Stanton County, Kansas

**Stanton County** (standard abbreviation: **ST**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 2,084 people lived there. Its county seat is Johnson City.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.01%) is water.

### Major highways

- U.S. Highway 160
- Kansas Highway 27

## Government

Stanton County is very Republican. The last time a democratic candidate won the county was in 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson.

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**79.1%** _614_|style="text-align:center;"|19.1% _148_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% _14_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**77.2%** _492_|style="text-align:center;"|18.1% _115_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.7% _30_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**79.7%** _605_|style="text-align:center;"|18.8% _143_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _11_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.9%** _628_|style="text-align:center;"|22.7% _188_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _11_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**82.4%** _796_|style="text-align:center;"|17.1% _165_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _5_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.3%** _785_|style="text-align:center;"|20.9% _215_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.8% _29_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.2%** _628_|style="text-align:center;"|21.4% _189_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.4% _65_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.7%** _556_|style="text-align:center;"|22.4% _224_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|21.8% _218_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.3%** _592_|style="text-align:center;"|32.6% _310_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.1% _48_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.6%** _783_|style="text-align:center;"|20.1% _205_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.3% _34_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.7%** _672_|style="text-align:center;"|23.3% _231_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.0% _89_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**49.0%** _510_|style="text-align:center;"|47.0% _489_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.9% _41_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.5%** _754_|style="text-align:center;"|24.6% _259_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.9% _41_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.5%** _541_|style="text-align:center;"|31.7% _288_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.8% _80_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|47.3% _459_|style="text-align:center;"|**51.6%** _500_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _11_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.7%** _627_|style="text-align:center;"|33.9% _323_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _4_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.2%** _549_|style="text-align:center;"|28.9% _226_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _7_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.6%** _664_|style="text-align:center;"|24.2% _215_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _11_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.5%** _407_|style="text-align:center;"|41.7% _300_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% _13_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.7%** _398_|style="text-align:center;"|37.2% _240_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _7_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.6%** _378_|style="text-align:center;"|43.5% _301_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _13_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|40.4% _311_|style="text-align:center;"|**59.5%** _458_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% _1_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|40.2% _412_|style="text-align:center;"|**58.4%** _598_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _14_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.9%** _497_|style="text-align:center;"|24.7% _164_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _3_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.4%** _379_|style="text-align:center;"|26.0% _158_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.5% _70_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.1%** _269_|style="text-align:center;"|24.2% _89_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.7% _10_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|**44.6%** _180_|style="text-align:center;"|42.1% _170_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|13.4% _54_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|15.9% _42_|style="text-align:center;"|**43.2%** _114_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|40.9% _108_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.8%** _180_|style="text-align:center;"|36.2% _107_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.0% _9_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.0%** _63_|style="text-align:center;"|35.1% _34_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% _0_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.5%** _50_|style="text-align:center;"|41.4% _36_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _1_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|49.1% _55_|style="text-align:center;"|**50.9%** _57_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% _0_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.7%** _146_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|47.3% _131_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.8%** _298_|style="text-align:center;"|34.9% _197_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|12.2% _69_|

### Laws

Although the Kansas Constitution was changed in 1986 to allow the sale of alcohol, Stanton County is still a "dry" county.

### Unified school districts

- Stanton County USD 452

### Cities

- Johnson City
- Manter

## Other websites

- County
- Stanton County - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps
- Stanton 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**: Stanton County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Stanton County Courthouse (Kansas) from W 1.JPG
- **ex image cap**: Stanton County courthouse in Johnson City, Kansas, Johnson City (2010)
- **founded**: 1887
- **named for**: Edwin Stanton
- **seat wl**: Johnson City
- **largest city wl**: Johnson City
- **area total sq mi**: 680
- **area land sq mi**: 680
- **area water sq mi**: 0.07
- **area percentage**: 0.01
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 2084
- **population density sq mi**: 3.1
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central