Russell County, Kansas

Russell County (standard abbreviation: RS) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 6,691 people lived there. The county seat is Russell. Russell is also the biggest city in Russell County.

History
In 1867, Russell County was established.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (1.5%) is water.

People


Government

Presidential elections

+ Presidential election results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202080.5% 2,79017.3% 6002.2% 77201680.6% 2,57414.4% 4615.0% 158201279.8% 2,55318.5% 5931.7% 54200876.2% 2,50922.4% 7361.5% 48200475.8% 2,67123.0% 8101.3% 44200069.9% 2,43425.5% 8864.7% 162199679.0% 3,34716.6% 7054.4% 186199235.7% 1,43429.3% 1,17834.9% 1,403198861.2% 2,40336.9% 1,4481.9% 75198477.0% 3,67322.1% 1,0550.9% 43198073.0% 3,24120.5% 9106.4% 286197667.8% 3,16531.1% 1,4531.1% 51197273.8% 3,16823.6% 1,0112.6% 113196867.0% 3,17726.6% 1,2616.4% 301196448.9% 2,43550.3% 2,5050.7% 37196065.6% 3,60734.0% 1,8700.4% 24195671.8% 3,92028.0% 1,5280.2% 13195276.0% 4,81323.7% 1,4990.3% 21194856.5% 3,11342.5% 2,3431.0% 56194467.6% 3,34432.0% 1,5830.5% 23194058.6% 3,71440.7% 2,5790.8% 49193637.5% 2,24162.4% 3,7360.1% 7193239.0% 1,80558.8% 2,7232.2% 103192866.6% 2,78232.7% 1,3660.8% 32192464.3% 2,63716.8% 68719.0% 777192075.3% 2,40722.6% 7242.1% 67191648.9% 2,01147.0% 1,9344.1% 169191216.9% 41640.0% 98343.1% 1,061190857.1% 1,36041.0% 9761.9% 45190471.4% 1,45125.3% 5153.3% 66190059.7% 1,23339.2% 8101.1% 22189651.6% 90247.1% 8231.3% 23189257.4% 1,00742.6% 746188860.8% 95336.4% 5712.8% 43

Education
Unified school districts
 Central Plains USD 112 (serves Dorrance and southeastern part of county south of I-70; extends into Barton, Ellsworth and Rice Counties)
 Sylvan-Lucas Unified USD 299 (serves Lucas, Luray and northeast part of county along K-18; extends into Lincoln County)
 Natoma/Paradise/Waldo USD 399 (serves Paradise, Waldo and northwest part of county along K-18; extends into Osborne and Rooks Counties)
 Russell USD 407 (serves cities of Russell, Gorham, Bunker Hill and rural south central and southwest parts of county; does not extend into any other counties)

Communities

Cities

 Bunker Hill
 Dorrance
 Gorham
 Lucas
 Luray
 Paradise
 Russell
 Waldo

References

Notes

More reading
County
 Russell County in the War : Being a Record of the War Activities of the County and the Part that it Played in the Great Struggle; John E. Wilson; Capper Printing; 190 pages; 1921.
 Plat Book of Russell County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 47 pages; 1901.
Trails
 Guide Map of the Best and Shortest Cattle Trail to the Kansas Pacific Railway; Kansas Pacific Railway Company; 1875. (Read Online)(Map)

Other websites

County

 Russell County - Directory of Public Officials
Other
 Russell County Fair, held the first week of August
Maps
 Russell 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