Coffey County, Kansas

**Coffey County** (county code **CF**) is a county in Eastern Kansas. In 2020, 8,360 people lived there. Its county seat is Burlington. Burlington is also the biggest city in Coffey County.

## History

In 1855, **Coffey County** was created.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (4.2%) is water.

### Major highways

Sources:  National Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau
- Interstate 35
- U.S. Route 50
- U.S. Route 75
- K-31
- K-58

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.4%** _3,489_|style="text-align:center;"|21.1% _964_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% _112_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.0%** _3,050_|style="text-align:center;"|17.9% _727_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.2% _291_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.3%** _2,903_|style="text-align:center;"|23.0% _898_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.7% _105_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.2%** _3,054_|style="text-align:center;"|26.5% _1,121_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _57_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.9%** _3,259_|style="text-align:center;"|24.8% _1,093_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _56_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.8%** _2,700_|style="text-align:center;"|29.6% _1,196_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.6% _144_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.9%** _2,369_|style="text-align:center;"|27.3% _1,118_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|14.8% _603_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**42.4%** _1,824_|style="text-align:center;"|23.8% _1,021_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|33.8% _1,453_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.7%** _2,581_|style="text-align:center;"|32.2% _1,246_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _43_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.0%** _3,063_|style="text-align:center;"|25.1% _1,037_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _39_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.2%** _2,491_|style="text-align:center;"|26.0% _938_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.8% _173_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.7%** _2,145_|style="text-align:center;"|41.0% _1,549_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% _89_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.7%** _2,667_|style="text-align:center;"|22.2% _782_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% _74_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.1%** _2,223_|style="text-align:center;"|26.5% _933_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.5% _369_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.4%** _1,998_|style="text-align:center;"|44.2% _1,594_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _14_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.7%** _2,925_|style="text-align:center;"|30.1% _1,263_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% _9_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.2%** _3,286_|style="text-align:center;"|27.4% _1,247_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _16_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.8%** _3,731_|style="text-align:center;"|24.8% _1,239_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _19_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.2%** _2,945_|style="text-align:center;"|37.3% _1,796_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _71_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.3%** _3,461_|style="text-align:center;"|32.3% _1,660_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _23_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.3%** _4,164_|style="text-align:center;"|35.1% _2,272_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _44_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.3%** _3,900_|style="text-align:center;"|40.5% _2,662_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% _16_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|43.8% _2,707_|style="text-align:center;"|**54.8%** _3,389_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _88_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.8%** _4,342_|style="text-align:center;"|25.7% _1,514_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _27_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.5%** _3,552_|style="text-align:center;"|28.7% _1,631_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.9% _503_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.2%** _3,370_|style="text-align:center;"|34.0% _1,785_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% _94_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|45.6% _2,799_|style="text-align:center;"|**50.8%** _3,121_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.6% _222_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|18.7% _681_|style="text-align:center;"|**43.5%** _1,581_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|37.8% _1,374_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.4%** _2,094_|style="text-align:center;"|44.1% _1,729_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% _100_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.4%** _2,164_|style="text-align:center;"|35.1% _1,280_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.5% _200_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.5%** _2,159_|style="text-align:center;"|48.3% _2,066_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _54_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|46.8% _2,000_|style="text-align:center;"|**51.4%** _2,194_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% _76_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|47.5% _1,769_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**52.5%** _1,953_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.6%** _1,970_|style="text-align:center;"|32.8% _1,227_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|14.7% _549_|

### Unified school districts

- Lebo-Waverly USD 243
- Burlington USD 244
- Leroy-Gridley USD 245

### Cities

- Burlington
- Gridley
- Lebo
- Le Roy
- New Strawn
- Waverly

## Famous people

- Alan L. Hart (1890–1962), transgender physician, radiologist, tuberculosis researcher, writer, and novelist

## More reading

- _Standard Atlas of Coffey County, Kansas_; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 69 pages; 1919.
- _Plat Book of Coffey County, Kansas_; North West Publishing Co; 40 pages; 1901.
- _An Illustrated Historical Atlas of Coffey County, Kansas_; Edwards Brothers; 44 pages; 1878.

## Other websites

- County
- Coffey County - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps
- Coffey 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**: Coffey County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Carnegie Free Library, Burlington, Kansas.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Burlington Carnegie Free Library (2016)
- **founded**: August 25, 1855
- **named for**: Asbury M. Coffey
- **seat wl**: Burlington
- **largest city wl**: Burlington
- **area total sq mi**: 654
- **area land sq mi**: 627
- **area water sq mi**: 27
- **area percentage**: 4.2%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 8360
- **population density sq mi**: 13.3
- **area codes**: Area code 620, 620
- **district**: 2nd
- **time zone**: Central