Jewell County, Kansas

**Jewell County** (county code **JW**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 2,932 people lived there. Its county seat is Mankato. Mankato is also the biggest city in Jewell County.

## History

In 1887, **Jewell County** was created. It was named after Lieutenant Colonel Lewis R. Jewell of the 6th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry.

In 1887, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a railroad from Neva (3 miles west of Strong City) to Superior, Nebraska.  This railroad connected Strong City, Neva, Rockland, Diamond Springs, Burdick, Lost Springs, Jacobs, Hope, Navarre, Enterprise, Abilene, Talmage, Manchester, Longford, Oak Hill, Miltonvale, Aurora, Huscher, Concordia, Kackley, Courtland, Webber, Superior.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.5%) is water.

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**85.2%** _1,387_|style="text-align:center;"|13.0% _212_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% _29_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**81.9%** _1,223_|style="text-align:center;"|12.1% _180_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.1% _91_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**82.5%** _1,235_|style="text-align:center;"|15.3% _229_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _33_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**77.7%** _1,231_|style="text-align:center;"|19.8% _313_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% _40_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**78.1%** _1,495_|style="text-align:center;"|20.1% _385_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% _35_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.6%** _1,400_|style="text-align:center;"|20.3% _380_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.2% _97_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.0%** _1,374_|style="text-align:center;"|20.9% _417_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.0% _200_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**45.7%** _1,050_|style="text-align:center;"|23.7% _546_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|30.6% _704_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.0%** _1,546_|style="text-align:center;"|30.1% _684_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _44_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.5%** _1,992_|style="text-align:center;"|22.4% _583_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _29_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.8%** _2,074_|style="text-align:center;"|20.3% _578_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.9% _197_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.5%** _1,592_|style="text-align:center;"|40.1% _1,111_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% _67_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.0%** _2,242_|style="text-align:center;"|23.7% _716_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _70_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.2%** _2,172_|style="text-align:center;"|25.7% _842_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.2% _268_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.6%** _1,895_|style="text-align:center;"|45.3% _1,601_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _39_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.3%** _2,914_|style="text-align:center;"|27.2% _1,095_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _24_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.5%** _3,395_|style="text-align:center;"|23.0% _1,034_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _67_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**80.9%** _4,162_|style="text-align:center;"|17.2% _885_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _100_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.2%** _3,143_|style="text-align:center;"|31.6% _1,574_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.2% _258_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.2%** _3,754_|style="text-align:center;"|24.0% _1,216_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% _89_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.6%** _4,591_|style="text-align:center;"|26.8% _1,719_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _105_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.8%** _3,849_|style="text-align:center;"|41.7% _2,780_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _35_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|48.2% _3,324_|style="text-align:center;"|**48.8%** _3,367_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.0% _205_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.9%** _4,583_|style="text-align:center;"|21.6% _1,289_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _88_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.8%** _4,342_|style="text-align:center;"|27.8% _1,861_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.4% _495_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.0%** _3,925_|style="text-align:center;"|31.9% _1,899_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% _126_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|39.8% _3,022_|style="text-align:center;"|**55.1%** _4,180_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.1% _383_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|20.5% _906_|style="text-align:center;"|**42.4%** _1,871_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|37.1% _1,640_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.5%** _2,410_|style="text-align:center;"|42.9% _1,932_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.6% _164_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.1%** _2,720_|style="text-align:center;"|23.2% _927_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.7% _348_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.0%** _2,448_|style="text-align:center;"|46.5% _2,192_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _71_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|44.4% _1,902_|style="text-align:center;"|**54.7%** _2,342_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _39_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|45.6% _1,963_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**54.4%** _2,343_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.8%** _2,285_|style="text-align:center;"|24.0% _999_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|21.2% _885_|

### Unified school districts

- Rock Hills USD 107

### Cities

- Burr Oak
- Esbon
- Formoso
- Jewell
- Mankato
- Randall
- Webber

## More reading

- _Atlas and Plat Book of Jewell County, Kansas_; Kenyon Co; 27 pages; 1921.
- _Standard Atlas of Jewell County, Kansas_; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 59 pages; 1908.
- _Atlas of Jewell County, Kansas_; Gillen & Davy ; 52 pages; 1884.

## Other websites

- County
- Jewell County - Directory of Public Officials
- Jewell County - Community Development Association
- Historical
- Jewell County Kansas History and Heritage Project, Genealogy
- Maps
- Jewell 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**: Jewell County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Jewell County, Kansas courthouse E side 1.JPG
- **ex image cap**: Jewell County courthouse in Mankato, Kansas, Mankato (2014)
- **founded**: February 26, 1887
- **named for**: Lewis R. Jewell
- **seat wl**: Mankato
- **largest city wl**: Mankato
- **area total sq mi**: 914
- **area land sq mi**: 910
- **area water sq mi**: 4.6
- **area percentage**: 0.5%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 2932
- **population density sq mi**: 3.2
- **area codes**: Area code 785, 785
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central