Stevens County, Kansas

**Stevens County** is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 5,250. Its county seat is Hugoton. The county is named for the Reconstruction era Pennsylvania politician Thaddeus Stevens.

### 19th century

On July 25, 1888, the Hay Meadow Massacre was a violent county seat fight between groups from Hugoton and Woodsdale, where 4 men were murdered. On August 3, 1886, Stevens County was created.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that  is land and  (0.02%) is water.

### Major highways

- Kansas Highway 25
- Kansas Highway 51
- U.S. Highway 56

### Bordering counties

- Grant County (north)
- Haskell County (northeast)
- Seward County (east)
- Texas County, Oklahoma (south)
- Morton County (west)
- Stanton County (northwest)

## Government

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**86.7%** _1,760_|style="text-align:center;"|11.7% _237_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _34_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**84.6%** _1,599_|style="text-align:center;"|11.6% _220_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.8% _72_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**86.0%** _1,749_|style="text-align:center;"|12.4% _252_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _33_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**85.3%** _1,815_|style="text-align:center;"|13.3% _283_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _29_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**85.5%** _1,936_|style="text-align:center;"|13.7% _310_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _19_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**81.2%** _1,714_|style="text-align:center;"|16.3% _345_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% _52_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.9%** _1,548_|style="text-align:center;"|18.5% _405_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.6% _231_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.8%** _1,408_|style="text-align:center;"|15.7% _390_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|27.4% _679_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.2%** _1,642_|style="text-align:center;"|26.5% _612_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _53_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**82.0%** _1,863_|style="text-align:center;"|17.0% _386_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _22_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.0%** _1,502_|style="text-align:center;"|22.9% _478_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.0% _105_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.2%** _1,262_|style="text-align:center;"|40.9% _901_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _42_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.5%** _1,392_|style="text-align:center;"|21.8% _408_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.7% _69_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.4%** _1,157_|style="text-align:center;"|26.6% _528_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|15.0% _297_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|49.1% _992_|style="text-align:center;"|**49.8%** _1,006_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _22_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.7%** _1,405_|style="text-align:center;"|30.8% _630_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _9_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.0%** _1,273_|style="text-align:center;"|30.6% _565_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _7_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**77.2%** _1,480_|style="text-align:center;"|22.1% _423_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _15_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.0%** _822_|style="text-align:center;"|43.8% _666_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _33_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.6%** _760_|style="text-align:center;"|35.2% _414_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% _2_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.1%** _851_|style="text-align:center;"|43.6% _674_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _21_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|40.5% _701_|style="text-align:center;"|**59.1%** _1,023_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _6_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|31.1% _578_|style="text-align:center;"|**65.9%** _1,225_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.1% _57_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**78.5%** _1,133_|style="text-align:center;"|20.8% _300_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _10_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.6%** _913_|style="text-align:center;"|22.0% _302_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.4% _157_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.5%** _876_|style="text-align:center;"|27.4% _346_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.1% _39_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|33.5% _391_|style="text-align:center;"|**55.3%** _646_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.2% _131_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|19.3% _117_|style="text-align:center;"|**39.2%** _237_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|41.5% _251_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**48.2%** _258_|style="text-align:center;"|40.2% _215_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.6% _62_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.2%** _122_|style="text-align:center;"|21.1% _40_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|14.7% _28_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|42.3% _66_|style="text-align:center;"|**57.1%** _89_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _1_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|32.2% _48_|style="text-align:center;"|**67.8%** _101_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% _0_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|31.5% _85_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**68.5%** _185_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**41.0%** _307_|style="text-align:center;"|35.8% _268_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|23.2% _174_|

### Unified school districts

- Moscow USD 209
- Hugoton USD 210

### Cities

- Hugoton
- Moscow

### Unincorporated community

- Woodsdale

### Townships

Stevens County is divided into six townships.  None of the cities within the county are considered _governmentally independent_, and all figures for the townships include those of the cities.  In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

|Township|FIPS|Population center|Population (2020) !! Population density <small>/km² (/sq mi)</small>|Land area <small>km² (sq mi)</small> !! Water area <small>km² (sq mi)</small> !! Water %|Geographic coordinates||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Banner|04125||201|1 (2)|277 (107)|0 (0)|0%||
|Center|12200|Hugoton|4,148|15 (38)|280 (108)|0 (0)|0.02%||
|Harmony|30150||84|0 (1)|280 (108)|0 (0)|0%||
|Moscow|48625||546|1 (3)|441 (170)|0 (0)|0.09%||
|Voorhees|74200||111|0 (1)|350 (135)|0 (0)|0%||
|West Center|76800||160|1 (2)|256 (99)|0 (0)|0%||

## Related pages

- List of counties in Kansas

## References

- Notes

## Other websites

- County
- Stevens County - Directory of Public Officials
- Other
- Hugoton Schools
- Maps
- Stevens 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**: Stevens County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: StevensCoCH.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Stevens County Courthouse in Hugoton, Kansas, Hugoton (2009)
- **founded**: August 3, 1886
- **named for**: Thaddeus Stevens
- **seat wl**: Hugoton
- **largest city wl**: Hugoton
- **area total sq mi**: 727
- **area land sq mi**: 727
- **area water sq mi**: 0.2
- **area percentage**: 0.02
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 5250
- **population density sq mi**: 7.2
- **area codes**: Area code 620, 620
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central