Pratt County, Kansas

**Pratt County** (standard abbreviation: **PR**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 9,157 people lived there. The county seat is Pratt. Pratt is also the biggest city in Pratt County.

## History

In 1867, **Pratt County** was created.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.09%) is water.

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.1%** _3,108_|style="text-align:center;"|22.6% _933_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _96_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.9%** _2,838_|style="text-align:center;"|20.1% _771_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.1% _233_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.9%** _2,771_|style="text-align:center;"|25.8% _980_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _50_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.4%** _2,822_|style="text-align:center;"|30.9% _1,294_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% _74_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.2%** _3,121_|style="text-align:center;"|27.4% _1,200_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _63_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.3%** _2,885_|style="text-align:center;"|29.8% _1,314_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.9% _217_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.9%** _2,591_|style="text-align:center;"|31.1% _1,367_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.1% _443_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**37.2%** _1,779_|style="text-align:center;"|30.6% _1,466_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|32.2% _1,541_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.0%** _2,505_|style="text-align:center;"|38.9% _1,651_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% _89_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.3%** _3,244_|style="text-align:center;"|27.6% _1,255_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _50_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.2%** _2,866_|style="text-align:center;"|29.2% _1,369_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.6% _448_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.0%** _2,427_|style="text-align:center;"|47.6% _2,307_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% _116_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.2%** _3,253_|style="text-align:center;"|26.6% _1,214_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _102_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.9%** _2,670_|style="text-align:center;"|32.3% _1,490_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.8% _451_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|48.6% _2,493_|style="text-align:center;"|**50.6%** _2,594_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _42_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.6%** _3,501_|style="text-align:center;"|35.7% _1,968_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _37_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.5%** _3,620_|style="text-align:center;"|34.9% _1,956_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _34_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.9%** _3,998_|style="text-align:center;"|30.0% _1,743_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _64_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.2%** _2,878_|style="text-align:center;"|48.0% _2,751_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% _102_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.9%** _2,658_|style="text-align:center;"|46.4% _2,334_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _37_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**49.9%** _2,930_|style="text-align:center;"|48.9% _2,870_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _67_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|33.4% _1,946_|style="text-align:center;"|**66.4%** _3,871_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% _10_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|40.2% _2,167_|style="text-align:center;"|**57.6%** _3,109_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _121_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**80.6%** _4,055_|style="text-align:center;"|18.6% _934_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _43_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.4%** _2,762_|style="text-align:center;"|25.0% _1,205_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|17.6% _848_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.2%** _2,722_|style="text-align:center;"|33.8% _1,433_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% _88_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|37.9% _1,820_|style="text-align:center;"|**54.3%** _2,607_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.7% _371_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|15.1% _372_|style="text-align:center;"|38.3% _947_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**46.6%** _1,152_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.5%** _1,193_|style="text-align:center;"|43.5% _1,027_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.0% _141_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.4%** _1,076_|style="text-align:center;"|24.8% _421_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.7% _199_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**49.0%** _821_|style="text-align:center;"|48.8% _816_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _37_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|42.7% _621_|style="text-align:center;"|**56.4%** _820_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _13_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|44.2% _947_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**55.8%** _1,196_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.2%** _1,115_|style="text-align:center;"|29.3% _652_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|20.5% _455_|

### Unified school districts

- Pratt USD 382
- Skyline USD 438

### Cities

- Byers
- Coats
- Cullison
- Iuka
- Pratt
- Preston
- Sawyer

## References

- Notes

## More reading

- _Standard Atlas of Pratt County, Kansas_; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 67 pages; 1922.
- _Standard Atlas of Pratt County, Kansas_; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 54 pages; 1906.

## Other websites

- County
- Pratt County - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps
- Pratt County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Pratt County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Pratt county kansas courthouse 2009.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Pratt County Courthouse in Pratt, Kansas, Pratt (2009)
- **founded**: February 26, 1867
- **named for**: Caleb S. Pratt
- **seat wl**: Pratt
- **largest city wl**: Pratt
- **area total sq mi**: 736
- **area land sq mi**: 735
- **area water sq mi**: 0.7
- **area percentage**: 0.09%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 9,157
- **population density sq mi**: 12.5
- **district**: 4th
- **time zone**: Central