Rooks County, Kansas

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Rooks County
County
Rooks County, Kansas courthouse from NE 1.JPG
Rooks County Courthouse in Stockton (2014)
Map of Kansas highlighting Rooks County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
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Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°27′05″N99°06′07″W / 39.4514°N 99.1019°W / 39.4514; -99.1019
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Kansas.svg  Kansas
FoundedFebruary 26, 1867
Named for John C. Rooks
Seat Stockton
Largest city Plainville
Area
 • Total
895 sq mi (2,320 km2)
 • Land891 sq mi (2,310 km2)
 • Water4.6 sq mi (12 km2)  0.5%
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total
4,919
 • Density5.5/sq mi (2.1/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 1st
Website rookscounty.net

Rooks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Stockton, [2] and its largest city is Plainville. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,919. [1] The county was named for John Rooks, a private in Company I of the 11th Kansas Cavalry Regiment, who died at the Battle of Prairie Grove during the American Civil War. [3]

Contents

History

Early history

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. [4] In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau. [5]

19th century

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.[ citation needed ]

In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, Rooks County was established.[ citation needed ]

In 1881, the first county courthouse was built in Stockton. The county jail was built nearby from cottonwood logs strengthened by tons of iron. [6]

20th century

In 1923, a new courthouse opened in Stockton. The Rooks County Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [7]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 895 square miles (2,320 km2), of which 891 square miles (2,310 km2) is land and 4.6 square miles (12 km2) (0.5%) is water. [8]

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Population pyramid based on 2000 census age data USA Rooks County, Kansas age pyramid.svg
Population pyramid based on 2000 census age data
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 8,112—
1890 8,018−1.2%
1900 7,960−0.7%
1910 11,28241.7%
1920 9,966−11.7%
1930 9,534−4.3%
1940 8,497−10.9%
1950 9,0436.4%
1960 9,7347.6%
1970 7,628−21.6%
1980 7,006−8.2%
1990 6,039−13.8%
2000 5,685−5.9%
2010 5,181−8.9%
2020 4,919−5.1%
2023 (est.)4,778 [9] −2.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [10]
1790-1960 [11] 1900-1990 [12]
1990-2000 [13] 2010-2020 [1]

As of the census [14] of 2000, there were 5,685 people, 2,362 households, and 1,556 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile (2.3 people/km2). There were 2,758 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1.2/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.13% White, 1.13% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. 1.06% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,362 households, out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.40% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.10% were non-families. 31.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.20% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 21.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,457, and the median income for a family was $36,931. Males had a median income of $26,794 versus $18,389 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,588. About 7.30% of families and 9.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.70% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Presidential elections

Presidential election results
United States presidential election results for Rooks County, Kansas [15]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 2,12684.90%34613.82%321.28%
2020 2,32586.14%33912.56%351.30%
2016 2,03183.96%27511.37%1134.67%
2012 2,03882.85%36114.67%612.48%
2008 2,06879.91%46818.08%522.01%
2004 2,12178.27%53419.70%552.03%
2000 2,01672.65%59721.51%1625.84%
1996 1,86466.88%65023.32%2739.80%
1992 1,24940.42%77124.95%1,07034.63%
1988 1,93864.45%1,01233.65%571.90%
1984 2,60477.75%69920.87%461.37%
1980 2,27571.38%72522.75%1875.87%
1976 1,66453.04%1,41245.01%611.94%
1972 2,45771.74%90426.39%641.87%
1968 2,25263.01%1,01228.32%3108.67%
1964 1,98550.59%1,92349.01%160.41%
1960 2,84063.25%1,63936.50%110.24%
1956 3,05970.88%1,23828.68%190.44%
1952 3,33174.32%1,10524.65%461.03%
1948 2,19756.59%1,63642.14%491.26%
1944 2,36166.53%1,16632.85%220.62%
1940 2,59060.61%1,65038.61%330.77%
1936 2,15049.03%2,23550.97%00.00%
1932 2,00546.39%2,22951.57%882.04%
1928 2,58370.73%1,04428.59%250.68%
1924 2,44266.02%93025.14%3278.84%
1920 2,14369.94%84327.51%782.55%
1916 1,62138.29%2,39456.54%2195.17%
1912 54524.14%86538.31%84837.56%
1908 1,28053.13%1,00341.64%1265.23%
1904 1,26664.46%49525.20%20310.34%
1900 92749.28%92549.18%291.54%
1896 81745.09%97153.59%241.32%
1892 81147.93%00.00%88152.07%
1888 1,11258.31%41221.60%38320.08%

