Neosho County, Kansas

Neosho County (standard abbreviation: NO) is a county in the south east of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 15,904 people lived there. The county seat is Erie.

History
19th century
In 1861, Neosho County was created.

The first railroad was built through Neosho County in 1870.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (1.1%) is water.

People


Government

Presidential elections
Neosho County is a very Republican county. However, like the rest of Southeast Kansas counties, Democrats have not done poorly.

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202072.3% 4,97026.1% 1,7961.6% 111201670.2% 4,43123.8% 1,5016.1% 382201265.9% 4,27231.6% 2,0502.4% 158200862.2% 4,47335.6% 2,5632.2% 156200465.1% 4,70533.5% 2,4241.4% 102200058.3% 4,01437.6% 2,5884.1% 284199649.4% 3,40936.6% 2,52713.9% 961199237.1% 2,92635.5% 2,79927.5% 2,168198851.8% 3,73947.1% 3,4021.1% 81198464.1% 4,96834.6% 2,6791.3% 102198057.1% 4,61336.2% 2,9236.7% 541197650.3% 4,03847.9% 3,8421.8% 144197265.1% 5,03433.1% 2,5591.9% 145196852.9% 3,95036.5% 2,72510.6% 789196441.7% 3,45857.8% 4,7950.5% 43196062.7% 5,87736.8% 3,4510.5% 43195666.0% 5,88633.7% 3,0050.3% 29195268.6% 6,59531.1% 2,9870.3% 32194856.7% 5,07242.1% 3,7701.2% 105194462.5% 5,42037.3% 3,2330.3% 26194059.4% 6,55640.1% 4,4190.5% 56193650.6% 5,77749.1% 5,6110.4% 41193242.3% 4,21256.4% 5,6161.4% 137192872.3% 6,60326.9% 2,4590.8% 74192458.7% 5,10626.1% 2,27415.2% 1,319192060.8% 5,15037.7% 3,1951.4% 122191643.9% 4,05352.9% 4,8913.2% 295191230.2% 1,58038.1% 1,99331.8% 1,662190853.2% 2,92943.3% 2,3863.6% 196190462.1% 3,13430.3% 1,5307.6% 382190050.9% 2,42447.9% 2,2791.2% 56189645.2% 2,17754.0% 2,6010.8% 38189247.8% 2,00052.2% 2,183188849.7% 2,13426.6% 1,14423.7% 1,019

Education

Unified school districts
 Erie-Galesburg USD 101 (Web site), serves the communities of Erie, Galesburg, Stark.
 Cherokee USD 247 (Web site), serves mostly parts of Crawford and Cherokee counties, but also includes small parts of Labette and Neosho counties.
 Chanute USD 413 (Web site)
 Chetopa-St. Paul USD 505 (Web site)
 Cherryvale-Thayer USD 447 (Web site)

Cities

Cities
 Chanute
 Earlton
 Erie
 Galesburg
 Stark
 St. Paul
 Thayer

References

More reading
 Standard Atlas of Neosho County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 53 pages; 1906.

Other websites

County

 Neosho County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Neosho 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:1861 establishments in Kansas