Phillips County | |
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Coordinates: 39°48′N99°21′W / 39.800°N 99.350°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
Founded | February 26, 1867 |
Named for | William A. Phillips |
Seat | Phillipsburg |
Largest city | Phillipsburg |
Area | |
• Total | 895 sq mi (2,320 km2) |
• Land | 886 sq mi (2,290 km2) |
• Water | 8.7 sq mi (23 km2) 1.0% |
Population | |
• Total | 4,981 |
• Density | 5.6/sq mi (2.2/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Area code | 785 |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | phillipscountyks.org |
Phillips County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Phillipsburg. [2] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,981. [1] The county was named after William Phillips, a free-state abolition journalist and colonel in the American Civil War.
For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.
In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, Phillips County was established.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 895 square miles (2,320 km2), of which 886 square miles (2,290 km2) is land and 8.7 square miles (23 km2) (1.0%) is water. [3]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 12,014 | — | |
1890 | 13,661 | 13.7% | |
1900 | 14,442 | 5.7% | |
1910 | 14,150 | −2.0% | |
1920 | 12,505 | −11.6% | |
1930 | 12,159 | −2.8% | |
1940 | 10,435 | −14.2% | |
1950 | 9,273 | −11.1% | |
1960 | 8,709 | −6.1% | |
1970 | 7,888 | −9.4% | |
1980 | 7,406 | −6.1% | |
1990 | 6,590 | −11.0% | |
2000 | 6,001 | −8.9% | |
2010 | 5,642 | −6.0% | |
2020 | 4,981 | −11.7% | |
2023 (est.) | 4,761 | [4] | −4.4% |
U.S. Decennial Census [5] 1790-1960 [6] 1900-1990 [7] 1990-2000 [8] 2010-2020 [1] |
As of the census [9] of 2000, there were 6,001 people, 2,496 households, and 1,722 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (2.7 people/km2). There were 3,088 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1.5/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.25% White, 0.25% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2,496 households, out of which 28.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were married couples living together, 5.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.50% under the age of 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 23.20% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 21.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,013, and the median income for a family was $41,638. Males had a median income of $29,609 versus $17,827 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,121. About 7.20% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.60% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 2,418 | 86.95% | 318 | 11.43% | 45 | 1.62% |
2016 | 2,233 | 83.82% | 300 | 11.26% | 131 | 4.92% |
2012 | 2,135 | 83.24% | 382 | 14.89% | 48 | 1.87% |
2008 | 2,105 | 78.93% | 525 | 19.69% | 37 | 1.39% |
2004 | 2,256 | 79.24% | 557 | 19.56% | 34 | 1.19% |
2000 | 2,057 | 73.67% | 611 | 21.88% | 124 | 4.44% |
1996 | 2,005 | 66.30% | 758 | 25.07% | 261 | 8.63% |
1992 | 1,579 | 46.61% | 843 | 24.88% | 966 | 28.51% |
1988 | 2,316 | 69.86% | 960 | 28.96% | 39 | 1.18% |
1984 | 2,813 | 80.90% | 626 | 18.00% | 38 | 1.09% |
1980 | 2,731 | 74.48% | 748 | 20.40% | 188 | 5.13% |
1976 | 2,317 | 63.05% | 1,264 | 34.39% | 94 | 2.56% |
1972 | 2,919 | 76.15% | 827 | 21.58% | 87 | 2.27% |
1968 | 2,567 | 68.29% | 844 | 22.45% | 348 | 9.26% |
1964 | 2,164 | 54.10% | 1,804 | 45.10% | 32 | 0.80% |
1960 | 3,123 | 75.34% | 1,004 | 24.22% | 18 | 0.43% |
1956 | 3,117 | 75.49% | 985 | 23.86% | 27 | 0.65% |
1952 | 3,713 | 80.18% | 884 | 19.09% | 34 | 0.73% |
1948 | 2,715 | 66.32% | 1,223 | 29.87% | 156 | 3.81% |
1944 | 3,053 | 72.74% | 1,098 | 26.16% | 46 | 1.10% |
1940 | 3,676 | 69.49% | 1,563 | 29.55% | 51 | 0.96% |
1936 | 3,193 | 59.59% | 2,154 | 40.20% | 11 | 0.21% |
1932 | 2,165 | 40.64% | 3,007 | 56.45% | 155 | 2.91% |
1928 | 3,206 | 69.77% | 1,332 | 28.99% | 57 | 1.24% |
1924 | 2,647 | 54.97% | 1,376 | 28.58% | 792 | 16.45% |
1920 | 2,862 | 68.60% | 1,230 | 29.48% | 80 | 1.92% |
1916 | 2,271 | 41.84% | 2,912 | 53.65% | 245 | 4.51% |
1912 | 594 | 18.71% | 1,257 | 39.59% | 1,324 | 41.70% |
1908 | 1,762 | 52.25% | 1,490 | 44.19% | 120 | 3.56% |
1904 | 2,147 | 66.41% | 811 | 25.09% | 275 | 8.51% |
1900 | 1,691 | 52.26% | 1,511 | 46.69% | 34 | 1.05% |
1896 | 1,374 | 47.23% | 1,507 | 51.80% | 28 | 0.96% |
1892 | 1,352 | 47.79% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,477 | 52.21% |
1888 | 1,681 | 53.86% | 763 | 24.45% | 677 | 21.69% |
Phillips County is overwhelmingly Republican. No Democratic presidential candidate has won Phillips County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, and since 1940 only two Democrats have obtained thirty percent of the county's vote: Lyndon Johnson in 1964 and Jimmy Carter in 1976.
Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or "dry", county until 1996, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30 percent food sales requirement. [11]
List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Phillips County. [12]
† means a community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
Phillips County is divided into twenty-five townships. The city of Phillipsburg is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.
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Glade is a city in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 52.
Kirwin is a city in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 139.
Phillipsburg is a city in, and the county seat of, Phillips County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,337.
Speed is a city in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 37.