Chase County, Kansas

Chase County (county code CS) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 2,572 people lived there. Its county seat is Cottonwood Falls. Cottonwood Falls is also the biggest city in Chase County.  The center of population of Kansas is in Chase County, about four miles north of Strong City.

History
In 1859, Chase County was created in the Kansas Territory.

In 1871, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a railroad from Emporia to Newton.Santa Fe Rail History  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.

The south-western border one mile "notch" into Marion County was created under strange circumstances. There was a murder. Marion County didn't want to have the trial, so a section one mile wide and eighteen miles long was given to Chase County. This was to make it so that the murder had happened there.Kansas State Historical Society - Marion County The one mile strip of land is still part of Chase County.

Historical markers
 Landmark of Distinction - The Chase County Courthouse.A Landmark of Distinction - The Chase County Courthouse; Historical Marker; Blue Skyways (archived).
 Chase County and The Bluestem Pasture Region of Kansas.Chase County & The Bluestem Pasture Region of Kansas; Historical Marker; Blue Skyways (archived).
 The Bluestem Pasture Region of Kansas.The Bluestem Pasture Region of Kansas; Historical Marker; Blue Skyways (archived).
 W. B. Strong Memorial Railroad Park.W. B. Strong Memorial Railroad Park; Historical Marker; Blue Skyways (archived).

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
 Interstate 35 All of I-35 in Chase County is part of the Kansas Turnpike. The general public can't get to it from inside the county.Google Maps Street View
 U.S. Route 50
 K-150
 K-177

People


Government

Presidential elections

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202474.6% 1,09023.8% 3481.6% 24202075.3% 1,12323.1% 3451.5% 23201670.8% 96923.1% 3166.1% 84201268.8% 87528.2% 3583.0% 38200870.5% 97627.7% 3831.8% 25200470.3% 1,05527.9% 4181.9% 28200064.4% 84829.7% 3915.9% 78199650.2% 77832.0% 49617.8% 276199236.2% 61027.9% 47035.9% 605198860.6% 88436.9% 5382.5% 36198474.0% 1,16225.0% 3931.0% 15198066.9% 1,07325.8% 4137.3% 117197657.6% 92240.2% 6432.3% 36197276.0% 1,18420.2% 3153.7% 58196862.6% 1,03827.9% 4629.5% 158196450.3% 90249.4% 8860.3% 5196064.1% 1,27635.5% 7080.4% 8195674.5% 1,55325.4% 5290.2% 4195277.8% 1,81522.0% 5130.3% 6194858.9% 1,43239.6% 9611.5% 37194460.0% 1,51039.7% 9980.4% 9194057.8% 1,87141.5% 1,3440.7% 23193648.4% 1,61051.3% 1,7060.3% 9193246.0% 1,48552.7% 1,7031.3% 43192872.8% 2,07925.9% 7391.3% 38192462.6% 1,82226.1% 75811.3% 330192063.2% 1,65934.4% 9042.4% 64191644.1% 1,35651.6% 1,5844.3% 132191225.4% 47643.4% 81231.2% 585190853.0% 1,02143.3% 8343.6% 70190464.4% 1,21729.7% 5625.9% 111190052.5% 1,08446.3% 9561.2% 25189644.7% 81254.1% 9811.2% 22189247.4% 89152.7% 990188854.1% 1,12628.5% 59317.4% 362

Education

Unified school districts
 USD 284, Chase County
 Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, Matfield Green, Cedar Point, Elmdale, Clements, Saffordville, Bazaar, Rural Areas
 Chase County Junior/Senior High School

District Office In Neighboring County
 USD 398, Peabody-Burns
 Wonsevu, Rural Areas
 Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School

Communities

Cities
 Cedar Point
 Cottonwood Falls
 Elmdale
 Matfield Green
 Strong City

References

More reading

 Chase County - Its Past, Present, and Future; Chase County Leader; May 28, 1914.
 Plat Book of Chase County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 39 pages; 1901.

Other websites


 Chase County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT

Category:1859 establishments in Kansas Territory