Sherman County, Kansas

Sherman County (standard abbreviation: SH) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 5,927 people lived there.^[2] Its county seat is Goodland.^[3] Sherman County was created by the Kansas Legislature in 1873. It is named after General William Tecumseh Sherman.^[4]

Sherman County
County
Sherman County courthouse in Goodland (2012)
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°21′N 101°43′W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	September 20, 1886
Named for	William Tecumseh Sherman[1]
Seat	Goodland
Largest city	Goodland
Area
• Total	1,056 sq mi (2,740 km2)
• Land	1,056 sq mi (2,740 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)  0.02%
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	5,927
• Density	5.6/sq mi (2.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.sherman.kansasgov.com

History

19th century

In 1886, Sherman County was created.

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 1,056 square miles (2,740 km²). Of that, 1,056 square miles (2,740 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (0.02%) is water.^[5]

Sherman County is one of only four Kansas counties in Mountain Time. Since Sherman County is part of the Wichita media market, prime-time television in the county is aired from 6 to 9 p.m. local time, rather than 7 to 10 p.m. as is normal in the Central and Mountain time zones. However, cable providers carry the ABC and NBC affiliates from both Wichita and Denver. This allows viewers to view programs on those networks at the normal prime-time hours.

Major highways

• Interstate 70
• US-24
• K-27

People

Census	Pop.		%±
1880	13		—
1890	5,261		40,369.2%
1900	3,341		−36.5%
1910	4,549		36.2%
1920	5,592		22.9%
1930	7,400		32.3%
1940	6,421		−13.2%
1950	7,373		14.8%
1960	6,682		−9.4%
1970	7,792		16.6%
1980	7,759		−0.4%
1990	6,926		−10.7%
2000	6,760		−2.4%
2010	6,010		−11.1%
2020	5,927		−1.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2020[2]

Age pyramid

Government

Sherman county is often won by Republican Candidates, like most rural counties. However, Lyndon B. Johnson barely won the county in 1964.

Presidential elections

Presidential Elections Results

Presidential Elections Results^[10]

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	83.2% 2,269	14.5% 396	2.3% 62
2016	79.6% 2,089	13.2% 347	7.2% 189
2012	75.3% 1,976	22.0% 577	2.7% 70
2008	72.5% 1,959	25.4% 688	2.1% 57
2004	75.6% 2,088	22.9% 632	1.5% 42
2000	70.6% 1,894	25.4% 681	4.0% 107
1996	68.4% 2,110	23.9% 736	7.7% 238
1992	49.7% 1,630	24.7% 810	25.6% 838
1988	62.9% 1,929	35.3% 1,082	1.8% 54
1984	78.0% 2,702	20.6% 714	1.4% 47
1980	68.9% 2,315	23.2% 779	8.0% 268
1976	50.2% 1,671	47.2% 1,573	2.6% 88
1972	69.9% 2,225	24.7% 785	5.4% 172
1968	57.5% 1,803	30.4% 954	12.0% 377
1964	48.6% 1,463	50.6% 1,522	0.8% 25
1960	65.1% 2,030	34.4% 1,074	0.5% 15
1956	65.0% 1,825	34.3% 962	0.8% 22
1952	70.4% 2,403	27.6% 941	2.0% 69
1948	50.0% 1,380	46.7% 1,289	3.3% 91
1944	60.1% 1,608	38.1% 1,021	1.8% 48
1940	52.2% 1,569	46.5% 1,399	1.3% 40
1936	38.3% 1,159	59.9% 1,814	1.9% 56
1932	32.2% 1,112	61.1% 2,110	6.7% 232
1928	74.6% 2,028	23.2% 630	2.2% 60
1924	45.9% 1,122	21.6% 528	32.5% 795
1920	54.3% 1,066	40.2% 789	5.5% 107
1916	30.8% 582	63.4% 1,196	5.8% 110
1912	13.1% 129	47.3% 465	39.6% 390
1908	43.6% 439	50.5% 508	5.9% 59
1904	60.6% 465	30.1% 231	9.4% 72
1900	46.5% 380	51.2% 418	2.3% 19
1896	39.8% 291	59.8% 437	0.4% 3
1892	43.2% 571		56.8% 752
1888	55.7% 803	33.4% 481	11.0% 158

Education

Unified school districts

• Brewster USD 314
• Goodland USD 352

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Sherman County (map legend)

Cities

• Goodland
• Kanorado

Related pages

• List of counties in Kansas