Linn County, Kansas

Linn County (county code LN) is a county in east-central Kansas. In 2020, 9,591 people lived there. Its county seat is Mound City. Its biggest city is Pleasanton. The county was named after Lewis F. Linn, a U.S. Senator from Missouri.

History
19th century
Explorers in the early 19th century found abandoned mining sites along a creek south of the Marais des Cygnes river. No one knows who the miners were. Early residents of the region decided to call the waterway "Mine Creek."

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (2.0%) is water.

People


Linn County is included in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Government

Presidential elections

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202080.2% 4,04817.8% 8962.0% 102201678.2% 3,48416.5% 7365.3% 234201271.1% 3,17726.2% 1,1702.7% 120200866.8% 3,08630.9% 1,4252.3% 106200464.3% 3,04834.4% 1,6311.3% 62200059.0% 2,51337.3% 1,5873.7% 159199649.0% 2,07737.5% 1,59013.4% 568199234.2% 1,41332.8% 1,35333.0% 1,365198858.6% 2,16340.6% 1,4970.8% 31198470.3% 2,79529.0% 1,1520.7% 27198064.9% 2,40731.2% 1,1573.9% 146197652.0% 1,87346.7% 1,6811.3% 48197273.4% 2,59324.8% 8761.8% 63196863.1% 2,25025.1% 89311.8% 422196452.7% 1,93946.9% 1,7250.4% 15196070.2% 2,82429.2% 1,1760.6% 24195671.6% 2,99128.2% 1,1770.2% 7195274.0% 3,52725.6% 1,2200.4% 20194860.5% 2,63238.4% 1,6731.1% 49194468.5% 3,18531.0% 1,4420.4% 20194066.0% 4,08633.4% 2,0670.6% 34193658.8% 3,87240.7% 2,6820.5% 33193244.5% 2,64754.0% 3,2161.5% 90192875.2% 4,23123.6% 1,3281.2% 68192457.9% 3,16130.8% 1,68311.3% 614192062.8% 3,18934.8% 1,7642.4% 122191645.5% 2,69949.4% 2,9305.2% 307191224.0% 85835.8% 1,28340.2% 1,441190851.8% 1,95044.0% 1,6574.2% 158190462.5% 2,32429.2% 1,0858.3% 307190052.2% 2,27946.8% 2,0430.9% 41189646.6% 2,15352.5% 2,4240.8% 39189249.4% 2,04650.6% 2,098188852.5% 2,16619.4% 80228.1% 1,157

Education

Unified school districts
 Pleasanton USD 344
 Jayhawk USD 346
 Prairie View USD 362

Communities

Cities
 Blue Mound
 La Cygne
 Linn Valley
 Mound City
 Parker
 Pleasanton
 Prescott

References

Notes

More reading
 Plat Book of Linn County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 44 pages; 1906.

Other websites

County

 Linn County - Directory of Public Officials
Other
 Linn County News (local newspaper)
Maps
 Marion 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