Rooks County, Kansas

Rooks County (standard abbreviation: RO) is a county of the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, 4,919 people lived there. The county seat is Stockton, and the largest city is Plainville.

 History 
Rooks County was founded on February 26, 1867 and named for Private John C. Rooks of the 11th Kansas Infantry who died at the Battle of Prairie Grove near Fayetteville, Arkansas, during the Civil War.Kansas Place-Names,John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, 

 Geography 
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that  is land and  (0.5%) is water.

 Bordering counties 
 Phillips County (north)
 Smith County (northeast)
 Osborne County (east)
 Ellis County (south)
 Trego County (southwest)
 Graham County (west)

 People 


 Government 

 Presidential elections 

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202086.1% 2,32512.6% 3391.3% 35201684.0% 2,03111.4% 2754.7% 113201282.9% 2,03814.7% 3612.5% 61200879.9% 2,06818.1% 4682.0% 52200478.3% 2,12119.7% 5342.0% 55200072.7% 2,01621.5% 5975.8% 162199666.9% 1,86423.3% 6509.8% 273199240.4% 1,24925.0% 77134.6% 1,070198864.5% 1,93833.7% 1,0121.9% 57198477.8% 2,60420.9% 6991.4% 46198071.4% 2,27522.8% 7255.9% 187197653.0% 1,66445.0% 1,4121.9% 61197271.7% 2,45726.4% 9041.9% 64196863.0% 2,25228.3% 1,0128.7% 310196450.6% 1,98549.0% 1,9230.4% 16196063.3% 2,84036.5% 1,6390.2% 11195670.9% 3,05928.7% 1,2380.4% 19195274.3% 3,33124.7% 1,1051.0% 46194856.6% 2,19742.1% 1,6361.3% 49194466.5% 2,36132.9% 1,1660.6% 22194060.6% 2,59038.6% 1,6500.8% 33193649.0% 2,15051.0% 2,2350.0% 0193246.4% 2,00551.6% 2,2292.0% 88192870.7% 2,58328.6% 1,0440.7% 25192466.0% 2,44225.1% 9308.8% 327192069.9% 2,14327.5% 8432.6% 78191638.3% 1,62156.5% 2,3945.2% 219191224.1% 54538.3% 86537.6% 848190853.1% 1,28041.6% 1,0035.2% 126190464.5% 1,26625.2% 49510.3% 203190049.3% 92749.2% 9251.5% 29189645.1% 81753.6% 9711.3% 24189247.9% 81152.1% 881188858.3% 1,11221.6% 41220.1% 383

 Education 

 Unified school districts 
Palco USD 269
limited to western edge of county; includes Palco, Damar and Zurich
Plainville USD 270
southern half of county, except western edge zoned to Palco
Stockton USD 271
northern half of county

 Communities 

 Cities 
 Damar
 Palco
 Plainville
 Stockton
 Woodston
 Zurich

 Unincorporated communities 
 Codell
 Webster

 Townships 
Rooks County is divided into twelve 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.

Sources: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau; Census Data Explorer from the U.S. Census Bureau. Township  FIPS  Populationcenter Population(2020)  Populationdensity/km² (/sq mi) Land areakm² (sq mi)  Water areakm² (sq mi)  Water % Geographic coordinates Township 1  71203   196  1 (2)  276 (107)  1 (0)  0.23%   Township 2  71207   360  1 (3)  278 (107)  1 (0)  0.24%   Township 3  71211 Stockton  1,360  7 (19)  184 (71)  0 (0)  0.14%   Township 4  71215   11  0 (0)  93 (36)  0 (0)  0.13%   Township 5  71219   64  0 (1)  277 (107)  0 (0)  0.05%   Township 6  71224   86  0 (1)  178 (69)  8 (3)  4.31%   Township 7  71229   154  2 (4)  92 (35)  0 (0)  0.05%   Township 8  71234   265  3 (7)  93 (36)  0 (0)  0.08%   Township 9  71239   45  0 (1)  93 (36)  0 (0)  0.05%   Township 10  71243   173  1 (2)  187 (72)  0 (0)  0.08%   Township 11  71246  Plainville  2,063  7 (19)  279 (108)  1 (0)  0.40%   Township 12  71249   142  1 (1)  276 (107)  1 (0)  0.24%  

 References 

 Other websites 

County

 Rooks County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Rooks County Maps: Current, Historic , KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

Category:Kansas counties
Category:1867 establishments in Kansas