Russell County, Kansas

**Russell County** (standard abbreviation: **RS**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 6,691 people lived there. The county seat is Russell. Russell is also the biggest city in Russell County.

## History

In 1867, **Russell County** was established.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (1.5%) is water.

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**80.5%** _2,790_|style="text-align:center;"|17.3% _600_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _77_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**80.6%** _2,574_|style="text-align:center;"|14.4% _461_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.0% _158_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**79.8%** _2,553_|style="text-align:center;"|18.5% _593_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _54_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.2%** _2,509_|style="text-align:center;"|22.4% _736_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _48_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.8%** _2,671_|style="text-align:center;"|23.0% _810_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _44_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.9%** _2,434_|style="text-align:center;"|25.5% _886_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.7% _162_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**79.0%** _3,347_|style="text-align:center;"|16.6% _705_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.4% _186_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**35.7%** _1,434_|style="text-align:center;"|29.3% _1,178_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|34.9% _1,403_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.2%** _2,403_|style="text-align:center;"|36.9% _1,448_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _75_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**77.0%** _3,673_|style="text-align:center;"|22.1% _1,055_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _43_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.0%** _3,241_|style="text-align:center;"|20.5% _910_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.4% _286_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.8%** _3,165_|style="text-align:center;"|31.1% _1,453_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _51_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.8%** _3,168_|style="text-align:center;"|23.6% _1,011_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% _113_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.0%** _3,177_|style="text-align:center;"|26.6% _1,261_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.4% _301_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|48.9% _2,435_|style="text-align:center;"|**50.3%** _2,505_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _37_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.6%** _3,607_|style="text-align:center;"|34.0% _1,870_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _24_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.8%** _3,920_|style="text-align:center;"|28.0% _1,528_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% _13_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.0%** _4,813_|style="text-align:center;"|23.7% _1,499_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _21_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.5%** _3,113_|style="text-align:center;"|42.5% _2,343_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _56_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.6%** _3,344_|style="text-align:center;"|32.0% _1,583_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _23_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.6%** _3,714_|style="text-align:center;"|40.7% _2,579_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _49_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|37.5% _2,241_|style="text-align:center;"|**62.4%** _3,736_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% _7_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|39.0% _1,805_|style="text-align:center;"|**58.8%** _2,723_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _103_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.6%** _2,782_|style="text-align:center;"|32.7% _1,366_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _32_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.3%** _2,637_|style="text-align:center;"|16.8% _687_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|19.0% _777_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.3%** _2,407_|style="text-align:center;"|22.6% _724_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% _67_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|**48.9%** _2,011_|style="text-align:center;"|47.0% _1,934_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.1% _169_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|16.9% _416_|style="text-align:center;"|40.0% _983_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**43.1%** _1,061_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.1%** _1,360_|style="text-align:center;"|41.0% _976_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _45_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.4%** _1,451_|style="text-align:center;"|25.3% _515_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.3% _66_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.7%** _1,233_|style="text-align:center;"|39.2% _810_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _22_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.6%** _902_|style="text-align:center;"|47.1% _823_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _23_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.4%** _1,007_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|42.6% _746_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.8%** _953_|style="text-align:center;"|36.4% _571_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.8% _43_|

### Unified school districts

- Central Plains USD 112 (serves Dorrance and southeastern part of county south of I-70; extends into Barton, Ellsworth and Rice Counties)
- Sylvan-Lucas Unified USD 299 (serves Lucas, Luray and northeast part of county along K-18; extends into Lincoln County)
- Natoma/Paradise/Waldo USD 399 (serves Paradise, Waldo and northwest part of county along K-18; extends into Osborne and Rooks Counties)
- Russell USD 407 (serves cities of Russell, Gorham, Bunker Hill and rural south central and southwest parts of county; does not extend into any other counties)

### Cities

- Bunker Hill
- Dorrance
- Gorham
- Lucas
- Luray
- Paradise
- Russell
- Waldo

## References

- Notes

## More reading

- County
- _Russell County in the War : Being a Record of the War Activities of the County and the Part that it Played in the Great Struggle_; John E. Wilson; Capper Printing; 190 pages; 1921.
- _Plat Book of Russell County, Kansas_; North West Publishing Co; 47 pages; 1901.
- Trails
- _Guide Map of the Best and Shortest Cattle Trail to the Kansas Pacific Railway_; Kansas Pacific Railway Company; 1875. <small>(Read Online)</small><small>(Map)</small>

## Other websites

- County
- Russell County - Directory of Public Officials
- Other
- Russell County Fair, held the first week of August
- Maps
- Russell 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**: Russell County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Russell County Court House, Russell, Kansas.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Russell County Courthouse in Russell, Kansas, Russell (2013)
- **founded**: February 26, 1867
- **named for**: Avra P. Russell
- **seat wl**: Russell
- **largest city wl**: Russell
- **area total sq mi**: 899
- **area land sq mi**: 886
- **area water sq mi**: 13
- **area percentage**: 1.5
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 6691
- **population density sq mi**: 7.4
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central