Barton County, Kansas

Barton County (standard abbreviation: BT) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 25,493 people lived there. Its county seat is Great Bend. Great Bend is also the biggest city in Barton County. The county is named after Clara Barton. She was responsible for creating the American Red Cross.

History
In 1867, Barton County was created. It was named after Clara Barton. It is the only Kansas county named after a woman.

Geography
Barton County was drawn in the shape of a  square. The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.6%) is water. The geographic center of Kansas is in Barton County.

Major highways
Sources:  National Atlas,National Atlas  U.S. Census Bureau
 U.S. Route 56
 U.S. Route 281
 Kansas Highway 4
 Kansas Highway 96
 Kansas Highway 156

People

The Great Bend Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Barton County.

Government

Presidential elections
Prior to 1940, Barton County was a Democratic-leaning swing county in presidential elections, being a national bellwether from 1912 to 1936. From 1940 on, it has become a Republican Party stronghold, with the solitary Democratic Party presidential candidate to carry it since then being Lyndon B. Johnson in his national landslide of 1964.

+ Presidential election results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202477.3% 8,20520.8% 2,2071.9% 205202077.2% 8,60821.0% 2,3401.8% 202201676.3% 7,88817.8% 1,8395.9% 612201276.1% 7,87422.2% 2,2971.6% 170200870.6% 7,80227.4% 3,0272.1% 228200474.0% 8,66624.6% 2,8741.4% 166200066.7% 7,30229.6% 3,2383.8% 415199664.9% 7,85525.8% 3,1219.3% 1,123199237.7% 5,11328.3% 3,84634.0% 4,623198859.2% 7,74138.4% 5,0242.4% 310198475.6% 10,23223.0% 3,1111.4% 195198066.0% 9,14726.4% 3,6637.5% 1,042197655.6% 7,31141.8% 5,4972.5% 334197268.9% 8,47928.3% 3,4812.9% 352196854.9% 6,70036.6% 4,4648.6% 1,044196439.5% 4,82660.1% 7,3400.5% 55196055.6% 7,59944.2% 6,0360.2% 30195666.2% 8,64433.5% 4,3780.3% 41195270.4% 9,38028.9% 3,8470.7% 92194853.4% 6,19145.8% 5,3070.9% 102194459.4% 5,54740.3% 3,7610.4% 37194054.4% 6,01145.1% 4,9820.5% 50193637.1% 3,53462.8% 5,9780.1% 5193240.9% 3,36558.0% 4,7761.2% 97192863.9% 4,96635.8% 2,7770.3% 24192456.5% 4,10922.1% 1,60521.5% 1,560192068.8% 3,99329.1% 1,6882.2% 125191644.5% 2,89150.6% 3,2924.9% 319191217.0% 69250.9% 2,06932.1% 1,308190844.8% 1,72952.0% 2,0043.2% 124190458.2% 1,93937.1% 1,2354.7% 158190046.5% 1,56452.6% 1,7720.9% 30189642.6% 1,21556.6% 1,6160.8% 24189243.1% 1,38156.9% 1,823188849.2% 1,35344.6% 1,2286.2% 171

Education

Unified school districts
The five school districts are part of the special education area of Barton County called Barton County Special Services.
 Central Plains USD 112
 Ellinwood USD 355
 Great Bend USD 428
 Hoisington USD 431
 Otis-Bison USD 403 (Rush County)

Community colleges
 Barton Community College

Communities

Cities

Albert
Claflin
Ellinwood
Galatia
Great Bend
Hoisington
Olmitz
Pawnee Rock
Susank

References

More reading
County
 Atlas and Plat Book of Barton County, Kansas; Kenyon Co; 55 pages; 1916.
 Plat Book of Barton County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 47 pages; 1902.

Trails
 The Story of the Marking of the Santa Fe Trail by the Daughters of the American Revolution in Kansas and the State of Kansas; Almira Cordry; Crane Co; 164 pages; 1915.
 The National Old Trails Road To Southern California, Part 1 (LA to KC); Automobile Club Of Southern California; 64 pages; 1916.

Other websites

County

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

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