Ness County, Kansas

Ness County (standard abbreviation: NS) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 2,687 people lived there. The county seat is Ness City. Ness City is also the biggest city in Ness County.  The county was named after Corporal Noah V. Ness of the 7th Kansas Cavalry.Kansas Place-Names,John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, 

History
19th century
In 1867, Ness County was created.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.02%) is water.

People


Government

Presidential elections

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202088.5% 1,3399.8% 1491.7% 25201684.5% 1,22811.1% 1624.4% 64201283.7% 1,20915.1% 2181.2% 17200879.2% 1,20719.0% 2891.9% 29200477.4% 1,40721.0% 3821.6% 29200075.7% 1,42020.4% 3833.9% 73199668.2% 1,33621.8% 42810.0% 196199243.6% 96725.5% 56530.9% 686198856.6% 1,23040.8% 8872.6% 57198475.3% 1,77922.9% 5401.8% 43198067.5% 1,65725.1% 6167.4% 182197646.5% 1,01650.6% 1,1062.8% 62197268.4% 1,53929.0% 6522.7% 60196858.2% 1,35233.0% 7678.7% 203196439.5% 1,03459.7% 1,5620.7% 19196063.4% 1,68336.2% 9600.5% 12195670.8% 1,87628.6% 7580.6% 16195276.3% 2,28822.1% 6641.6% 48194858.1% 1,68938.9% 1,1303.0% 88194465.5% 1,74532.9% 8761.7% 45194058.7% 1,82639.5% 1,2301.8% 56193639.2% 1,30260.3% 2,0020.5% 18193242.7% 1,40953.6% 1,7723.7% 123192871.5% 2,05827.2% 7841.3% 36192464.6% 1,62921.5% 54113.9% 350192069.3% 1,40224.3% 4926.4% 129191637.6% 92749.2% 1,21313.2% 324191218.1% 23235.8% 45846.1% 590190848.0% 63534.8% 46117.2% 228190458.8% 68716.1% 18825.1% 293190044.9% 51151.2% 5833.9% 44189639.0% 35458.0% 5263.0% 27189244.4% 49555.6% 619188857.3% 89130.2% 47012.5% 195

Ness County is very overwhelmingly Republican. The last time a Democrat won the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976.

Education

Unified school districts
 Western Plains USD 106
 Ness City USD 303
 LaCrosse USD 395, mostly in Rush County

Communities

Cities
 Bazine
 Brownell
 Ness City
 Ransom
 Utica

References

Notes

More reading
 Handbook of Ness County, Kansas; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 42 pages; 1887.
 Standard Atlas of Ness County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 64 pages; 1906.

Other websites

County

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


Category:1867 establishments in Kansas