Phillips County, Kansas

**Phillips County** (standard abbreviation: **PL**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 4,981 people lived there. The county seat is Phillipsburg. Phillipsburg is also the biggest city in Phillips County.

## History

In 1867, **Phillips County** was created.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (1.0%) is water.

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**86.9%** _2,418_|style="text-align:center;"|11.4% _318_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _45_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**83.8%** _2,233_|style="text-align:center;"|11.3% _300_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.9% _131_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**83.2%** _2,135_|style="text-align:center;"|14.9% _382_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _48_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**78.9%** _2,105_|style="text-align:center;"|19.7% _525_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _37_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**79.2%** _2,256_|style="text-align:center;"|19.6% _557_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _34_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.7%** _2,057_|style="text-align:center;"|21.9% _611_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.4% _124_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.3%** _2,005_|style="text-align:center;"|25.1% _758_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.6% _261_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**46.6%** _1,579_|style="text-align:center;"|24.9% _843_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|28.5% _966_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.9%** _2,316_|style="text-align:center;"|29.0% _960_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _39_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**80.9%** _2,813_|style="text-align:center;"|18.0% _626_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _38_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.5%** _2,731_|style="text-align:center;"|20.4% _748_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.1% _188_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.1%** _2,317_|style="text-align:center;"|34.4% _1,264_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% _94_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.2%** _2,919_|style="text-align:center;"|21.6% _827_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _87_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.3%** _2,567_|style="text-align:center;"|22.5% _844_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.3% _348_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.1%** _2,164_|style="text-align:center;"|45.1% _1,804_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _32_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.3%** _3,123_|style="text-align:center;"|24.2% _1,004_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _18_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.5%** _3,117_|style="text-align:center;"|23.9% _985_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _27_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**80.2%** _3,713_|style="text-align:center;"|19.1% _884_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _34_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.3%** _2,715_|style="text-align:center;"|29.9% _1,223_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.8% _156_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.7%** _3,053_|style="text-align:center;"|26.2% _1,098_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _46_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.5%** _3,676_|style="text-align:center;"|29.6% _1,563_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _51_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.6%** _3,193_|style="text-align:center;"|40.2% _2,154_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% _11_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|40.6% _2,165_|style="text-align:center;"|**56.5%** _3,007_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.9% _155_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.8%** _3,206_|style="text-align:center;"|29.0% _1,332_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _57_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.0%** _2,647_|style="text-align:center;"|28.6% _1,376_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|16.5% _792_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.6%** _2,862_|style="text-align:center;"|29.5% _1,230_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _80_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|41.8% _2,271_|style="text-align:center;"|**53.7%** _2,912_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.5% _245_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|18.7% _594_|style="text-align:center;"|**39.6%** _1,257_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|41.7% _1,324_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.3%** _1,762_|style="text-align:center;"|44.2% _1,490_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.6% _120_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.4%** _2,147_|style="text-align:center;"|25.1% _811_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.5% _275_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.3%** _1,691_|style="text-align:center;"|46.7% _1,511_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _34_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|47.2% _1,374_|style="text-align:center;"|**51.8%** _1,507_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _28_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|47.8% _1,352_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**52.2%** _1,477_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.9%** _1,681_|style="text-align:center;"|24.5% _763_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|21.7% _677_|

Phillips County is very Republican. No Democratic Presidential candidate has won Phillips County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.

### Unified school districts

- Thunder Ridge USD 110 (Consolidation of Agra-Eastern Heights and Kensington-West Smith County)
    - Agra and small eastern portion of county; extends into western third of Smith County
- Northern Valley USD 212
    - Long Island and northwestern corner of county; extends into northeastern Norton County
- Phillipsburg USD 325
    - city of Phillipsburg and areas near and along US 183
- Logan USD 326
    - southwestern corner of county along and south of K-9; goes into southeastern Norton County

### Cities

- Agra
- Glade
- Kirwin
- Logan
- Long Island
- Phillipsburg
- Prairie View
- Speed

## References

- Notes

## More reading

- _Standard Atlas of Phillips County, Kansas_; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 78 pages; 1917.
- _Plat Book of Phillips County, Kansas_; North West Publishing Co; 49 pages; 1900.

## Other websites

- County
- Phillips County - Directory of Public Officials
- Phillips County - Economic Development
- Maps
- Phillips 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**: Phillips County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Phillips Co KS Courthouse.JPG
- **ex image cap**: Phillips County Courthouse in Phillipsburg, Kansas, Phillipsburg (2010)
- **founded**: February 26, 1867
- **named for**: William A. Phillips
- **seat wl**: Phillipsburg
- **largest city wl**: Phillipsburg
- **area total sq mi**: 895
- **area land sq mi**: 886
- **area water sq mi**: 8.7
- **area percentage**: 1.0%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 4,981
- **population density sq mi**: 5.6
- **area codes**: Area code 785, 785
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central