Thomas County, Kansas

**Thomas County** (standard abbreviation: **TH**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020 census, 7,930 people lived there. Its county seat is Colby.

### 19th century

**Thomas County** was created on October 8, 1885. It was named after George Henry Thomas, a Union General during the American Civil War, hero of the Battle of Chickamauga. The townships of the county were named after the soldiers that died at the Battle of Chickamauga.

## 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

- Interstate 70
- U.S. Highway 24
- U.S. Highway 83
- Kansas Highway 25

### Presidential elections

Thomas County is very Republican. The last time a democratic candidate has won Thomas County was in 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson.

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**82.2%** _3,130_|style="text-align:center;"|16.4% _625_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _55_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**81.3%** _2,908_|style="text-align:center;"|13.2% _473_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.5% _195_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**80.3%** _2,788_|style="text-align:center;"|17.2% _598_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% _88_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**77.2%** _2,837_|style="text-align:center;"|21.4% _787_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _49_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**77.7%** _3,007_|style="text-align:center;"|21.1% _816_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _47_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.7%** _2,822_|style="text-align:center;"|21.4% _807_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.0% _151_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.8%** _2,725_|style="text-align:center;"|22.2% _866_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.1% _316_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**47.1%** _1,849_|style="text-align:center;"|23.8% _932_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|29.1% _1,141_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.5%** _2,342_|style="text-align:center;"|36.4% _1,408_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.1% _120_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.7%** _3,107_|style="text-align:center;"|21.9% _887_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _57_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.4%** _2,789_|style="text-align:center;"|24.9% _1,045_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.8% _368_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.9%** _2,246_|style="text-align:center;"|43.3% _1,802_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.8% _116_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.7%** _2,300_|style="text-align:center;"|27.8% _943_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.5% _153_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.8%** _1,971_|style="text-align:center;"|32.6% _1,074_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.6% _250_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|45.6% _1,528_|style="text-align:center;"|**53.6%** _1,793_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _27_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.5%** _2,081_|style="text-align:center;"|38.0% _1,285_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _18_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.1%** _1,888_|style="text-align:center;"|37.4% _1,138_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _16_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.5%** _2,490_|style="text-align:center;"|29.8% _1,069_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _26_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**49.4%** _1,497_|style="text-align:center;"|48.7% _1,476_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _57_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.1%** _1,631_|style="text-align:center;"|39.8% _1,097_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _30_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.2%** _1,721_|style="text-align:center;"|44.8% _1,423_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _31_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|35.4% _1,200_|style="text-align:center;"|**64.0%** _2,168_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _20_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|33.7% _1,158_|style="text-align:center;"|**61.2%** _2,103_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.2% _177_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.0%** _1,828_|style="text-align:center;"|32.4% _899_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _44_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.5%** _1,436_|style="text-align:center;"|30.1% _822_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|17.4% _477_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.6%** _1,046_|style="text-align:center;"|39.0% _747_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.5% _124_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|31.2% _642_|style="text-align:center;"|**63.0%** _1,299_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.8% _120_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|14.2% _127_|style="text-align:center;"|**48.2%** _432_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|37.7% _338_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|45.0% _569_|style="text-align:center;"|**49.8%** _630_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.2% _66_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.0%** _548_|style="text-align:center;"|21.3% _205_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|21.7% _209_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|42.0% _404_|style="text-align:center;"|**57.2%** _551_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _8_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|38.0% _304_|style="text-align:center;"|**61.3%** _490_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _6_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|41.3% _490_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**58.7%** _697_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.0%** _751_|style="text-align:center;"|35.6% _486_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.4% _128_|

### Unified school districts

- Brewster USD 314
- Colby USD 315
- Golden Plains USD 316

### Cities

- Brewster
- Colby
- Gem
- Menlo
- Oakley (Part)
- Rexford

## More readings

- _Standard Atlas of Thomas County, Kansas_; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 64 pages; 1907.

## Other websites

- County
- Thomas County - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps
- Thomas 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**: Thomas County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Thomas County Courthouse Colby Kansas 5-7-2014.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Thomas County Courthouse in Colby, Kansas, Colby (2014)
- **founded**: October 8, 1885
- **named for**: George Henry Thomas
- **seat wl**: Colby
- **largest city wl**: Colby
- **area total sq mi**: 1075
- **area land sq mi**: 1075
- **area water sq mi**: 0.1
- **area percentage**: 0.01
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 7930
- **population density sq mi**: 7.4
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central