Cheyenne County, Kansas

Cheyenne County (county code CN) is a county in the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 2,616 people lived there. Its county seat is St. Francis. St. Francis is also the biggest city in Cheyenne County.

History
In 1873, Cheyenne County was created.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.1%) is water.

Major highways
Sources:  National Atlas,National Atlas  U.S. Census BureauU.S. Census Bureau TIGER shape files
 U.S. Route 36
 Kansas Highway 27
 Kansas Highway 161

Time Zones
The county is in the Central Time zone, but is bordered by the Mountain Time Zone in three directions; it is the only county in the United States to be like this. Dundy County, Nebraska to the north, Yuma County, Colorado and Kit Carson County, Colorado to the west, and Sherman County to the south are all in the Mountain Time Zone. Because of this, Rawlins County is Cheyenne County's only neighbor to also practice Central Time.

People


Government

Presidential elections
Cheyenne County is very Republican. Only four Republican presidential candidates since 1888 have lost the county.

+ Presidential election results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202483.3% 1,18514.5% 2062.2% 31202082.8% 1,18315.7% 2241.5% 22201683.4% 1,17312.9% 1813.8% 53201281.3% 1,15916.3% 2332.4% 34200876.6% 1,14821.6% 3231.8% 27200480.0% 1,35318.9% 3201.1% 19200076.0% 1,31220.3% 3503.8% 65199666.8% 1,21123.3% 4229.9% 179199249.2% 86323.2% 40727.6% 485198863.4% 1,10534.1% 5942.5% 44198479.1% 1,44219.5% 3561.4% 26198073.9% 1,33019.9% 3586.2% 112197655.8% 1,00842.0% 7582.2% 39197275.5% 1,44020.9% 3993.6% 68196870.7% 1,42320.5% 4128.9% 179196456.2% 1,14743.4% 8860.3% 7196071.4% 1,62228.0% 6360.6% 13195668.8% 1,47930.8% 6630.4% 8195275.6% 1,91523.6% 5970.8% 20194853.5% 1,21942.9% 9783.6% 81194468.0% 1,61031.1% 7360.9% 22194064.1% 1,76035.4% 9710.5% 13193642.4% 1,24157.2% 1,6730.4% 11193234.6% 97960.7% 1,7164.7% 134192869.6% 1,46627.8% 5862.6% 54192450.4% 1,11921.8% 48527.8% 617192062.4% 1,07927.2% 47110.4% 179191631.8% 49850.2% 78718.0% 282191215.9% 14034.1% 30150.0% 441190854.3% 48637.9% 3397.8% 70190472.9% 44615.7% 9611.4% 70190054.1% 34844.5% 2861.4% 9189649.6% 32748.8% 3221.7% 11189250.5% 50548.6% 4861.0% 10188863.1% 77934.0% 4202.9% 36

Education

Unified school districts
 Cheylin USD 103
 St. Francis Schools USD 297

Communities

Cities
Bird City
St. Francis

References

More reading
 Standard Atlas of Cheyenne County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 48 pages; 1907.

Other websites

County

 Cheyenne County - Directory of Public Officials
Other
 Cheyenne County Hospital
 St. Francis Herald
Maps
 Cheyenne 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