Cowley County, Kansas

Cowley County (county code CL) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.  In 2020, 34,549 people lived there. Its county seat is Winfield. Its biggest city is Arkansas City.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.6%) is water.

People



Cowley County comprises the Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Wichita-Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Combined Statistical Area.

Government

Presidential elections

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202067.9% 9,65630.0% 4,2732.1% 302201665.5% 8,27028.1% 3,5516.3% 800201263.6% 8,08134.0% 4,3192.4% 310200861.6% 8,49236.4% 5,0122.1% 283200465.1% 9,40733.4% 4,8181.5% 222200056.9% 8,08039.0% 5,5354.2% 595199650.8% 7,87236.1% 5,58813.2% 2,039199234.4% 5,42234.2% 5,40531.4% 4,957198854.4% 7,77843.3% 6,1862.3% 322198465.0% 10,00833.7% 5,1931.3% 198198057.1% 8,74935.8% 5,4747.1% 1,089197650.3% 7,51347.5% 7,0952.2% 323197270.5% 10,33224.5% 3,5925.0% 729196854.3% 8,07033.7% 5,01412.0% 1,777196447.9% 7,09251.3% 7,5910.8% 114196062.0% 10,27637.4% 6,2050.6% 99195663.9% 6,73435.6% 3,7530.4% 46195268.1% 11,45431.2% 5,2420.7% 116194852.1% 8,10245.3% 7,0422.6% 397194455.9% 8,45343.5% 6,5770.6% 90194054.0% 9,68445.3% 8,1150.8% 136193643.5% 8,37856.1% 10,8050.4% 72193244.7% 7,65750.7% 8,6814.6% 788192880.8% 12,70117.9% 2,8181.3% 202192458.5% 8,52921.7% 3,16119.8% 2,887192059.2% 7,35238.1% 4,7332.7% 329191643.9% 5,29749.4% 5,9626.8% 816191215.8% 1,11335.9% 2,53948.3% 3,414190842.4% 2,57849.3% 2,9958.3% 505190461.3% 3,96122.5% 1,45616.1% 1,042190050.5% 3,67947.1% 3,4362.4% 174189645.1% 2,87153.6% 3,4101.2% 79189249.1% 3,88650.9% 4,023188853.4% 4,11225.1% 1,93321.5% 1,654

Education

Unified school districts
 USD 462, Central
 USD 463, Udall
 USD 465, Winfield
 USD 470, Arkansas city
 USD 471, Dexter

Colleges
 Cowley College
 Southwestern College
 St. John's College closed in 1986

Communities

Cities
 Winfield
 Arkansas City
 Udall
 Burden
 Parkerfield
 Dexter
 Atlanta
 Geuda Springs (partly in Sumner County)
 Cambridge

References

Notes

More reading
 History of Cowley County Kansas; D.A. Millington / E.P. Greer; Winfield Courier; 162 pages; 1901. (Download 16MB PDF eBook)
 Standard Atlas of Cowley County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 54 pages; 1905.
 Edwards' Historical Atlas of Cowley County, Kansas; John P. Edwards; 52 pages; 1882.

Other websites

County

 Cowley County - Directory of Public Officials
Historical
 Cowley County - GenWeb
Maps
 Cowley 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