Dickinson County, Kansas

Dickinson County (county code DK) is a county in Central Kansas. In 2020, 18,402 people lived there. Its county seat is Abilene. Abilene is also the biggest city in Dickinson County. The county was named after Daniel S. Dickinson.

History
19th century
In 1857, Dickinson County was created.

The first railroad in Dickinson County was built through it in 1866.

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a railroad from Topeka to Herington. This main line connected Topeka, Valencia, Willard, Maple Hill, Vera, Paxico, McFarland, Alma, Volland, Alta Vista, Dwight, White City, Latimer, Herington.

21st century
In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was built through Dickinson County. There was a lot of controversy about tax exemption and environmental concerns.Keystone Pipeline - Marion County Commission calls out Legislative Leadership on Pipeline Deal; April 18, 2010. Keystone Pipeline - TransCanada inspecting pipeline; December 10, 2010.

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

People


Government

Presidential elections

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202076.2% 7,12622.0% 2,0601.7% 163201673.4% 6,02919.6% 1,6097.0% 572201272.5% 5,83225.1% 2,0202.4% 190200870.2% 6,08128.0% 2,4221.9% 164200471.6% 6,29526.9% 2,3641.5% 132200064.8% 5,24329.8% 2,4135.4% 436199660.5% 5,17428.4% 2,42311.1% 951199241.8% 3,85127.3% 2,51830.9% 2,852198863.3% 5,12135.5% 2,8701.3% 101198474.0% 6,48724.7% 2,1681.3% 116198067.6% 5,65425.2% 2,1087.1% 597197655.2% 4,75942.6% 3,6722.2% 186197275.3% 6,51522.6% 1,9572.0% 175196864.3% 5,57427.7% 2,3998.0% 693196453.2% 4,70446.0% 4,0700.8% 73196069.2% 6,95630.4% 3,0540.5% 45195674.9% 7,42224.8% 2,4520.3% 34195281.8% 8,96917.9% 1,9670.3% 31194860.0% 5,91838.7% 3,8151.4% 134194465.9% 6,22733.8% 3,1900.3% 29194063.3% 6,93136.1% 3,9570.6% 70193652.6% 5,93647.1% 5,3130.3% 34193249.0% 5,32049.2% 5,3391.8% 190192877.0% 7,75822.3% 2,2460.7% 66192464.6% 6,17817.7% 1,69017.8% 1,698192069.1% 5,76128.6% 2,3872.3% 189191645.1% 4,32351.9% 4,9743.1% 296191218.3% 98840.4% 2,18241.2% 2,225190853.3% 2,88642.2% 2,2824.6% 246190466.9% 3,18525.6% 1,2197.5% 358190052.9% 2,77144.9% 2,3522.1% 112189648.3% 2,29150.6% 2,3991.1% 52189247.1% 2,41952.9% 2,712188854.2% 2,74633.4% 1,69512.4% 630

Education

Unified school districts
 USD 393, Solomon
 Solomon, Rural Areas
 USD 435, Abilene
 Abilene, Rural Areas
 USD 473, Chapman
 Chapman, Carlton, Manchester, Enterprise, Rural Areas
 USD 487, Herington
 Herington, Rural Areas
District Office In Neighboring County
 USD 481, Rural Vista (headquarters in White City)
 Hope, Woodbine, Rural Areas

Communities

Cities

 Abilene
 Carlton
 Chapman
 Enterprise
 Herington
 Hope
 Manchester
 Solomon (partly in Saline County)
 Woodbine

Famous people

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. He moved to Abilene when he was 2 years old. Prior to that he was a five-star general in the United States Army. He was Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe World War II. He planned the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942–43 and the invasion of France and Germany in 1944–45. The Eisenhower Library is in Abilene.

Joe Engle is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut.

References

Notes

More reading
County
 The Scully Land System in Marion County, Kansas; Homer Socolofsky; Kansas State University; 110 pages; 1944/1947. (includes Dickinson County)
 Standard Atlas of Dickinson County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 82 pages; 1921.
 Plat Book and Complete Survey of Dickinson County, Kansas; Kenyon Company ; 54 pages; 1909.
 Standard Atlas of Dickinson County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 63 pages; 1901.
 Portrait and Biographical Record of Dickinson, Saline, McPherson, and Marion Counties, Kansas; Chapman Bros; 614 pages; 1893.

Trails
 The National Old Trails Road To Southern California, Part 1 (LA to KC); Automobile Club Of Southern California; 64 pages; 1916. (Download 6.8MB PDF eBook)

Other websites

County


Historical
 Dickinson County Kansas History and Heritage Project
Maps
 Dickinson County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

Category:1857 establishments in Kansas Territory