Comanche County, Kansas

**Comanche County** (county code **CM**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 1,689 people lived there. Its county seat is Coldwater. Coldwater is also the biggest city in Comanche County. Comanche County is named after the Comanche Native Americans.

## Geography

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

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**83.2%** _762_|style="text-align:center;"|13.8% _126_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.1% _28_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**82.5%** _715_|style="text-align:center;"|11.8% _102_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.8% _50_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**82.7%** _767_|style="text-align:center;"|15.4% _143_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _18_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**78.5%** _765_|style="text-align:center;"|19.9% _194_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _15_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**78.5%** _770_|style="text-align:center;"|20.4% _200_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _11_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.6%** _760_|style="text-align:center;"|21.0% _211_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.5% _35_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.3%** _691_|style="text-align:center;"|26.4% _298_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|12.2% _138_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**49.5%** _636_|style="text-align:center;"|25.3% _325_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|25.2% _324_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.7%** _738_|style="text-align:center;"|33.4% _375_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _10_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.8%** _993_|style="text-align:center;"|22.0% _285_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _15_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.5%** _877_|style="text-align:center;"|29.3% _393_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.2% _70_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.7%** _719_|style="text-align:center;"|46.2% _630_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _15_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**77.2%** _1,052_|style="text-align:center;"|20.6% _281_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _30_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.7%** _906_|style="text-align:center;"|31.2% _451_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.2% _89_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|45.5% _694_|style="text-align:center;"|**53.7%** _818_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _12_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.9%** _1,187_|style="text-align:center;"|27.9% _460_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _5_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.4%** _1,238_|style="text-align:center;"|27.0% _461_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _11_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**79.0%** _1,443_|style="text-align:center;"|20.5% _374_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _10_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.9%** _1,077_|style="text-align:center;"|37.4% _650_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _13_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.5%** _1,048_|style="text-align:center;"|37.7% _642_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _15_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.5%** _1,322_|style="text-align:center;"|39.6% _880_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _20_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|39.4% _932_|style="text-align:center;"|**60.4%** _1,428_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% _3_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|43.9% _945_|style="text-align:center;"|**54.6%** _1,175_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _32_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**80.0%** _1,554_|style="text-align:center;"|19.8% _385_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% _4_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.3%** _1,049_|style="text-align:center;"|24.8% _432_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|14.9% _260_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.1%** _1,121_|style="text-align:center;"|34.4% _612_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% _45_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|38.6% _732_|style="text-align:center;"|**50.7%** _963_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.8% _204_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|13.1% _148_|style="text-align:center;"|33.3% _377_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**53.7%** _609_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.7%** _392_|style="text-align:center;"|37.3% _245_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.0% _20_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.4%** _272_|style="text-align:center;"|30.1% _129_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.5% _28_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.9%** _249_|style="text-align:center;"|42.7% _194_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% _11_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|44.9% _142_|style="text-align:center;"|**54.4%** _172_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _2_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|45.5% _259_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**54.5%** _310_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.7%** _490_|style="text-align:center;"|39.7% _384_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.6% _93_|

### Unified school districts

- Comanche County USD 300

### Cities

- Coldwater
- Protection
- Wilmore

## References

- Notes

## More reading

- _Standard Atlas of Comanche County, Kansas_; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 42 pages; 1909.

## Other websites

- County
- Comanche County - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps
- Comanche 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**: Comanche County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Comanche County Museum, Coldwater, Kansas.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Comanche County Museum in Coldwater, Kansas, Coldwater (2010)
- **founded**: February 26, 1867
- **named for**: Comanche, Comanche Native Americans
- **seat wl**: Coldwater
- **largest city wl**: Coldwater
- **area total sq mi**: 790
- **area land sq mi**: 788
- **area water sq mi**: 1.4
- **area percentage**: 0.2%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 1689
- **population density sq mi**: 2.1
- **area codes**: Area code 620, 620
- **district**: 4th
- **time zone**: Central