McPherson County, Kansas

McPherson County (standard abbreviation: MP) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 30,223 people lived there. The biggest city is McPherson. It is also the county seat. The county is named after Civil War General James B. McPherson.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that  is land and  (0.3%) is water.

Major highways
 25px Interstate 135
 20px U.S. Route 56
 20px U.S. Route 81
 25px K-4
 25px K-61
 25px K-153

People

The McPherson Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of McPherson County.

Government

Presidential elections
McPherson county is often carried by Republican Candidates. The last time a democratic candidate has carried this county was in 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson.

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202069.0% 9,96428.6% 4,1342.4% 340201667.1% 8,54925.3% 3,2267.6% 967201269.5% 8,54528.1% 3,4492.5% 303200866.8% 8,93731.5% 4,2181.7% 231200471.8% 9,59526.9% 3,5891.4% 183200068.2% 8,50126.3% 3,2725.5% 688199663.2% 8,14227.5% 3,5369.4% 1,205199244.2% 5,74528.1% 3,64527.7% 3,601198858.8% 6,56339.0% 4,3542.2% 247198471.9% 8,63026.5% 3,1851.6% 189198058.8% 6,84328.7% 3,34012.5% 1,448197657.3% 3,51940.4% 2,4832.3% 138197270.6% 7,45727.0% 2,8582.4% 254196865.0% 6,42029.3% 2,8935.7% 567196445.6% 4,48352.7% 5,1731.7% 170196073.6% 7,92025.8% 2,7740.6% 65195673.8% 7,52125.5% 2,6030.7% 74195274.6% 8,05322.0% 2,3713.5% 374194857.5% 5,95237.5% 3,8795.0% 513194462.3% 5,84035.4% 3,3212.3% 211194060.2% 6,73237.9% 4,2401.8% 204193643.0% 4,74456.6% 6,2560.4% 46193243.7% 4,09853.4% 5,0032.9% 276192880.0% 6,23018.7% 1,4571.3% 102192466.0% 5,12819.7% 1,53014.3% 1,113192069.5% 4,87027.5% 1,9263.0% 211191647.6% 3,80646.8% 3,7375.6% 45119129.8% 45535.3% 1,63954.9% 2,553190857.4% 2,70840.4% 1,9052.3% 106190472.7% 2,99118.8% 7738.5% 349190054.6% 2,64043.9% 2,1211.5% 73189648.9% 2,26950.1% 2,3241.0% 44189248.4% 2,29451.6% 2,444188851.7% 2,27918.8% 82929.5% 1,300

Education

Unified school districts
 USD 400, Smoky Valley
 Lindsborg, Marquette, Rural Areas
 USD 418, McPherson
 McPherson, Rural Areas
 USD 419, Canton-Galva
 Canton, Galva, Rural Areas
 USD 423, Moundridge
 Moundridge, Rural Areas
 USD 448, Inman
 Inman, Rural Areas
District Office In Neighboring County
 USD 411, Goessel
 Rural Areas
 USD 444, Little River-Windom
 Windom, Rural Areas

Communities

Cities

 Canton
 Galva
 Inman
 Lindsborg
 Marquette
 McPherson
 Moundridge
 Windom

References

Notes

More reading
County
 Through the Years: A Pictorial History of McPherson County; McPherson Sentinel' Heritage House Publishing Co; 1992.
 McPherson County First Courthouse Built About 1869 or 1870; Lindsborg News-Record; March 30, 1959.
 Pioneer Life and Lore of McPherson County, Kansas; Edna Nyquist; Democratic-Opinion Press; 1932.
 A History of the Church of the Brethren in Kansas (includes McPherson College history); Elmer LeRoy Craik; McPherson Daily; Republican Press; 397 pages; 1922.
 Portrait and Biographical Record of Dickinson, Saline, McPherson, and Marion Counties, Kansas; Chapman Bros; 614 pages; 1893.
 Standard Atlas of McPherson County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 82 pages; 1921.
 Plat Book of McPherson County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 50 pages; 1903.
 Edwards' Atlas of McPherson County, Kansas; John P. Edwards; 51 pages; 1884.

Trails

 The National Old Trails Road To Southern California, Part 1 (LA to KC); Automobile Club Of Southern California; 64 pages; 1916. (Download 6.8MB PDF eBook)

Mennonite Settlements
 Impact of Mennonite settlement on the cultural landscape of Kansas; Brenda Martin; Kansas State University; 1985/1988.
 Mennonite settlement : the relationship between the physical and cultural environment; Susan Movle; University of Utah; 1975/1886.
 Status of Mennonite women in Kansas in their church and home relationships; Eva Harshbarger; Bluffton College; 1925/1945.

Other websites

County


Maps
 McPherson 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
Category:Kansas counties