Coffey County, Kansas

Coffey County (county code CF) is a county in Eastern Kansas. In 2020, 8,360 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Burlington. Burlington is also the biggest city in Coffey County.^[2]

Coffey County
County
Burlington Carnegie Free Library (2016)
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°14′N 95°44′W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	August 25, 1855
Named for	Asbury M. Coffey
Seat	Burlington
Largest city	Burlington
Area
• Total	654 sq mi (1,690 km2)
• Land	627 sq mi (1,620 km2)
• Water	27 sq mi (70 km2)  4.2%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	8,360
• Density	13.3/sq mi (5.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code	620
Congressional district	2nd
Website	CoffeyCountyKS.org

History

In 1855, Coffey County was created.

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 654 square miles (1,690 km²). Of that, 627 square miles (1,620 km²) is land and 27 square miles (70 km²) (4.2%) is water.^[3]

Major highways

Sources: National Atlas,^[4] U.S. Census Bureau^[5]

• Interstate 35
• U.S. Route 50
• U.S. Route 75
• K-31
• K-58

People

Census	Pop.		%±
1860	2,842		—
1870	6,201		118.2%
1880	11,438		84.5%
1890	15,856		38.6%
1900	16,643		5.0%
1910	15,205		−8.6%
1920	14,254		−6.3%
1930	13,653		−4.2%
1940	12,278		−10.1%
1950	10,408		−15.2%
1960	8,403		−19.3%
1970	7,397		−12.0%
1980	9,370		26.7%
1990	8,404		−10.3%
2000	8,865		5.5%
2010	8,601		−3.0%
2020	8,360		−2.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2020[1]

Population pyramid

Government

Presidential elections

Presidential Elections Results

Presidential Elections Results^[10]

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	76.4% 3,489	21.1% 964	2.5% 112
2016	75.0% 3,050	17.9% 727	7.2% 291
2012	74.3% 2,903	23.0% 898	2.7% 105
2008	72.2% 3,054	26.5% 1,121	1.4% 57
2004	73.9% 3,259	24.8% 1,093	1.3% 56
2000	66.8% 2,700	29.6% 1,196	3.6% 144
1996	57.9% 2,369	27.3% 1,118	14.8% 603
1992	42.4% 1,824	23.8% 1,021	33.8% 1,453
1988	66.7% 2,581	32.2% 1,246	1.1% 43
1984	74.0% 3,063	25.1% 1,037	0.9% 39
1980	69.2% 2,491	26.0% 938	4.8% 173
1976	56.7% 2,145	41.0% 1,549	2.4% 89
1972	75.7% 2,667	22.2% 782	2.1% 74
1968	63.1% 2,223	26.5% 933	10.5% 369
1964	55.4% 1,998	44.2% 1,594	0.4% 14
1960	69.7% 2,925	30.1% 1,263	0.2% 9
1956	72.2% 3,286	27.4% 1,247	0.4% 16
1952	74.8% 3,731	24.8% 1,239	0.4% 19
1948	61.2% 2,945	37.3% 1,796	1.5% 71
1944	67.3% 3,461	32.3% 1,660	0.5% 23
1940	64.3% 4,164	35.1% 2,272	0.7% 44
1936	59.3% 3,900	40.5% 2,662	0.2% 16
1932	43.8% 2,707	54.8% 3,389	1.4% 88
1928	73.8% 4,342	25.7% 1,514	0.5% 27
1924	62.5% 3,552	28.7% 1,631	8.9% 503
1920	64.2% 3,370	34.0% 1,785	1.8% 94
1916	45.6% 2,799	50.8% 3,121	3.6% 222
1912	18.7% 681	43.5% 1,581	37.8% 1,374
1908	53.4% 2,094	44.1% 1,729	2.6% 100
1904	59.4% 2,164	35.1% 1,280	5.5% 200
1900	50.5% 2,159	48.3% 2,066	1.3% 54
1896	46.8% 2,000	51.4% 2,194	1.8% 76
1892	47.5% 1,769		52.5% 1,953
1888	52.6% 1,970	32.8% 1,227	14.7% 549

Education

Unified school districts

• Lebo-Waverly USD 243
• Burlington USD 244
• Leroy-Gridley USD 245

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Coffey County (map legend)

Cities

• Burlington
• Gridley
• Lebo
• Le Roy
• New Strawn
• Waverly

Famous people

• Alan L. Hart (1890–1962), transgender physician, radiologist, tuberculosis researcher, writer, and novelist