Seward County, Kansas

**Seward County** (standard abbreviation: **SW**) is a county of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 21,964 people lived there. The county seat is Liberal. Liberal is also the biggest city in Seward County. The county was created on March 20, 1873. It was named after William Henry Seward.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.2%) is water. It borders Oklahoma to the south.

## People

The Liberal, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Seward County.

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.7%** _3,372_|style="text-align:center;"|34.6% _1,833_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _89_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.7%** _3,159_|style="text-align:center;"|32.3% _1,628_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.0% _251_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.9%** _3,617_|style="text-align:center;"|28.8% _1,490_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _69_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.1%** _3,791_|style="text-align:center;"|28.0% _1,493_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _52_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**78.5%** _4,272_|style="text-align:center;"|20.6% _1,122_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _45_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.9%** _3,869_|style="text-align:center;"|22.1% _1,126_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.0% _101_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.4%** _3,812_|style="text-align:center;"|23.5% _1,309_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.1% _452_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.1%** _3,477_|style="text-align:center;"|21.9% _1,488_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|27.1% _1,841_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.5%** _4,089_|style="text-align:center;"|28.6% _1,655_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _53_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**80.5%** _5,222_|style="text-align:center;"|18.5% _1,198_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _64_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.8%** _4,385_|style="text-align:center;"|23.6% _1,460_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.6% _346_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.2%** _3,604_|style="text-align:center;"|34.0% _1,907_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _104_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**77.3%** _3,866_|style="text-align:center;"|19.8% _989_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.0% _148_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.3%** _3,065_|style="text-align:center;"|26.3% _1,291_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.4% _562_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.3%** _2,910_|style="text-align:center;"|46.1% _2,520_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _32_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.4%** _3,974_|style="text-align:center;"|29.3% _1,654_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _14_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.0%** _2,885_|style="text-align:center;"|28.6% _1,162_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _19_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.8%** _3,136_|style="text-align:center;"|26.6% _1,146_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _26_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.0%** _1,829_|style="text-align:center;"|45.9% _1,614_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% _74_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.9%** _1,590_|style="text-align:center;"|45.5% _1,342_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _17_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**49.7%** _1,503_|style="text-align:center;"|48.7% _1,474_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _50_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|35.6% _1,108_|style="text-align:center;"|**64.2%** _1,997_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% _4_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|43.6% _1,297_|style="text-align:center;"|**53.0%** _1,576_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.3% _99_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**77.0%** _1,873_|style="text-align:center;"|22.1% _538_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _22_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.0%** _1,184_|style="text-align:center;"|29.7% _676_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|18.3% _417_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.5%** _1,290_|style="text-align:center;"|34.4% _722_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.1% _85_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|34.5% _678_|style="text-align:center;"|**56.3%** _1,105_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.2% _181_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|15.0% _155_|style="text-align:center;"|**38.1%** _394_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|47.0% _486_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**48.1%** _427_|style="text-align:center;"|46.5% _413_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.4% _48_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.5%** _152_|style="text-align:center;"|26.7% _62_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.8% _18_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.4%** _122_|style="text-align:center;"|38.1% _77_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _3_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.9%** _100_|style="text-align:center;"|43.6% _78_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _1_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.1%** _156_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|42.9% _117_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.2%** _400_|style="text-align:center;"|31.7% _207_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.2% _47_|

Seward County has voted Republican since 1940. The last time Seward County voted for a Democratic candidate for President was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936. In the Kansas Senate it is currently represented by Republican Garrett Love. In the Kansas House of Representatives it is represented by Republicans Bill Light and Carl Holmes.

### Unified school districts

- Liberal USD 480
- Kismet-Plains USD 483

### Cities

- Kismet
- Liberal

## References

- Notes

## Other websites

- County
- Seward County - Directory of Public Officials

- Historical railroad trestle - "Samson of the Cimarron"
- Samson of the Cimarron, kansastravel.org
- Mighty Samson Bridge nears 73rd birthday , leaderandtimes.com
- Sampson of the Cimarron history, rits.org

- Maps
- Seward 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**: Seward County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Seward County, KS, Courthouse IMG_5985.JPG
- **ex image cap**: Seward County Courthouse in Liberal, Kansas, Liberal (2010)
- **founded**: March 20, 1873
- **named for**: William H. Seward
- **seat wl**: Liberal
- **largest city wl**: Liberal
- **area total sq mi**: 640
- **area land sq mi**: 639
- **area water sq mi**: 1.0
- **area percentage**: 0.2
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 21964
- **population density sq mi**: 34.4
- **area codes**: Area code 620, 620
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central