Ford County, Kansas

**Ford County** (county code **FO**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 34,287 people lived there. Its county seat is Dodge City. Dodge City is also the biggest city in Ford County. The county is named after Colonel James Hobart Ford.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.07%) is water.

## People

The Dodge City Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Ford County.

The 2020 census says that there were 34,287 people. These people made up households. 50.1% of the people were White, 2.9% were Black or African American, 2.2% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 24.5% from other races, and 19.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 57.4% of the population.

### Presidential elections

Ford County has been strongly Republican for most of its history, especially in recent elections. Only eight Democratic presidential candidates from 1888 to the present day have won the county. The most recent winner being Jimmy Carter in 1976.

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.1%** _5,803_|style="text-align:center;"|33.1% _2,947_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _165_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.8%** _5,114_|style="text-align:center;"|27.6% _2,149_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.6% _511_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.0%** _5,602_|style="text-align:center;"|31.1% _2,600_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _160_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.6%** _5,730_|style="text-align:center;"|33.7% _2,991_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _143_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.6%** _6,632_|style="text-align:center;"|25.4% _2,286_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _98_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.9%** _6,050_|style="text-align:center;"|28.8% _2,566_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.4% _301_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.3%** _5,681_|style="text-align:center;"|28.4% _2,628_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.3% _958_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**41.9%** _4,342_|style="text-align:center;"|25.4% _2,635_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|32.6% _3,379_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.6%** _5,685_|style="text-align:center;"|39.4% _3,817_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.0% _195_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.7%** _6,935_|style="text-align:center;"|29.3% _2,914_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _98_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.9%** _5,686_|style="text-align:center;"|33.1% _3,194_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.1% _781_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|47.6% _4,679_|style="text-align:center;"|**50.2%** _4,934_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _214_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.1%** _6,232_|style="text-align:center;"|30.2% _2,804_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.7% _249_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.8%** _4,645_|style="text-align:center;"|36.3% _3,191_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.9% _961_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|39.7% _3,481_|style="text-align:center;"|**59.6%** _5,221_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _59_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.7%** _5,200_|style="text-align:center;"|42.1% _3,792_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _25_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.8%** _5,561_|style="text-align:center;"|32.6% _2,710_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _49_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.0%** _6,359_|style="text-align:center;"|29.8% _2,748_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _114_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|47.2% _4,089_|style="text-align:center;"|**50.8%** _4,396_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.0% _177_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.2%** _4,110_|style="text-align:center;"|41.7% _2,994_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _77_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.0%** _4,356_|style="text-align:center;"|47.2% _3,954_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _72_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|38.7% _3,378_|style="text-align:center;"|**61.1%** _5,335_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% _17_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|41.6% _3,335_|style="text-align:center;"|**55.4%** _4,442_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.0% _238_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.6%** _4,893_|style="text-align:center;"|27.4% _1,870_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _72_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.0%** _3,449_|style="text-align:center;"|26.1% _1,551_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|15.9% _948_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.9%** _3,305_|style="text-align:center;"|35.2% _1,879_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.9% _155_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|40.3% _2,337_|style="text-align:center;"|**52.5%** _3,044_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.2% _420_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|19.2% _529_|style="text-align:center;"|**40.8%** _1,125_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|40.0% _1,104_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.3%** _1,333_|style="text-align:center;"|43.5% _1,089_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.2% _80_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.8%** _1,148_|style="text-align:center;"|29.7% _526_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.5% _98_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.5%** _653_|style="text-align:center;"|47.1% _610_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% _31_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|45.8% _555_|style="text-align:center;"|**53.0%** _643_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _15_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.4%** _648_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|46.6% _565_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.5%** _882_|style="text-align:center;"|37.5% _630_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.1% _169_|

### Laws

Ford County was a prohibition, or "dry", county until the Kansas Constitution was changed in 1986. The changed allowed liquor to be sold.

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Ford County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Ford_county_kansas_courthouse_2000.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Ford County Courthouse in Dodge City, Kansas, Dodge City (2009)
- **founded**: February 26, 1867
- **named for**: James Hobart Ford, James Ford
- **seat wl**: Dodge City
- **largest city wl**: Dodge City
- **area total sq mi**: 1099
- **area land sq mi**: 1098
- **area water sq mi**: 0.8
- **area percentage**: 0.07%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 34287
- **population density sq mi**: 31.2
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central