Cheyenne County, Kansas

**Cheyenne County** (county code **CN**) is a county in the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 2,616 people lived there. Its county seat is St. Francis. St. Francis is also the biggest city in Cheyenne County.

## History

In 1873, **Cheyenne County** was created.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.1%) is water.

### Major highways

Sources:  National Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau
- U.S. Route 36
- Kansas Highway 27
- Kansas Highway 161

### Time Zones

The county is in the Central Time zone, but is bordered by the Mountain Time Zone in three directions; it is the only county in the United States to be like this. Dundy County, Nebraska to the north, Yuma County, Colorado and Kit Carson County, Colorado to the west, and Sherman County to the south are all in the Mountain Time Zone. Because of this, Rawlins County is Cheyenne County's only neighbor to also practice Central Time.

### Presidential elections

Cheyenne County is very Republican. Only four Republican presidential candidates since 1888 have lost the county.

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2024**|style="text-align:center;"|**83.3%** _1,185_|style="text-align:center;"|14.5% _206_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _31_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**82.8%** _1,183_|style="text-align:center;"|15.7% _224_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _22_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**83.4%** _1,173_|style="text-align:center;"|12.9% _181_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.8% _53_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**81.3%** _1,159_|style="text-align:center;"|16.3% _233_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% _34_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.6%** _1,148_|style="text-align:center;"|21.6% _323_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% _27_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**80.0%** _1,353_|style="text-align:center;"|18.9% _320_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _19_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.0%** _1,312_|style="text-align:center;"|20.3% _350_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.8% _65_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.8%** _1,211_|style="text-align:center;"|23.3% _422_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.9% _179_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**49.2%** _863_|style="text-align:center;"|23.2% _407_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|27.6% _485_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.4%** _1,105_|style="text-align:center;"|34.1% _594_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% _44_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**79.1%** _1,442_|style="text-align:center;"|19.5% _356_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _26_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.9%** _1,330_|style="text-align:center;"|19.9% _358_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.2% _112_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.8%** _1,008_|style="text-align:center;"|42.0% _758_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _39_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.5%** _1,440_|style="text-align:center;"|20.9% _399_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.6% _68_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.7%** _1,423_|style="text-align:center;"|20.5% _412_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.9% _179_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.2%** _1,147_|style="text-align:center;"|43.4% _886_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _7_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.4%** _1,622_|style="text-align:center;"|28.0% _636_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _13_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.8%** _1,479_|style="text-align:center;"|30.8% _663_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _8_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.6%** _1,915_|style="text-align:center;"|23.6% _597_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _20_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.5%** _1,219_|style="text-align:center;"|42.9% _978_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.6% _81_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.0%** _1,610_|style="text-align:center;"|31.1% _736_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _22_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.1%** _1,760_|style="text-align:center;"|35.4% _971_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _13_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|42.4% _1,241_|style="text-align:center;"|**57.2%** _1,673_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _11_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|34.6% _979_|style="text-align:center;"|**60.7%** _1,716_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.7% _134_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.6%** _1,466_|style="text-align:center;"|27.8% _586_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% _54_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.4%** _1,119_|style="text-align:center;"|21.8% _485_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|27.8% _617_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.4%** _1,079_|style="text-align:center;"|27.2% _471_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.4% _179_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|31.8% _498_|style="text-align:center;"|**50.2%** _787_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|18.0% _282_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|15.9% _140_|style="text-align:center;"|34.1% _301_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**50.0%** _441_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.3%** _486_|style="text-align:center;"|37.9% _339_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.8% _70_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.9%** _446_|style="text-align:center;"|15.7% _96_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.4% _70_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.1%** _348_|style="text-align:center;"|44.5% _286_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _9_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|**49.6%** _327_|style="text-align:center;"|48.8% _322_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _11_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.5%** _505_|style="text-align:center;"|48.6% _486_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _10_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.1%** _779_|style="text-align:center;"|34.0% _420_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.9% _36_|

### Unified school districts

- Cheylin USD 103
- St. Francis Schools USD 297

### Cities

- Bird City
- St. Francis

## More reading

- _Standard Atlas of Cheyenne County, Kansas_; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 48 pages; 1907.

## Other websites

- County
- Cheyenne County - Directory of Public Officials
- Other
- Cheyenne County Hospital
- _St. Francis Herald_
- Maps
- Cheyenne 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**: Cheyenne County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Cheyenne Co KS Courthouse.JPG
- **ex image cap**: Cheyenne County Courthouse (Kansas), Cheyenne County Courthouse in St. Francis, Kansas, St. Francis (2010)
- **founded**: March 20, 1873
- **named for**: Cheyenne people, Cheyenne tribe
- **seat wl**: St. Francis
- **largest city wl**: St. Francis
- **area total sq mi**: 1021
- **area land sq mi**: 1020
- **area water sq mi**: 1.1
- **area percentage**: 0.1%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 2616
- **population density sq mi**: 2.6
- **area codes**: Area code 785, 785
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central