Rooks County is overwhelmingly Republican. No Democratic presidential candidate has won Rooks County since Franklin D. Roosevelt – ironically against Kansan Alf Landon – carried the county by eighty-five votes in 1936. The last Democrat to exceed a quarter of the county's vote was Michael Dukakis in 1988 during a major drought on the Great Plains.

Laws

Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or "dry", county until 2000, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30 percent food sales requirement. [16]

Education

Unified school districts

Communities

2005 map of Rooks County (map legend) Map of Rooks Co, Ks, USA.png
2005 map of Rooks County (map legend)

List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Rooks County. [17]

Cities

Unincorporated communities

† means a community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.

Ghost towns

Townships

Rooks County is divided into twelve townships. None of the cities within the county are considered governmentally independent, and all figures for the townships include those of the cities. 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.

Sources: 2000 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Township FIPS Population
center		PopulationPopulation
density
/km2 (/sq mi)		Land area
km2 (sq mi)		Water area
km2 (sq mi)		Water %Geographic coordinates
Township 1 712032801 (3)276 (107)1 (0)0.23% 39°27′6″N99°6′8″W / 39.45167°N 99.10222°W / 39.45167; -99.10222
Township 2 712073821 (4)278 (107)1 (0)0.25% 39°26′33″N99°13′22″W / 39.44250°N 99.22278°W / 39.44250; -99.22278
Township 3 71211 Stockton 1,4898 (21)184 (71)0 (0)0.14% 39°27′13″N99°17′35″W / 39.45361°N 99.29306°W / 39.45361; -99.29306
Township 4 71215270 (1)93 (36)0 (0)0.12% 39°21′11″N99°18′36″W / 39.35306°N 99.31000°W / 39.35306; -99.31000
Township 5 71219740 (1)276 (107)0 (0)0.05% 39°30′10″N99°30′0″W / 39.50278°N 99.50000°W / 39.50278; -99.50000
Township 6 71224600 (1)173 (67)13 (5)7.13% 39°24′44″N99°26′24″W / 39.41222°N 99.44000°W / 39.41222; -99.44000
Township 7 712292182 (6)91 (35)1 (0)0.93% 39°20′37″N99°33′24″W / 39.34361°N 99.55667°W / 39.34361; -99.55667
Township 8 712343444 (10)94 (36)0 (0)0.09% 39°15′20″N99°33′33″W / 39.25556°N 99.55917°W / 39.25556; -99.55917
Township 9 71239511 (1)94 (36)0 (0)0.05% 39°10′31″N99°32′20″W / 39.17528°N 99.53889°W / 39.17528; -99.53889
Township 10 712431971 (3)187 (72)0 (0)0.08% 39°14′5″N99°26′0″W / 39.23472°N 99.43333°W / 39.23472; -99.43333
Township 11 71246 Plainville 2,3809 (22)279 (108)1 (0)0.44% 39°14′13″N99°17′39″W / 39.23694°N 99.29417°W / 39.23694; -99.29417
Township 12 712491831 (2)277 (107)1 (0)0.24% 39°12′56″N99°9′10″W / 39.21556°N 99.15278°W / 39.21556; -99.15278

See also

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References

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  7. ↑ Dana Cloud; Sally F. Schwenk (April 30, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Rooks County Courthouse". National Park Service . Retrieved December 29, 2017. With 11 photos.
  8. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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  17. 1 2 "General Highway Map of Rooks County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). January 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 5, 2023.

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