Hodgeman County, Kansas

**Hodgeman County** (county code **HG**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 1,723 people lived there. Its county seat is Jetmore. Jetmore is also the biggest city in Hodgeman County.

## History

Hodgeman County was created in 1867. It was named after Amos Hodgman, member of the 7th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. The letter E was later added to the namesake's name.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.04%) is water.

### Presidential elections

Hodgeman County is very Republican. Only six Republican presidential candidates have failed to win the county from 1888 to the present, and no Democrat has to win even a quarter of the county's votes since Michael Dukakis in 1988. The last Democrat to win the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976.

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**83.7%** _875_|style="text-align:center;"|14.7% _154_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _16_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**84.1%** _855_|style="text-align:center;"|12.2% _124_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.7% _38_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**81.9%** _868_|style="text-align:center;"|16.9% _179_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _13_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**78.9%** _865_|style="text-align:center;"|19.3% _211_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% _20_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**80.6%** _953_|style="text-align:center;"|18.9% _223_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _7_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.8%** _835_|style="text-align:center;"|19.9% _217_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.3% _36_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.4%** _808_|style="text-align:center;"|21.6% _251_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.0% _105_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.9%** _625_|style="text-align:center;"|21.0% _258_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|28.2% _346_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.4%** _732_|style="text-align:center;"|36.2% _439_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.4% _41_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.2%** _939_|style="text-align:center;"|24.2% _306_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _21_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.2%** _831_|style="text-align:center;"|27.0% _339_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.8% _86_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|43.8% _576_|style="text-align:center;"|**53.0%** _697_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.2% _42_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.4%** _853_|style="text-align:center;"|26.5% _331_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.1% _63_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.2%** _756_|style="text-align:center;"|30.3% _387_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.5% _134_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|42.3% _607_|style="text-align:center;"|**57.3%** _821_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _6_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.5%** _926_|style="text-align:center;"|37.8% _570_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _11_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.6%** _1,113_|style="text-align:center;"|28.0% _435_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _6_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.4%** _1,330_|style="text-align:center;"|22.5% _392_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _18_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.8%** _945_|style="text-align:center;"|37.9% _590_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _20_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.3%** _982_|style="text-align:center;"|33.1% _490_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _9_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.9%** _1,092_|style="text-align:center;"|38.5% _690_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _12_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|40.1% _781_|style="text-align:center;"|**59.7%** _1,162_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% _3_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|45.6% _847_|style="text-align:center;"|**53.2%** _988_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _24_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.6%** _1,122_|style="text-align:center;"|31.8% _528_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _11_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.7%** _899_|style="text-align:center;"|24.8% _367_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|14.6% _216_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.3%** _945_|style="text-align:center;"|23.7% _306_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.0% _38_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|37.5% _564_|style="text-align:center;"|**50.5%** _761_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|12.0% _181_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|17.2% _136_|style="text-align:center;"|38.1% _302_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**44.7%** _354_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.1%** _411_|style="text-align:center;"|40.3% _290_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% _19_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.5%** _449_|style="text-align:center;"|28.9% _192_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.6% _24_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.3%** _323_|style="text-align:center;"|42.7% _245_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _6_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.7%** _262_|style="text-align:center;"|45.9% _224_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _2_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.2%** _363_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|38.8% _230_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.0%** _563_|style="text-align:center;"|25.0% _220_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.0% _97_|

### Unified school districts

- Hodgeman County USD 227 (Consolidated in 2011)

### Cities

- Hanston
- Jetmore

## References

- Notes

## More reading

- _Handbook of Hodgeman County, Kansas_; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 34 pages; 1887.
- _Standard Atlas of Hodgeman County, Kansas_; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 56 pages; 1907.

## Other websites

- County
- Hodgeman County - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps
- Hodgeman 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**: Hodgeman County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Hodgeman County courthouse (Kansas) from W 2.JPG
- **ex image cap**: Hodgeman County Courthouse in Jetmore, Kansas, Jetmore (2016)
- **founded**: February 26, 1867
- **named for**: Amos Hodgman
- **seat wl**: Jetmore
- **largest city wl**: Jetmore
- **area total sq mi**: 860
- **area land sq mi**: 860
- **area water sq mi**: 0.3
- **area percentage**: 0.04%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 1723
- **population density sq mi**: 2.0
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central