Russell County, Kansas

Russell County (standard abbreviation: RS) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 6,691 people lived there.^[1] The county seat is Russell. Russell is also the biggest city in Russell County.^[2]

Russell County
County
Russell County Courthouse in Russell (2013)
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°55′00″N 98°46′00″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	February 26, 1867
Named for	Avra P. Russell
Seat	Russell
Largest city	Russell
Area
• Total	899 sq mi (2,330 km2)
• Land	886 sq mi (2,290 km2)
• Water	13 sq mi (30 km2)  1.5%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	6,691
• Density	7.4/sq mi (2.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	County Website

1915-1918 Railroad Map of Russell County

History

In 1867, Russell County was established.

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 899 square miles (2,330 km²). Of that, 886 square miles (2,290 km²) is land and 13 square miles (34 km²) (1.5%) is water.^[3]

People

Census	Pop.		%±
1870	156		—
1880	7,351		4,612.2%
1890	7,333		−0.2%
1900	8,489		15.8%
1910	10,800		27.2%
1920	10,748		−0.5%
1930	11,045		2.8%
1940	13,464		21.9%
1950	13,406		−0.4%
1960	11,348		−15.4%
1970	9,428		−16.9%
1980	8,868		−5.9%
1990	7,835		−11.6%
2000	7,370		−5.9%
2010	6,970		−5.4%
2020	6,691		−4.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1790-1960[5] 1900-1990[6] 1990-2000[7] 2010-2020[1]

Age pyramid

Government

Presidential elections

Presidential election results

Presidential election results^[8]

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	80.5% 2,790	17.3% 600	2.2% 77
2016	80.6% 2,574	14.4% 461	5.0% 158
2012	79.8% 2,553	18.5% 593	1.7% 54
2008	76.2% 2,509	22.4% 736	1.5% 48
2004	75.8% 2,671	23.0% 810	1.3% 44
2000	69.9% 2,434	25.5% 886	4.7% 162
1996	79.0% 3,347	16.6% 705	4.4% 186
1992	35.7% 1,434	29.3% 1,178	34.9% 1,403
1988	61.2% 2,403	36.9% 1,448	1.9% 75
1984	77.0% 3,673	22.1% 1,055	0.9% 43
1980	73.0% 3,241	20.5% 910	6.4% 286
1976	67.8% 3,165	31.1% 1,453	1.1% 51
1972	73.8% 3,168	23.6% 1,011	2.6% 113
1968	67.0% 3,177	26.6% 1,261	6.4% 301
1964	48.9% 2,435	50.3% 2,505	0.7% 37
1960	65.6% 3,607	34.0% 1,870	0.4% 24
1956	71.8% 3,920	28.0% 1,528	0.2% 13
1952	76.0% 4,813	23.7% 1,499	0.3% 21
1948	56.5% 3,113	42.5% 2,343	1.0% 56
1944	67.6% 3,344	32.0% 1,583	0.5% 23
1940	58.6% 3,714	40.7% 2,579	0.8% 49
1936	37.5% 2,241	62.4% 3,736	0.1% 7
1932	39.0% 1,805	58.8% 2,723	2.2% 103
1928	66.6% 2,782	32.7% 1,366	0.8% 32
1924	64.3% 2,637	16.8% 687	19.0% 777
1920	75.3% 2,407	22.6% 724	2.1% 67
1916	48.9% 2,011	47.0% 1,934	4.1% 169
1912	16.9% 416	40.0% 983	43.1% 1,061[a]
1908	57.1% 1,360	41.0% 976	1.9% 45
1904	71.4% 1,451	25.3% 515	3.3% 66
1900	59.7% 1,233	39.2% 810	1.1% 22
1896	51.6% 902	47.1% 823	1.3% 23
1892	57.4% 1,007		42.6% 746
1888	60.8% 953	36.4% 571	2.8% 43

Education

Unified school districts

• Central Plains USD 112 (serves Dorrance and southeastern part of county south of I-70; extends into Barton, Ellsworth and Rice Counties)
• Sylvan-Lucas Unified USD 299 (serves Lucas, Luray and northeast part of county along K-18; extends into Lincoln County)
• Natoma/Paradise/Waldo USD 399 (serves Paradise, Waldo and northwest part of county along K-18; extends into Osborne and Rooks Counties)
• Russell USD 407 (serves cities of Russell, Gorham, Bunker Hill and rural south central and southwest parts of county; does not extend into any other counties)

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Russell County (map legend)

Cities

• Bunker Hill
• Dorrance
• Gorham
• Lucas
• Luray
• Paradise
• Russell
• Waldo