Hodgeman County, Kansas

Hodgeman County (county code HG) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 1,723 people lived there. Its county seat is Jetmore. Jetmore is also the biggest city in Hodgeman County.

History
Hodgeman County was created in 1867. It was named after Amos Hodgman, member of the 7th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. The letter E was later added to the namesake's name.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.04%) is water.

People


Government

Presidential elections
Hodgeman County is very Republican. Only six Republican presidential candidates have failed to win the county from 1888 to the present, and no Democrat has to win even a quarter of the county's votes since Michael Dukakis in 1988. The last Democrat to win the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976.

+ Presidential election results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202083.7% 87514.7% 1541.5% 16201684.1% 85512.2% 1243.7% 38201281.9% 86816.9% 1791.2% 13200878.9% 86519.3% 2111.8% 20200480.6% 95318.9% 2230.6% 7200076.8% 83519.9% 2173.3% 36199669.4% 80821.6% 2519.0% 105199250.9% 62521.0% 25828.2% 346198860.4% 73236.2% 4393.4% 41198474.2% 93924.2% 3061.7% 21198066.2% 83127.0% 3396.8% 86197643.8% 57653.0% 6973.2% 42197268.4% 85326.5% 3315.1% 63196859.2% 75630.3% 38710.5% 134196442.3% 60757.3% 8210.4% 6196061.5% 92637.8% 5700.7% 11195671.6% 1,11328.0% 4350.4% 6195276.4% 1,33022.5% 3921.0% 18194860.8% 94537.9% 5901.3% 20194466.3% 98233.1% 4900.6% 9194060.9% 1,09238.5% 6900.7% 12193640.1% 78159.7% 1,1620.2% 3193245.6% 84753.2% 9881.3% 24192867.6% 1,12231.8% 5280.7% 11192460.7% 89924.8% 36714.6% 216192073.3% 94523.7% 3063.0% 38191637.5% 56450.5% 76112.0% 181191217.2% 13638.1% 30244.7% 354190857.1% 41140.3% 2902.6% 19190467.5% 44928.9% 1923.6% 24190056.3% 32342.7% 2451.1% 6189653.7% 26245.9% 2240.4% 2189261.2% 36338.8% 230188864.0% 56325.0% 22011.0% 97

Education

Unified school districts
 Hodgeman County USD 227 (Consolidated in 2011)

Communities

Cities
 Hanston
 Jetmore

References

Notes

More reading
 Handbook of Hodgeman County, Kansas; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 34 pages; 1887.
 Standard Atlas of Hodgeman County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 56 pages; 1907.

Other websites

County

 Hodgeman County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Hodgeman 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:1867 establishments in Kansas