Jewell County, Kansas

Jewell County (county code JW) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 2,932 people lived there. Its county seat is Mankato. Mankato is also the biggest city in Jewell County.

History
In 1887, Jewell County was created. It was named after Lieutenant Colonel Lewis R. Jewell of the 6th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry.

In 1887, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a railroad from Neva (3 miles west of Strong City) to Superior, Nebraska.  This railroad connected Strong City, Neva, Rockland, Diamond Springs, Burdick, Lost Springs, Jacobs, Hope, Navarre, Enterprise, Abilene, Talmage, Manchester, Longford, Oak Hill, Miltonvale, Aurora, Huscher, Concordia, Kackley, Courtland, Webber, Superior.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.5%) is water.

People


Government

Presidential elections

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202085.2% 1,38713.0% 2121.8% 29201681.9% 1,22312.1% 1806.1% 91201282.5% 1,23515.3% 2292.2% 33200877.7% 1,23119.8% 3132.5% 40200478.1% 1,49520.1% 3851.8% 35200074.6% 1,40020.3% 3805.2% 97199669.0% 1,37420.9% 41710.0% 200199245.7% 1,05023.7% 54630.6% 704198868.0% 1,54630.1% 6841.9% 44198476.5% 1,99222.4% 5831.1% 29198072.8% 2,07420.3% 5786.9% 197197657.5% 1,59240.1% 1,1112.4% 67197274.0% 2,24223.7% 7162.3% 70196866.2% 2,17225.7% 8428.2% 268196453.6% 1,89545.3% 1,6011.1% 39196072.3% 2,91427.2% 1,0950.6% 24195675.5% 3,39523.0% 1,0341.5% 67195280.9% 4,16217.2% 8851.9% 100194863.2% 3,14331.6% 1,5745.2% 258194474.2% 3,75424.0% 1,2161.8% 89194071.6% 4,59126.8% 1,7191.6% 105193657.8% 3,84941.7% 2,7800.5% 35193248.2% 3,32448.8% 3,3673.0% 205192876.9% 4,58321.6% 1,2891.5% 88192464.8% 4,34227.8% 1,8617.4% 495192066.0% 3,92531.9% 1,8992.1% 126191639.8% 3,02255.1% 4,1805.1% 383191220.5% 90642.4% 1,87137.1% 1,640190853.5% 2,41042.9% 1,9323.6% 164190468.1% 2,72023.2% 9278.7% 348190052.0% 2,44846.5% 2,1921.5% 71189644.4% 1,90254.7% 2,3420.9% 39189245.6% 1,96354.4% 2,343188854.8% 2,28524.0% 99921.2% 885

Education

Unified school districts
 Rock Hills USD 107

Communities

Cities
 Burr Oak
 Esbon
 Formoso
 Jewell
 Mankato
 Randall
 Webber

References

More reading
 Atlas and Plat Book of Jewell County, Kansas; Kenyon Co; 27 pages; 1921.
 Standard Atlas of Jewell County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 59 pages; 1908.
 Atlas of Jewell County, Kansas; Gillen & Davy ; 52 pages; 1884.

Other websites

County
 Jewell County - Directory of Public Officials
 Jewell County - Community Development Association
Historical
 Jewell County Kansas History and Heritage Project, Genealogy
Maps
 Jewell County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

Category:1887 establishments in Kansas