Rawlins County, Kansas

**Rawlins County** (standard abbreviation: **RA**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 2,561 people lived there. The county seat is Atwood. Atwood is also the biggest city in Rawlins County. It was named after Union Civil War General John Aaron Rawlins.

## History

In 1873, **Rawlins 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

- U.S. Highway 36
- Kansas Highway 25
- Kansas Highway 117

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**83.8%** _1,261_|style="text-align:center;"|14.2% _214_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _29_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**82.9%** _1,220_|style="text-align:center;"|11.1% _163_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.1% _89_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**84.7%** _1,223_|style="text-align:center;"|13.2% _190_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _31_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**80.5%** _1,247_|style="text-align:center;"|17.6% _273_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _29_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**82.2%** _1,414_|style="text-align:center;"|16.8% _289_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _17_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**77.5%** _1,349_|style="text-align:center;"|17.6% _306_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.9% _85_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.8%** _1,393_|style="text-align:center;"|17.7% _335_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.5% _160_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.9%** _1,023_|style="text-align:center;"|20.3% _393_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|26.8% _519_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.5%** _1,318_|style="text-align:center;"|30.9% _612_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.7% _53_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**78.1%** _1,625_|style="text-align:center;"|19.8% _412_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _45_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.4%** _1,524_|style="text-align:center;"|20.6% _427_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.0% _125_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.9%** _1,148_|style="text-align:center;"|42.4% _903_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.8% _80_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.5%** _1,553_|style="text-align:center;"|25.4% _560_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.1% _91_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.9%** _1,438_|style="text-align:center;"|25.3% _553_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.8% _191_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.1%** _1,292_|style="text-align:center;"|42.4% _959_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _10_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.7%** _1,560_|style="text-align:center;"|37.6% _951_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _16_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.9%** _1,668_|style="text-align:center;"|29.8% _711_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _8_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.8%** _2,120_|style="text-align:center;"|24.0% _670_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% _6_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.1%** _1,389_|style="text-align:center;"|43.4% _1,095_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _38_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.7%** _1,569_|style="text-align:center;"|37.6% _955_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _18_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.0%** _1,758_|style="text-align:center;"|41.2% _1,247_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _25_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|40.1% _1,364_|style="text-align:center;"|**59.6%** _2,029_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _11_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|31.1% _1,064_|style="text-align:center;"|**65.6%** _2,245_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.3% _114_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.8%** _1,668_|style="text-align:center;"|40.3% _1,164_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _55_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**45.8%** _1,213_|style="text-align:center;"|28.0% _742_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|26.2% _694_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.8%** _1,236_|style="text-align:center;"|26.0% _495_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.2% _176_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|35.1% _803_|style="text-align:center;"|**55.5%** _1,271_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.5% _217_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|16.6% _220_|style="text-align:center;"|**42.9%** _568_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|40.4% _535_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|47.4% _719_|style="text-align:center;"|**48.2%** _732_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.4% _67_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.1%** _749_|style="text-align:center;"|33.1% _405_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.8% _71_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|45.9% _577_|style="text-align:center;"|**53.1%** _668_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _12_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|41.8% _439_|style="text-align:center;"|**57.9%** _609_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _3_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|43.8% _592_|style="text-align:center;"|**55.9%** _756_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _4_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.3%** _1,023_|style="text-align:center;"|35.5% _633_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.2% _129_|

The county is part of the very Republican Kansas's 1st congressional district. It has voted for the Republican candidate for President in each of the last eighteen elections. The last Democrat to win the county was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936. In the last five Presidential elections the Democratic candidate has never won more than 21% of the county's vote.

### Unified school districts

- Rawlins County USD 105

### Incorporated cities

- Atwood
- Herndon
- McDonald

## More reading

- _Standard Atlas of Rawlins County, Kansas_; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 64 pages; 1906.

## Other websites

- County
- Rawlins County - Directory of Public Officials
- Rawlins County - Community Development
- Other
- Rawlins County Square Deal News, newspaper
- Maps
- Rawlins 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**: Rawlins County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Rawlin Co KS Courthouse.JPG
- **ex image cap**: Rawlins County Courthouse in Atwood, Kansas, Atwood (2010)
- **founded**: March 20, 1873
- **named for**: John Aaron Rawlins
- **seat wl**: Atwood
- **largest city wl**: Atwood
- **area total sq mi**: 1070
- **area land sq mi**: 1069
- **area water sq mi**: 0.2
- **area percentage**: 0.01%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 2561
- **population density sq mi**: 2.4
- **area codes**: Area code 785, 785
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central