Bourbon County, Kansas

Bourbon County (county code BB) is a county  in Southeast Kansas. In 2020, 14,360 people lived there. Its county seat is Fort Scott. Fort Scott is also the biggest city in Bourbon County.

History
19th century
In 1855, Bourbon County was founded.

21st century
Bourbon virus is a new strain of thogotovirus. It was first found in Bourbon County. In spring 2014, an otherwise healthy man was bitten by a tick. The man got the virus. He died 11 days later from organ failure.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.6%) is water.

Major highways
Sources:  National Atlas,National Atlas  U.S. Census Bureau
 U.S. Route 54
 U.S. Route 69
 Kansas Highway 3
 Kansas Highway 7
 Kansas Highway 31
 Kansas Highway 39
 Kansas Highway 65

People



Government

Presidential elections
Bourbon County is a strongly Republican county. Only six presidential elections from 1888 to the present have resulted in Republicans failing to win the county, with the last of these being in 1964.

+ Presidential election results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202475.9% 5,00321.9% 1,4442.2% 145202075.2% 5,02323.1% 1,5411.7% 112201671.6% 4,42421.6% 1,3366.7% 415201265.6% 4,10231.9% 1,9962.5% 156200862.5% 4,24035.3% 2,3942.2% 147200465.4% 4,37233.1% 2,2161.5% 98200061.1% 3,85235.1% 2,2113.9% 245199650.2% 3,31837.7% 2,49112.2% 805199240.2% 2,87635.1% 2,50924.8% 1,774198857.8% 3,66041.4% 2,6230.8% 49198468.4% 4,85830.6% 2,1751.0% 69198059.2% 4,26336.2% 2,6054.6% 331197651.8% 3,58946.7% 3,2371.5% 103197270.1% 4,77628.1% 1,9121.9% 126196856.9% 3,98332.0% 2,24111.1% 780196444.9% 3,29054.4% 3,9800.7% 53196063.0% 5,06236.5% 2,9280.5% 41195662.4% 5,30637.1% 3,1510.6% 47195265.3% 5,78534.1% 3,0230.6% 56194851.4% 4,22547.2% 3,8791.4% 111194456.7% 4,79042.9% 3,6220.5% 39194053.6% 5,75145.7% 4,8980.7% 78193648.6% 5,40251.4% 5,7140.0% 4193242.6% 4,27755.6% 5,5771.8% 181192875.9% 7,25123.3% 2,2230.9% 82192449.0% 4,21033.2% 2,85017.9% 1,538192052.1% 4,19445.1% 3,6322.8% 225191637.6% 3,37058.1% 5,2094.3% 388191227.0% 1,44841.3% 2,20931.7% 1,698190847.8% 2,69547.7% 2,6864.5% 253190459.3% 3,23433.1% 1,8087.6% 415190051.4% 3,02447.5% 2,7991.1% 65189648.2% 2,90051.0% 3,0670.8% 50189249.2% 2,80350.8% 2,889188857.1% 3,56929.3% 1,83113.7% 854

Communities

Cities
 Bronson
 Fort Scott
 Fulton
 Mapleton
 Redfield
 Uniontown

Notable people
 Jonathan M. Davis, 22nd Governor of Kansas; born in Bourbon County.

References

More reading
 Standard Atlas of Bourbon County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 67 pages; 1920.
 History of Bourbon County, Kansas: To the Close of 1865; Thomas F. Robley; 269 pages; 1894.
 An Illustrated Historical Atlas of Bourbon County, Kansas; Edwards Brothers of Missouri; 55 pages; 1878.

Other websites

County

 Bourbon County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Bourbon County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society


Category:1855 establishments in Kansas Territory