Sheridan County, Kansas

Sheridan County (standard abbreviation: SD) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 2,447 people lived there. Its county seat is Hoxie.  The county was named after Phillip H. Sheridan, a general of the American Civil War era.

History
19th century
In 1873, the rest of the unorganized part of the state was divided into 22 new counties. This included Sheridan County. Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1903-1904 (1904)  Sheridan County was then organized in 1880. The county seat was in Kenneth.Cutler, William G. History of the State of Kansas (1883) 

20th century
The railroad was still used in Sheridan County until 1998. After flooding east of Plainville in the 1993 floods damaged the railroad, the railroad decided not to rebuild. The entire railroad from Plainville to Colby was abandoned by 1998.Surfact Transportation Board Decision, Docket No. AB-33, March 21, 1997 , STB.gov, Retrieved 23 October 2017The Plainville Branch, Abandonedrails.com, Retrieved 23 October 2017

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.03%) is water.

People


Government

Presidential elections

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202088.7% 1,28210.2% 1471.1% 16201687.1% 1,1979.2% 1273.6% 50201286.0% 1,15412.5% 1681.5% 20200880.5% 1,10818.5% 2541.0% 14200481.4% 1,14417.0% 2391.6% 23200076.0% 1,13218.9% 2815.1% 76199674.2% 1,05318.6% 2647.3% 103199245.2% 73921.2% 34733.6% 550198857.9% 90138.6% 6003.5% 55198473.9% 1,27424.3% 4191.9% 32198071.0% 1,20223.1% 3915.9% 100197649.2% 83846.5% 7934.3% 74197264.4% 1,13431.4% 5524.3% 75196858.4% 1,00232.8% 5638.9% 152196443.8% 80855.7% 1,0280.6% 11196051.9% 1,04747.3% 9540.7% 15195667.4% 1,32432.2% 6330.4% 7195273.9% 1,58125.9% 5550.2% 4194852.7% 1,09746.4% 9660.9% 19194466.9% 1,34232.8% 6580.4% 7194062.1% 1,49237.6% 9030.4% 9193640.3% 1,00757.7% 1,4422.1% 52193232.4% 87865.5% 1,7732.1% 56192860.5% 1,45038.8% 9300.7% 16192459.1% 1,32024.3% 54216.6% 371192069.5% 1,19427.8% 4772.7% 46191637.5% 76058.7% 1,1893.8% 78191218.2% 19547.5% 50934.3% 368190848.9% 63948.3% 6312.8% 37190457.9% 60728.0% 29314.1% 148190046.3% 44551.9% 4991.8% 17189640.5% 28255.1% 3844.5% 31189241.1% 325 58.9% 466188862.0% 62333.5% 3374.5% 45

Sheridan County is very Republican.

Education

Unified school districts
 Hoxie USD 412

Communities

Cities
 Hoxie
 Selden

References

More reading
 Standard Atlas of Sheridan County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 58 pages; 1907.

Other websites

County

 Sheridan County - Directory of Public Officials
Other
 Discover Sheridan County 
Maps
 Sheridan 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:1873 establishments in Kansas