Cowley County, Kansas

**Cowley County** (county code **CL**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.  In 2020, 34,549 people lived there. Its county seat is Winfield. Its biggest city is Arkansas City.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.6%) is water.

## People

Cowley County comprises the Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Wichita-Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Combined Statistical Area.

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.9%** _9,656_|style="text-align:center;"|30.0% _4,273_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% _302_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.5%** _8,270_|style="text-align:center;"|28.1% _3,551_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.3% _800_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.6%** _8,081_|style="text-align:center;"|34.0% _4,319_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% _310_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.6%** _8,492_|style="text-align:center;"|36.4% _5,012_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% _283_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.1%** _9,407_|style="text-align:center;"|33.4% _4,818_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _222_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.9%** _8,080_|style="text-align:center;"|39.0% _5,535_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.2% _595_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.8%** _7,872_|style="text-align:center;"|36.1% _5,588_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|13.2% _2,039_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**34.4%** _5,422_|style="text-align:center;"|34.2% _5,405_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|31.4% _4,957_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.4%** _7,778_|style="text-align:center;"|43.3% _6,186_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _322_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.0%** _10,008_|style="text-align:center;"|33.7% _5,193_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _198_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.1%** _8,749_|style="text-align:center;"|35.8% _5,474_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.1% _1,089_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.3%** _7,513_|style="text-align:center;"|47.5% _7,095_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _323_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.5%** _10,332_|style="text-align:center;"|24.5% _3,592_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.0% _729_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.3%** _8,070_|style="text-align:center;"|33.7% _5,014_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|12.0% _1,777_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|47.9% _7,092_|style="text-align:center;"|**51.3%** _7,591_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _114_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.0%** _10,276_|style="text-align:center;"|37.4% _6,205_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _99_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.9%** _6,734_|style="text-align:center;"|35.6% _3,753_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _46_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.1%** _11,454_|style="text-align:center;"|31.2% _5,242_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _116_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.1%** _8,102_|style="text-align:center;"|45.3% _7,042_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% _397_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.9%** _8,453_|style="text-align:center;"|43.5% _6,577_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _90_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.0%** _9,684_|style="text-align:center;"|45.3% _8,115_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _136_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|43.5% _8,378_|style="text-align:center;"|**56.1%** _10,805_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _72_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|44.7% _7,657_|style="text-align:center;"|**50.7%** _8,681_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.6% _788_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**80.8%** _12,701_|style="text-align:center;"|17.9% _2,818_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _202_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.5%** _8,529_|style="text-align:center;"|21.7% _3,161_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|19.8% _2,887_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.2%** _7,352_|style="text-align:center;"|38.1% _4,733_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.7% _329_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|43.9% _5,297_|style="text-align:center;"|**49.4%** _5,962_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.8% _816_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|15.8% _1,113_|style="text-align:center;"|35.9% _2,539_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**48.3%** _3,414_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|42.4% _2,578_|style="text-align:center;"|**49.3%** _2,995_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.3% _505_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.3%** _3,961_|style="text-align:center;"|22.5% _1,456_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|16.1% _1,042_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.5%** _3,679_|style="text-align:center;"|47.1% _3,436_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% _174_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|45.1% _2,871_|style="text-align:center;"|**53.6%** _3,410_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _79_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|49.1% _3,886_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**50.9%** _4,023_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.4%** _4,112_|style="text-align:center;"|25.1% _1,933_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|21.5% _1,654_|

### Unified school districts

- USD 462, Central
- USD 463, Udall
- USD 465, Winfield
- USD 470, Arkansas city
- USD 471, Dexter

### Colleges

- Cowley College
- Southwestern College
- St. John's College _closed in 1986_

### Cities

- Winfield
- Arkansas City
- Udall
- Burden
- Parkerfield
- Dexter
- Atlanta
- Geuda Springs (partly in Sumner County)
- Cambridge

## References

- Notes

## More reading

- _History of Cowley County Kansas_; D.A. Millington / E.P. Greer; Winfield Courier; 162 pages; 1901. <small>(Download 16MB PDF eBook)</small>
- _Standard Atlas of Cowley County, Kansas_; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 54 pages; 1905.
- _Edwards' Historical Atlas of Cowley County, Kansas_; John P. Edwards; 52 pages; 1882.

## Other websites

- County
- Cowley County - Directory of Public Officials
- Historical
- Cowley County - GenWeb
- Maps
- Cowley 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**: Cowley County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Cowley County National Bank Building.JPG
- **ex image cap**: Cowley County National Bank Building (2013)
- **founded**: February 26, 1867
- **named for**: Matthew Cowley
- **seat wl**: Winfield
- **largest city wl**: Arkansas City
- **area total sq mi**: 1132
- **area land sq mi**: 1126
- **area water sq mi**: 6.7
- **area percentage**: 0.6%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 34549
- **population density sq mi**: 30.7
- **area codes**: Area code 620, 620
- **district**: 4th
- **time zone**: Central