2.4% 116 |
1972 | 71.2% 3,253 | 26.6% 1,214 | 2.2% 102 |
1968 | 57.9% 2,670 | 32.3% 1,490 | 9.8% 451 |
1964 | 48.6% 2,493 | 50.6% 2,594 | 0.8% 42 |
1960 | 63.6% 3,501 | 35.7% 1,968 | 0.7% 37 |
1956 | 64.5% 3,620 | 34.9% 1,956 | 0.6% 34 |
1952 | 68.9% 3,998 | 30.0% 1,743 | 1.1% 64 |
1948 | 50.2% 2,878 | 48.0% 2,751 | 1.8% 102 |
1944 | 52.9% 2,658 | 46.4% 2,334 | 0.7% 37 |
1940 | 49.9% 2,930 | 48.9% 2,870 | 1.1% 67 |
1936 | 33.4% 1,946 | 66.4% 3,871 | 0.2% 10 |
1932 | 40.2% 2,167 | 57.6% 3,109 | 2.2% 121 |
1928 | 80.6% 4,055 | 18.6% 934 | 0.9% 43 |
1924 | 57.4% 2,762 | 25.0% 1,205 | 17.6% 848 |
1920 | 64.2% 2,722 | 33.8% 1,433 | 2.1% 88 |
1916 | 37.9% 1,820 | 54.3% 2,607 | 7.7% 371 |
1912 | 15.1% 372 | 38.3% 947 | 46.6% 1,152[a] |
1908 | 50.5% 1,193 | 43.5% 1,027 | 6.0% 141 |
1904 | 63.4% 1,076 | 24.8% 421 | 11.7% 199 |
1900 | 49.0% 821 | 48.8% 816 | 2.2% 37 |
1896 | 42.7% 621 | 56.4% 820 | 0.9% 13 |
1892 | 44.2% 947 | 55.8% 1,196 | |
1888 | 50.2% 1,115 | 29.3% 652 | 20.5% 455 |
Education
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[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Pratt, Kansas History". Kansas Community Networks. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "QuickFacts: Pratt County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 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 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org.
- Notes
- ↑ This total comprises 984 votes (39.82 percent) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt (who carried the county) and 168 votes (6.80 percent) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.
More reading
[change | change source]- Standard Atlas of Pratt County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 67 pages; 1922.
- Standard Atlas of Pratt County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 54 pages; 1906.
Other websites
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