Barber County, Kansas

Barber County (county code BA) is a county in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 4,228 people lived there. The county seat is Medicine Lodge. Medicine Lodge is also the biggest city in Barber County.  Barber County was named after Thomas W. Barber (born 22 February 1814), an abolitionist martyr who was killed in Douglas County on 6 December 1855, during the Wakarusa War.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.2%) is water.

Major highways
Sources: National Atlas,National Atlas  U.S. Census Bureau
 U.S. Route 160
 U.S. Route 281
 Kansas Highway 2

 Demographics 

Government

This county has generally voted Republican in recent elections. The last time a democratic candidate has carried this county was in 1964.

Presidential elections

+ Presidential Elections ResultsDave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202485.4% 1,85413.3% 2881.3% 28202086.0% 2,01412.4% 2911.6% 37201681.8% 1,85012.7% 2865.5% 125201276.6% 1,77220.8% 4822.6% 60200874.5% 1,83324.3% 5981.3% 31200474.2% 1,78224.5% 5881.4% 33200070.3% 1,75525.5% 6374.2% 106199662.2% 1,69626.8% 73011.1% 303199242.5% 1,22526.4% 75931.1% 897198856.9% 1,53941.3% 1,1181.8% 49198471.8% 2,11227.4% 8060.8% 22198062.5% 1,87230.5% 9147.0% 208197650.4% 1,56848.1% 1,4941.5% 47197274.3% 2,30823.4% 7272.4% 73196860.6% 2,02330.7% 1,0278.7% 291196448.5% 1,75850.9% 1,8450.6% 21196066.5% 2,70333.1% 1,3470.4% 16195668.3% 2,69831.4% 1,2410.3% 10195274.1% 3,07124.8% 1,0281.1% 46194850.9% 2,01347.8% 1,8911.2% 49194458.3% 2,14040.9% 1,5010.8% 31194052.8% 2,38945.9% 2,0741.3% 58193639.4% 1,81660.2% 2,7740.4% 18193240.9% 1,67156.8% 2,3212.4% 96192876.4% 2,98422.3% 8711.3% 49192458.3% 2,21823.9% 90917.9% 681192066.5% 2,40030.4% 1,0983.2% 114191641.0% 1,63251.7% 2,0617.3% 290191212.7% 29538.1% 88349.2% 1,139190853.7% 1,09742.3% 8644.0% 81190458.3% 96734.1% 5667.6% 126190051.2% 86246.5% 7832.4% 40189644.5% 59754.3% 7291.3% 17189237.8% 88362.2% 1,456188848.8% 97735.5% 71015.7% 315

Education

Unified school districts
 Barber County North USD 254
 South Barber County USD 255

Communities

Cities
 Hardtner
 Hazelton
 Isabel
 Kiowa
 Medicine Lodge
 Sharon
 Sun City

References

More reading
 Chosen Land: A History of Barber County, Kansas; The Barber County History Committee; Taylor Printing; 1980.
 Standard Atlas of Barber County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 76 pages; 1923.
 Standard Atlas of Barber County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 64 pages; 1905.

Other websites

County


 Barber County - Development 
 Grave of abolitionist martyr Thomas W. Barber, for whom Barber County is named  at FindAGrave.com
Maps
 Barber County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

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