Miami County, Kansas

**Miami County** (county code **MI**) is a county in east-central Kansas. In 2020, 34,191 people lived there. Its county seat is Paola. Paola is also the biggest city in Miami County.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (2.5%) is water.

## People

Miami County is included in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.4%** _12,308_|style="text-align:center;"|29.2% _5,247_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% _434_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.9%** _10,003_|style="text-align:center;"|26.3% _3,991_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.8% _1,181_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.4%** _9,858_|style="text-align:center;"|31.7% _4,712_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _286_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.0%** _9,382_|style="text-align:center;"|37.3% _5,742_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _253_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.3%** _9,013_|style="text-align:center;"|34.5% _4,838_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _165_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.0%** _6,611_|style="text-align:center;"|39.2% _4,554_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.8% _442_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**48.0%** _5,256_|style="text-align:center;"|38.7% _4,237_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|13.3% _1,462_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|31.8% _3,528_|style="text-align:center;"|**34.6%** _3,835_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|33.6% _3,733_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.7%** _4,807_|style="text-align:center;"|47.6% _4,427_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _72_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.0%** _5,877_|style="text-align:center;"|34.0% _3,076_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _83_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.1%** _4,740_|style="text-align:center;"|37.0% _3,071_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.9% _490_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|48.7% _3,999_|style="text-align:center;"|**48.7%** _4,000_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% _217_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.0%** _5,234_|style="text-align:center;"|28.2% _2,140_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.7% _207_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**48.9%** _3,614_|style="text-align:center;"|37.1% _2,739_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|14.0% _1,033_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|38.4% _2,907_|style="text-align:center;"|**61.0%** _4,620_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _43_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.9%** _4,857_|style="text-align:center;"|41.8% _3,505_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _34_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.3%** _5,031_|style="text-align:center;"|40.4% _3,428_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _25_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.3%** _5,623_|style="text-align:center;"|37.4% _3,374_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _25_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|49.4% _3,650_|style="text-align:center;"|**49.5%** _3,660_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _78_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.3%** _4,326_|style="text-align:center;"|42.6% _3,217_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% _9_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.8%** _5,178_|style="text-align:center;"|42.8% _3,900_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _43_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.3%** _4,676_|style="text-align:center;"|49.5% _4,601_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% _14_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|43.0% _3,667_|style="text-align:center;"|**55.6%** _4,739_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _114_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.7%** _5,931_|style="text-align:center;"|26.3% _2,148_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _78_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.8%** _4,788_|style="text-align:center;"|25.7% _1,994_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|12.5% _971_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.9%** _4,060_|style="text-align:center;"|36.8% _2,450_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _154_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|41.7% _3,086_|style="text-align:center;"|**54.7%** _4,047_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.5% _260_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|23.7% _1,033_|style="text-align:center;"|**44.1%** _1,919_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|32.2% _1,404_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.0%** _2,475_|style="text-align:center;"|46.5% _2,256_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% _119_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.5%** _2,899_|style="text-align:center;"|31.2% _1,425_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.4% _244_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.3%** _2,663_|style="text-align:center;"|47.1% _2,401_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _31_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|47.1% _2,541_|style="text-align:center;"|**52.1%** _2,812_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _42_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|49.1% _2,243_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**50.9%** _2,325_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.3%** _2,170_|style="text-align:center;"|37.8% _1,600_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.9% _459_|

### Unified school districts

- Osawatomie USD 367
- Paola USD 368
- Louisburg USD 416
- Spring Hill USD 230
- Wellsville USD 289

### Cities

- Fontana
- Louisburg
- Osawatomie
- Paola
- Spring Hill (partly in Johnson County)

## References

- Notes

## More reading

- _Standard Atlas of Miami County, Kansas_; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 47 pages; 1901.
- _An Illustrated Historical Atlas of Miami County, Kansas_; Edwards Brothers; 48 pages; 1878.

## Other websites

- County
- Miami County - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps
- Miami 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**: Miami County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Miami county kansas courthouse 2009.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Miami County Courthouse in Paola, Kansas, Paola (2009)
- **founded**: August 25, 1855
- **named for**: Miami people, Miami tribe
- **seat wl**: Paola
- **largest city wl**: Spring Hill
- **area total sq mi**: 590
- **area land sq mi**: 576
- **area water sq mi**: 15
- **area percentage**: 2.5%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 34,191
- **population density sq mi**: 59.4
- **district**: 3rd
- **time zone**: Central