Meade County, Kansas

**Meade County** (standard abbreviation: **ME**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 4,055 people lived there. The county seat is Meade. Meade is also the biggest city in Meade County. The county was created in 1873. It was named after General George G. Meade.

## Geography

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

## Government

Meade County is often won by Republican Candidates. The last time a democratic candidate has won this county was in 1936 by Franklin D. Roosevelt.

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**83.5%** _1,523_|style="text-align:center;"|14.4% _263_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% _39_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**81.7%** _1,415_|style="text-align:center;"|12.1% _210_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.2% _107_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**83.6%** _1,428_|style="text-align:center;"|15.1% _258_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _23_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**79.8%** _1,540_|style="text-align:center;"|18.5% _357_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% _34_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**82.4%** _1,748_|style="text-align:center;"|16.8% _356_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _17_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**78.1%** _1,604_|style="text-align:center;"|19.5% _400_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% _49_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.1%** _1,443_|style="text-align:center;"|20.7% _426_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.2% _190_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.5%** _1,135_|style="text-align:center;"|19.9% _430_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|27.7% _599_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.2%** _1,322_|style="text-align:center;"|32.7% _664_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% _42_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**77.2%** _1,804_|style="text-align:center;"|21.0% _491_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% _43_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.7%** _1,618_|style="text-align:center;"|21.4% _482_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.0% _158_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.5%** _1,109_|style="text-align:center;"|45.7% _983_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.8% _60_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.6%** _1,712_|style="text-align:center;"|22.9% _526_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% _58_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.2%** _1,511_|style="text-align:center;"|25.1% _572_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.7% _198_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.8%** _1,290_|style="text-align:center;"|47.3% _1,179_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _23_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.5%** _1,826_|style="text-align:center;"|29.1% _754_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _11_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.3%** _1,720_|style="text-align:center;"|24.8% _575_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _20_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.9%** _2,061_|style="text-align:center;"|21.2% _568_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _51_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.2%** _1,406_|style="text-align:center;"|35.7% _834_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.1% _96_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.2%** _1,424_|style="text-align:center;"|30.2% _631_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _32_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.1%** _1,618_|style="text-align:center;"|36.7% _970_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _59_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|46.6% _1,218_|style="text-align:center;"|**53.3%** _1,394_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% _3_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|**49.5%** _1,248_|style="text-align:center;"|48.8% _1,231_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _42_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.2%** _1,709_|style="text-align:center;"|26.5% _618_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _9_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.9%** _1,290_|style="text-align:center;"|24.5% _472_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.6% _165_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.0%** _1,236_|style="text-align:center;"|27.7% _483_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _23_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|45.0% _973_|style="text-align:center;"|**45.2%** _977_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.9% _214_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|18.3% _204_|style="text-align:center;"|34.3% _383_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**47.5%** _530_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.2%** _560_|style="text-align:center;"|38.8% _386_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.0% _50_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.4%** _383_|style="text-align:center;"|28.8% _166_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.9% _28_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.2%** _238_|style="text-align:center;"|46.8% _209_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% _0_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.5%** _203_|style="text-align:center;"|48.5% _195_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _4_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.8%** _261_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|45.2% _215_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.8%** _578_|style="text-align:center;"|33.6% _342_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.6% _98_|

### Unified school districts

- Fowler USD 225
- Meade USD 226

### Cities

- Fowler
- Meade
- Plains

## References

- Notes

## More reading

- _Plat Book of Meade County, Kansas_; R. P. Ice Co; 43 pages; 1909.

## Other websites

- County
- Meade County - Directory of Public Officials
- General county information
- Meade County Economic Development
- Meade Chamber of Commerce
- Meade County History
- Maps
- Meade 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**: Meade County
- **state**: Kansas
- **ex image**: US-KS-Meade-DaltonGangHideout-2006.01.10-001.jpeg
- **ex image size**: 220px
- **ex image cap**: Dalton Gang Hideout and Museum in Meade, Kansas, Meade (2006)
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **founded**: March 20, 1873
- **named for**: George G. Meade
- **seat wl**: Meade
- **largest city wl**: Meade
- **area total sq mi**: 979
- **area land sq mi**: 978
- **area water sq mi**: 1.3
- **area percentage**: 0.1%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 4055
- **population density sq mi**: 4.1
- **area codes**: Area code 620, 620
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central