Kingman County, Kansas

Kingman County (standard abbreviation: KM) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 7,470 people lived there. The county seat is Kingman. Kingman is also the biggest city in Kingman County.

History
19th century
In 1872, Kingman County was created. It was named after Samuel A. Kingman, chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court."Samuel Austin Kingman".  Kansas Historical Society.  Retrieved April 21, 2016.

During the 1870s, Kingman County had a lot of bison. The old-time cowboy author Frank H. Maynard said he went there on his first buffalo hunt.Maynard, Frank H. Cowboy's Lament: A Life on the Open Range.  Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech University Press, 2010, 3. .

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.4%) is water.

People


Kingman County is included in the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Government

Presidential elections

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202079.3% 3,13019.0% 7521.7% 67201675.9% 2,53018.0% 5996.2% 205201274.2% 2,39722.7% 7333.1% 101200871.0% 2,60326.3% 9632.7% 98200474.4% 2,80124.0% 9041.6% 59200070.2% 2,67226.0% 9913.8% 145199664.7% 2,65924.5% 1,00610.9% 448199240.4% 1,68026.4% 1,10033.2% 1,383198858.7% 2,20537.8% 1,4203.4% 129198472.0% 2,82626.7% 1,0471.3% 50198063.6% 2,61027.6% 1,1338.8% 359197644.9% 1,83952.3% 2,1422.7% 112197268.9% 2,75627.7% 1,1073.4% 137196860.3% 2,31831.2% 1,2018.5% 326196445.9% 1,91753.3% 2,2260.8% 32196062.3% 2,90437.2% 1,7350.5% 23195669.1% 3,22630.6% 1,4280.3% 16195276.5% 3,82022.0% 1,0961.5% 76194855.9% 2,64042.5% 2,0081.6% 76194463.7% 2,82735.6% 1,5790.7% 29194054.4% 3,06844.8% 2,5280.9% 49193635.1% 2,01464.6% 3,7050.2% 13193238.0% 1,92360.2% 3,0501.8% 92192869.6% 3,28729.8% 1,4080.6% 26192454.3% 2,41624.2% 1,07721.5% 954192063.2% 2,81834.9% 1,5571.9% 85191638.3% 1,89153.1% 2,6268.6% 426191211.0% 33646.4% 1,42142.7% 1,309190847.3% 1,44248.5% 1,4794.3% 130190463.2% 1,60026.1% 66110.7% 271190050.8% 1,28646.7% 1,1832.5% 63189640.9% 98857.7% 1,3931.5% 35189243.1% 1,22556.9% 1,616188850.2% 1,41322.1% 62227.7% 780

Education

Unified school districts
 USD 331 Kingman - Norwich
 USD 332 Cunningham - West Kingman County

Communities

Cities
 Cunningham
 Kingman
 Nashville
 Norwich
 Penalosa
 Spivey
 Zenda

References

More reading
 Standard Atlas of Kingman County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 74 pages; 1921.
 Plat Book of Kingman County, Kansas; Northwest Publishing Co; 45 pages; 1903.

Other websites

County

 Kingman County - Directory of Public Officials
 Kingman County - Economic Development Council
Maps
 Kingman 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:1872 establishments in Kansas