Morton County, Kansas

Morton County (standard abbreviation: MT) is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 2,701 people lived there. The county seat is Elkhart. Elkhart is also the biggest city in Morton County.

History
19th century
In 1886, Morton County was created. It was named after Oliver Morton, who was a United States Senator from Indiana from 1867 to 1877. In 1886, the community of Richfield was created as the county seat.

20th century
In the 1930s, the economy of the area was hurt by the Dust Bowl. This made the economy in the area much worse during the Great Depression.

In 1961, the county seat moved from Richfield to Elkhart.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.03%) is water.

Major highways
20px Kansas Highway 27
20px Kansas Highway 51
20px U.S. Highway 56

People


Government

Morton County is often won by Republican Candidates. However Jimmy Carter almost won the county in 1976, however Gerald Ford barely won the county by .2%. The last time the county was won by a Democrat was in 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson.

Presidential elections

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202086.3% 1,03412.5% 1501.2% 14201682.9% 99512.3% 1474.8% 58201283.9% 1,07214.8% 1891.3% 17200882.2% 1,15316.3% 2291.4% 20200481.7% 1,28717.5% 2760.8% 13200077.3% 1,20320.6% 3212.1% 33199667.9% 1,07323.8% 3768.4% 132199254.8% 91523.8% 39821.4% 357198864.4% 1,07434.1% 5691.6% 26198481.8% 1,53317.2% 3221.0% 19198069.6% 1,15724.9% 4145.5% 91197648.9% 73848.7% 7352.4% 36197272.7% 1,16522.7% 3634.7% 75196851.0% 77031.5% 47517.5% 264196439.0% 60960.1% 9380.9% 14196060.7% 91838.7% 5860.6% 9195664.8% 81434.7% 4360.6% 7195269.9% 89328.4% 3621.7% 22194852.6% 62446.0% 5451.4% 17194462.5% 61737.2% 3670.3% 3194055.7% 64343.6% 5030.7% 8193641.8% 63657.6% 8760.6% 9193234.6% 62161.0% 1,0934.4% 79192878.8% 1,01020.2% 2591.0% 13192455.0% 66923.5% 28621.5% 261192073.0% 78324.8% 2662.2% 24191642.4% 40547.9% 4579.7% 93191234.0% 12040.8% 14425.2% 89190850.5% 15445.9% 1403.6% 11190454.1% 5344.9% 441.0% 1190060.0% 5140.0% 340.0% 0189658.4% 5240.5% 361.1% 1189257.6% 10642.4% 78188858.0% 33335.7% 2056.3% 36

Education

Unified school districts
 Rolla USD 217
 Elkhart USD 218

Communities

Cities
 Elkhart
 Richfield
 Rolla

References

Other websites

County

 Morton County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Morton 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:1886 establishments in Kansas