Sheridan County, Kansas

Sheridan County (standard abbreviation: SD) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 2,447 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Hoxie.^[2] The county was named after Phillip H. Sheridan, a general of the American Civil War era.

Sheridan County
County
Buffalo Hunters' Home in Sheridan (1873)
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°21′N 100°26′W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	1873
Named for	Philip Sheridan
Seat	Hoxie
Largest city	Hoxie
Area
• Total	896 sq mi (2,320 km2)
• Land	896 sq mi (2,320 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)  0.03%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	2,447
• Density	2.7/sq mi (1.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	County Website

Windmill, Sheridan County, Kansas, 1939. Farm Security Administration photo by Russell Lee.

History

19th century

In 1873, the rest of the unorganized part of the state was divided into 22 new counties. This included Sheridan County.^[3] Sheridan County was then organized in 1880. The county seat was in Kenneth.^[4]

20th century

The railroad was still used in Sheridan County until 1998. After flooding east of Plainville in the 1993 floods damaged the railroad, the railroad decided not to rebuild. The entire railroad from Plainville to Colby was abandoned by 1998.^[5][6]

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 896 square miles (2,320 km²). Of that, 896 square miles (2,320 km²) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) (0.03%) is water.^[7]

People

Census	Pop.		%±
1880	1,567		—
1890	3,733		138.2%
1900	3,819		2.3%
1910	5,651		48.0%
1920	5,484		−3.0%
1930	6,038		10.1%
1940	5,312		−12.0%
1950	4,607		−13.3%
1960	4,267		−7.4%
1970	3,859		−9.6%
1980	3,544		−8.2%
1990	3,043		−14.1%
2000	2,813		−7.6%
2010	2,556		−9.1%
2020	2,447		−4.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10] 1990-2000[11] 2010-2020[1]

Age pyramid

Government

Presidential elections

Presidential Elections Results

Presidential Elections Results^[12]

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	88.7% 1,282	10.2% 147	1.1% 16
2016	87.1% 1,197	9.2% 127	3.6% 50
2012	86.0% 1,154	12.5% 168	1.5% 20
2008	80.5% 1,108	18.5% 254	1.0% 14
2004	81.4% 1,144	17.0% 239	1.6% 23
2000	76.0% 1,132	18.9% 281	5.1% 76
1996	74.2% 1,053	18.6% 264	7.3% 103
1992	45.2% 739	21.2% 347	33.6% 550
1988	57.9% 901	38.6% 600	3.5% 55
1984	73.9% 1,274	24.3% 419	1.9% 32
1980	71.0% 1,202	23.1% 391	5.9% 100
1976	49.2% 838	46.5% 793	4.3% 74
1972	64.4% 1,134	31.4% 552	4.3% 75
1968	58.4% 1,002	32.8% 563	8.9% 152
1964	43.8% 808	55.7% 1,028	0.6% 11
1960	51.9% 1,047	47.3% 954	0.7% 15
1956	67.4% 1,324	32.2% 633	0.4% 7
1952	73.9% 1,581	25.9% 555	0.2% 4
1948	52.7% 1,097	46.4% 966	0.9% 19
1944	66.9% 1,342	32.8% 658	0.4% 7
1940	62.1% 1,492	37.6% 903	0.4% 9
1936	40.3% 1,007	57.7% 1,442	2.1% 52
1932	32.4% 878	65.5% 1,773	2.1% 56
1928	60.5% 1,450	38.8% 930	0.7% 16
1924	59.1% 1,320	24.3% 542	16.6% 371
1920	69.5% 1,194	27.8% 477	2.7% 46
1916	37.5% 760	58.7% 1,189	3.8% 78
1912	18.2% 195	47.5% 509	34.3% 368
1908	48.9% 639	48.3% 631	2.8% 37
1904	57.9% 607	28.0% 293	14.1% 148
1900	46.3% 445	51.9% 499	1.8% 17
1896	40.5% 282	55.1% 384	4.5% 31
1892	41.1% 325		58.9% 466
1888	62.0% 623	33.5% 337	4.5% 45

Sheridan County is very Republican.

Education

Unified school districts

• Hoxie USD 412

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Sheridan County (map legend)

Cities

• Hoxie
• Selden