Wichita County, Kansas

Wichita County (standard abbreviation: WH) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020 census, 2,152 people lived there. Its county seat is Leoti.

History
19th century
In 1886, Wichita County was created.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . All of it is land.

Major highways
20px Kansas Highway 25
20px Kansas Highway 96

People


Government

Presidential elections

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202083.5% 80815.4% 1491.1% 11201680.4% 76914.6% 1404.9% 47201283.2% 82115.9% 1570.9% 9200882.4% 84016.0% 1631.6% 16200481.8% 86917.2% 1830.9% 10200078.8% 85919.0% 2072.2% 24199671.1% 79621.4% 2397.5% 84199255.4% 68119.6% 24125.0% 308198862.8% 72134.8% 3992.4% 28198478.9% 91620.0% 2321.1% 13198070.0% 88024.1% 3036.0% 75197647.9% 59349.6% 6142.5% 31197269.9% 79425.4% 2884.8% 54196860.4% 75729.0% 36410.6% 133196444.2% 52955.3% 6620.5% 6196055.6% 70243.9% 5540.5% 6195670.4% 74729.4% 3120.2% 2195275.9% 91023.0% 2761.1% 13194856.3% 60641.1% 4432.6% 28194464.3% 60435.0% 3290.6% 6194059.1% 64439.7% 4331.2% 13193641.1% 44858.4% 6370.6% 6193232.9% 37564.3% 7322.8% 32192854.9% 46443.8% 3701.3% 11192462.7% 48219.1% 14718.2% 140192073.9% 42222.2% 1273.9% 22191644.0% 31846.1% 3339.8% 71191222.1% 8236.4% 13541.5% 154190854.3% 23340.3% 1735.4% 23190467.3% 24525.0% 917.7% 28190060.4% 20138.4% 1281.2% 4189652.3% 21446.9% 1920.7% 3189253.3% 24546.7% 215188859.4% 43828.1% 20712.6% 93

Wichita County is very Republican. The last Democrat to win the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976. In the past six elections no Democrat has won more than twenty percent of Wichita County’s vote.

Laws
Although the Kansas Constitution was changed in 1986 to allow the sale of alcohol, Wichita County is still a "dry" county.

Education
 Leoti USD 467

Communities

City
 Leoti

References

Notes

More reading
 Standard Atlas of Wichita County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 60 pages; 1920.

Other websites

County

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

Category:Kansas counties
Category:1886 establishments in Kansas