Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Pottawatomie County (standard abbreviation: PT) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 25,348 people lived there. The county seat is Westmoreland. The county is named after the Potawatomi group of Native Americans.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that  is land and  (2.4%) is water.

People

Pottawatomie County is part of the Manhattan Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Government

Presidential elections

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202072.2% 9,45225.3% 3,3132.4% 318201671.2% 7,61220.8% 2,2258.0% 856201271.8% 6,80424.6% 2,3353.6% 340200870.2% 6,92926.3% 2,5993.5% 349200471.7% 6,32624.7% 2,1763.6% 321200064.5% 4,98526.4% 2,0379.2% 709199658.2% 4,50425.8% 1,99716.1% 1,243199238.9% 3,10626.3% 2,09934.9% 2,785198859.5% 3,89738.9% 2,5441.7% 108198471.1% 4,59827.8% 1,7981.1% 72198063.4% 3,89528.1% 1,7248.6% 525197659.1% 3,48339.3% 2,3161.7% 98197273.5% 3,94724.2% 1,2982.3% 124196863.7% 3,26726.7% 1,3689.7% 495196451.4% 2,60648.0% 2,4320.6% 32196063.2% 3,66636.6% 2,1250.2% 13195675.0% 4,33524.6% 1,4220.4% 25195277.9% 4,94421.9% 1,3870.2% 12194862.6% 3,70936.6% 2,1670.8% 45194470.0% 4,07429.7% 1,7270.3% 18194069.1% 5,04530.5% 2,2260.4% 28193653.8% 3,97744.4% 3,2841.9% 137193245.5% 3,33953.2% 3,9101.3% 97192865.3% 4,45134.4% 2,3410.4% 24192468.3% 4,34023.1% 1,4718.6% 545192077.0% 4,48122.2% 1,2930.8% 49191655.7% 3,68842.8% 2,8341.6% 104191225.1% 1,05837.9% 1,59937.0% 1,559190860.8% 2,65038.5% 1,6800.7% 30190469.9% 2,63227.7% 1,0452.4% 91190056.4% 2,55642.6% 1,9291.0% 46189650.0% 2,30849.3% 2,2760.8% 37189249.8% 2,10750.2% 2,124188858.9% 2,41935.8% 1,4715.2% 214

Pottawatomie County is very Republican. The only Democratic presidential candidate to get a majority in Pottawatomie County was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. Since 1940 only Lyndon Johnson in 1964 has gotten as much as forty percent of the county’s vote.

Education
Unified school districts
The Unified School Districts that serve Pottawatomie County include:
 Wamego USD 320 (Wamego, Louisville, Belvue)
 Kaw Valley USD 321 (St. Marys, Emmett)
 Onaga USD 322 (Onaga, Havensville, Wheaton)
 Rock Creek USD 323
 Riley County USD 378 (West-Central Pottawatomie County)
 Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 (Southwest Pottawatomie County)
 Blue Valley USD 384 (Olsburg, Fostoria)

Private schools
 St. Marys Academy & College (St. Marys)
 Flint Hills Christian School (Manhattan)

Communities

Cities

 Belvue

 Emmett
 Havensville
 Louisville
 Manhattan, mainly in Riley County
 Olsburg
 Onaga
 St. George
 St. Marys
 Wamego
 Westmoreland
 Wheaton

References

Notes

More reading
 Handbook of Pottawatomie and Riley Counties, Kansas; Modern Ago; 20 pages; 1880s.
 Standard Atlas of Pottawatomie County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 57 pages; 1905.
 Onaga Courier's Township Map of Pottawatomie County, Kansas; Onaga Courier; 59 pages; 1899.

Other websites

County

 Pottawatomie County - Directory of Public Officials
 Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation - PCEDC
Maps
 Pottawatomie County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

Category:1857 establishments in Kansas Territory