Logan County (standard abbreviation: LG) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 2,756 people lived there. The county seat is Oakley. Oakley is also the biggest city in Logan County. The county was named after Gen. John A. Logan.
One of the county's most unique features is a mile long stretch of Niobrara Formation rocks. The rocks reach 100 feet high. They are called "Little Jerusalem." It is related to the same geology that formed the Badlands National Park. The formation is mostly on private land. In 2016, the Nature Conservancy bought the land, and they say they will open the area to the public.
In 1887, Logan County was created.
Logan County was first created in 1871 as St. John County. St. John was created from the area to the east of range 38 in what was then part of Wallace County. The Kansas State Legislature changed the name from St. John to Logan in 1885.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.01%) is water.
Logan County is very Republican. Only two Democrats have ever won the county in a Presidential election: Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.
Unmukt Chand
Unmukt Chand (born 26 March 1993) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-hand batsman who usually opens the batting. Chand took his India Under-19 cricket team team to the U-19 Cricket World Cup victory in 2012. He scored an 111 not out in the final against Australia in Townsville, and got the praise of Australian great batsman Ian Chappell.
Lyon County, Kansas
Lyon County (standard abbreviation: LY) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 33,690 people lived there. The county seat Emporia. Emporia is also the biggest city in Lyon County. The county was named after General Nathaniel Lyon, who was killed at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in the American Civil War.
In 1806, Zebulon Pike led the Pike expedition west from St Louis, Missouri. Part of their journey followed the Cottonwood River through Lyon County.
In 1862, Lyon County was created from the county formerly known as Breckinridge County.
In 1871, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway extended a railroad from Emporia to Newton.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.9%) is water.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.9%) is water.
Lyon County comprises the Emporia, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Emporia County has been very Republican for most of its history. The last time a Democrat won the county was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.
R. Lee Ermey was born in Emporia on March 24, 1944. He died on April 15, 2018. He was a retired United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant, Drill Instructor and actor. Ermey was often best known for his roles of authority figures, such as his performance as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in "Full Metal Jacket".
William Allen White was an American newspaper editor, politician, author, and leader of the Progressive movement. Between 1896 and his death White became the spokesman for middle America. He won a 1923 Pulitzer Prize for his editorial "To an Anxious Friend," published July 27, 1922. This was after being arrested in a disagreement over free speech. This was after there were objections to the way the state of Kansas handled the men who took part in the Great Railroad Strike of 1922.
Neosho County, Kansas
Neosho County (standard abbreviation: NO) is a county in the south east of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 16,512 people lived there. The county seat is Erie.
In 1861, Neosho County was created.
The first railroad was built through Neosho County in 1870.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (1.1%) is water.
Neosho County is a very Republican county. However, like the rest of Southeast Kansas counties, Democrats have not done poorly.
Ness County, Kansas
Ness County (standard abbreviation: NS) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 3,107 people lived there. The county seat is Ness City. Ness City is also the biggest city in Ness County. The county was named after Corporal Noah V. Ness of the 7th Kansas Cavalry.
In 1867, Ness County was created.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.02%) is water.
Ness County is very overwhelmingly Republican. The last time a Democrat won the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976.
Norton County, Kansas
Norton County (standard abbreviation: NT) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 5,671 people lived there. The county seat is Norton. Norton is also the biggest city in Norton County. The county was created in 1867. It was named after Orloff Norton, captain of Company L, 15th Kansas Militia Infantry Regiment.
Norton County was created by Noah H. Billings, Thomas Beaumont, Henry Gordon, P. Hansen, and George Cole on August 22, 1872. In 1878 Norton became the county seat. The county got its name for Civil War soldier Orloff Norton, who was killed at Cane Hill, Arkansas in 1864.
The first county fair, although not official, was held in Leota in October, 1878. After 1900 the fair was held every year in Elmwood Park in Norton. The first school district was created in Norton in 1872. School was held in a dugout beginning December 1, 1873.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.4%) is water.
Noah H. Billings was an early county settler, county superintendent of schools, county attorney, and state representative. Keith Sebelius was a U.S. congressman from 1969 to 1981.
Norton County is very Republican. The last Democrat to reach forty percent of the county’s vote was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936. Roosevelt in 1932 was the last Democrat to win Norton County. The only other Democrats to win are Woodrow Wilson (twice) and William Jennings Bryan in his first 1896 campaign.
Gray County, Kansas
Gray County (county code GY) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 6,006 people lived there. Its county seat is Cimarron. Cimarron is also the biggest city in Gray County.
Gray County was created in 1881. It was named after Alfred Gray. Between 1887 and 1893, a county seat war happened in Gray County that involved several notable Old West figures, such as Bat Masterson, Bill Tilghman, and Ben Daniels. Because of this, Cimarron became the permanent county seat of Gray County.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.05%) is water.
Since 2001, NextEra Energy Resources has operated the biggest wind farm in Kansas. They have 170 turbines. They can generate up to 110 megawatts. It is on a site near Montezuma.
Gray County has the highest percentage of followers of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite in the US. There were 1,032 members of the Church in Gray County in 2010, which is 17.18% of the total number of people in Gray County. It is the biggest Church in the county.
Gray county is often won by republican candidates. The last time a democratic candidate won this county was in 1976 by Jimmy Carter.
Although the Kansas Constitution was changed in 1986 to allow the sale of alcohol, Gray County is still a "dry" county.
Grant County, Kansas
Grant County (county code GT) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 7,829 people lived there. Its county seat and only city is Ulysses.
In 1873, the part of Kansas that is west of Range 25 was divided into 25 new counties. The new counties were Decatur, Rawlins, Cheyenne, Sheridan, Thomas, Sherman, Lane, Buffalo, Foote, Meade, Scott, Sequoyah, Arapahoe, Seward, Wichita, Kearny, Greeley, Hamilton, Stanton, Kansas, Stevens, and Grant.
Grant County, Kansas was named after Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877). He was incumbent president at the time of the county's creation. The initial survey creating the county borders was in the summer of 1874.