Finney County, Kansas

Finney County (county code FI) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 38,470 people lived there. Its county seat is Garden City. Its biggest city is also Garden City.


History
Finney County was created around 1880. It was called Buffalo County and Sequoyah County. They were named after Sequoyah, the Cherokee Indian responsible for the creation of the Cherokee alphabet. The two counties were renamed Finney County. It was named after Lieutenant Governor David Wesley Finney.

Charles "Buffalo" Jones was the first member of the Kansas House of Representatives from Finney County. He tried to stop the buffalo from extinction.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.05%) is water. It is the second-largest county in Kansas by area.

Demographics

Finney County is included in the Garden City, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area.

2020 Census
The 2020 census says that there were 38,470 people living in Finney County. They made up 13,064 households. Of the people in the county, 51.7% were Hispanic or Latino, 37.7% were non-Hispanic White, 3.9% were non-Hispanic Asian, 3.5% were non-Hispanic Black, and 3.1% were other races or ethnicities.

Government

Presidential election results
Finney County has often supported Republican presidential candidates. The last time it supported a Democrat was in 1976. This was when Jimmy Carter won the county by only 102 votes.

+ Presidential election results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202061.1% 7,23636.5% 4,3252.4% 285201661.7% 6,35031.1% 3,1957.2% 740201268.5% 6,21929.5% 2,6822.0% 183200866.9% 6,92631.6% 3,2751.5% 153200475.3% 7,47923.7% 2,3511.0% 103200070.4% 6,44226.6% 2,4313.0% 277199665.4% 6,18825.6% 2,4209.0% 849199248.3% 5,27823.9% 2,61227.8% 3,043198860.1% 5,38138.1% 3,4081.8% 158198473.1% 6,93825.9% 2,4581.0% 98198058.6% 4,83132.6% 2,6898.8% 726197648.4% 3,71149.7% 3,8131.9% 143197265.7% 4,33531.2% 2,0623.1% 205196852.1% 3,29539.9% 2,5218.0% 507196437.4% 2,20161.9% 3,6390.7% 43196059.6% 3,72039.9% 2,4900.5% 30195666.9% 3,57632.8% 1,7520.4% 20195272.3% 4,29026.9% 1,5970.8% 45194850.0% 2,50847.2% 2,3672.8% 140194458.2% 2,36641.0% 1,6670.8% 32194053.4% 2,34946.1% 2,0270.6% 24193640.9% 1,86358.8% 2,6820.3% 13193247.0% 2,11651.1% 2,3001.9% 84192876.7% 2,43322.3% 7091.0% 32192461.7% 1,75321.6% 61416.7% 476192069.0% 1,57327.1% 6193.9% 89191642.8% 1,23847.3% 1,37010.0% 288191218.0% 28336.4% 57345.7% 719190861.5% 1,00033.9% 5514.7% 76190466.8% 59824.0% 2159.2% 82190059.9% 52538.3% 3361.8% 16189657.9% 50541.9% 3660.2% 2189258.3% 47841.7% 342188863.0% 69431.6% 3485.5% 60

Education

Unified school districts
 Holcomb USD 363
 Garden City USD 457

Communities

Cities
 Garden City
 Holcomb

References

Notes

More reading
 Plat Book of Finney County, Kansas; Western Publishing Company; 50 pages; 1910.

Other websites

County

 Finney County - Directory of Public Officials
Other
 Finney County Public Library 
Maps
 Finney 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:1883 establishments in Kansas
Category:Santa Fe Trail