Clark County, Kansas

**Clark County** (county code **CA**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 1,991 people lived there. Its county seat is Ashland. Ashland is also the biggest city in Clark County.

## Geography

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

### Major highways

Sources:  National Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau
- U.S. Route 54
- U.S. Route 160
- U.S. Route 183
- U.S. Route 283
- Kansas Highway 34

### Presidential elections

Before 1944, Clark County was a swing county. They voted the national winner in every presidential election from 1900 to 1940. From 1944 on, it has become very Republican in presidential elections (except from 1964 when Lyndon B. Johnson won).

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**84.7%** _904_|style="text-align:center;"|13.4% _143_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _20_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**82.1%** _825_|style="text-align:center;"|11.9% _120_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.0% _60_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**79.2%** _805_|style="text-align:center;"|17.1% _174_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.7% _38_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**77.4%** _897_|style="text-align:center;"|21.1% _245_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _17_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**78.5%** _1,014_|style="text-align:center;"|19.9% _257_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _20_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.4%** _926_|style="text-align:center;"|23.2% _292_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.4% _43_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.0%** _855_|style="text-align:center;"|25.4% _334_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.6% _126_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.5%** _676_|style="text-align:center;"|22.3% _293_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|26.2% _344_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.6%** _876_|style="text-align:center;"|31.1% _409_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _30_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.4%** _1,075_|style="text-align:center;"|22.7% _324_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _27_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.6%** _901_|style="text-align:center;"|30.4% _430_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.1% _86_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.8%** _761_|style="text-align:center;"|46.3% _680_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _28_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.0%** _1,142_|style="text-align:center;"|20.7% _311_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.3% _49_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.3%** _920_|style="text-align:center;"|28.3% _446_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|13.5% _213_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|46.7% _777_|style="text-align:center;"|**52.9%** _881_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _7_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.3%** _1,286_|style="text-align:center;"|29.4% _538_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _6_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.8%** _1,243_|style="text-align:center;"|29.7% _529_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _8_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.3%** _1,410_|style="text-align:center;"|24.9% _479_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% _35_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.3%** _999_|style="text-align:center;"|43.0% _777_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _31_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.7%** _950_|style="text-align:center;"|43.4% _741_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _15_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|49.5% _1,072_|style="text-align:center;"|**49.8%** _1,079_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _16_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|38.1% _899_|style="text-align:center;"|**61.8%** _1,457_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% _2_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|44.5% _938_|style="text-align:center;"|**54.7%** _1,152_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _16_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.4%** _1,383_|style="text-align:center;"|23.2% _419_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _8_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.2%** _969_|style="text-align:center;"|25.0% _410_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|15.8% _259_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.0%** _923_|style="text-align:center;"|38.3% _610_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.7% _59_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|34.4% _653_|style="text-align:center;"|**58.0%** _1,102_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.6% _144_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|14.5% _162_|style="text-align:center;"|**43.5%** _485_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|41.9% _467_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**49.9%** _386_|style="text-align:center;"|45.2% _350_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.9% _38_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.7%** _246_|style="text-align:center;"|32.4% _131_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.9% _28_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**49.1%** _201_|style="text-align:center;"|48.7% _199_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _9_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|48.7% _182_|style="text-align:center;"|**51.1%** _191_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _1_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|42.4% _226_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**57.6%** _307_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.3%** _473_|style="text-align:center;"|37.9% _349_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.9% _100_|

### Unified school districts

- Minneola USD 219
- Ashland USD 220

### Cities

- Ashland
- Englewood
- Minneola

## More reading

- _Plat Book of Clark County, Kansas_; Dick Mackey; 37 pages; 1909.

## Other websites

- County
- Clark County - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps
- Clark 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**: Clark County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: First National Bank bldg (Ashland, KS) from SE 2.JPG
- **ex image cap**: Stockgrowers State Bank in Ashland, Kansas, Ashland (2016)
- **founded**: February 26, 1867
- **named for**: Charles F. Clarke
- **seat wl**: Ashland
- **largest city wl**: Ashland
- **area total sq mi**: 977
- **area land sq mi**: 975
- **area water sq mi**: 2.6
- **area percentage**: 0.3%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 1991
- **population density sq mi**: 2.0
- **area codes**: Area code 620, 620
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central