Seward County, Kansas

Seward County (standard abbreviation: SW) is a county of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 21,964 people lived there. The county seat is Liberal. Liberal is also the biggest city in Seward County. The county was created on March 20, 1873. It was named after William Henry Seward.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.2%) is water. It borders Oklahoma to the south.

People

The Liberal, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Seward County.

Government

Presidential elections

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202063.7% 3,37234.6% 1,8331.7% 89201662.7% 3,15932.3% 1,6285.0% 251201269.9% 3,61728.8% 1,4901.3% 69200871.1% 3,79128.0% 1,4931.0% 52200478.5% 4,27220.6% 1,1220.8% 45200075.9% 3,86922.1% 1,1262.0% 101199668.4% 3,81223.5% 1,3098.1% 452199251.1% 3,47721.9% 1,48827.1% 1,841198870.5% 4,08928.6% 1,6550.9% 53198480.5% 5,22218.5% 1,1981.0% 64198070.8% 4,38523.6% 1,4605.6% 346197664.2% 3,60434.0% 1,9071.9% 104197277.3% 3,86619.8% 9893.0% 148196862.3% 3,06526.3% 1,29111.4% 562196453.3% 2,91046.1% 2,5200.6% 32196070.4% 3,97429.3% 1,6540.3% 14195671.0% 2,88528.6% 1,1620.5% 19195272.8% 3,13626.6% 1,1460.6% 26194852.0% 1,82945.9% 1,6142.1% 74194453.9% 1,59045.5% 1,3420.6% 17194049.7% 1,50348.7% 1,4741.7% 50193635.6% 1,10864.2% 1,9970.1% 4193243.6% 1,29753.0% 1,5763.3% 99192877.0% 1,87322.1% 5380.9% 22192452.0% 1,18429.7% 67618.3% 417192061.5% 1,29034.4% 7224.1% 85191634.5% 67856.3% 1,1059.2% 181191215.0% 15538.1% 39447.0% 486190848.1% 42746.5% 4135.4% 48190465.5% 15226.7% 627.8% 18190060.4% 12238.1% 771.5% 3189655.9% 10043.6% 780.6% 1189257.1% 15642.9% 117188861.2% 40031.7% 2077.2% 47

Seward County has voted Republican since 1940.David Leip's Atlas of US Elections The last time Seward County voted for a Democratic candidate for President was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.Geographie Electorale In the Kansas Senate it is currently represented by Republican Garrett Love. In the Kansas House of Representatives it is represented by Republicans Bill Light and Carl Holmes.Institute for Policy and Social Research 

Education

Unified school districts
 Liberal USD 480
 Kismet-Plains USD 483

Communities

Cities
 Kismet
 Liberal

References

Notes

Other websites

County

 Seward County - Directory of Public Officials

Historical railroad trestle - "Samson of the Cimarron"
 Samson of the Cimarron, kansastravel.org
 Mighty Samson Bridge nears 73rd birthday , leaderandtimes.com
 Sampson of the Cimarron history, rits.org

Maps
 Seward County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society


Category:1873 establishments in Kansas