Decatur County, Kansas

Decatur County (county code DC) is a county in Northwest Kansas. In 2020, 2,764 people lived there. Its county seat is Oberlin. Oberlin is also the biggest city in Decatur County. The county is named after Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr.

History
Decatur County was created on March 20, 1873 and organized on December 15, 1879. It is named after the Navy war hero Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr.. He served during the First Barbary War and the Second Barbary War and the War of 1812.

Oberlin was where the last Native American (specifically the Northern Cheyenne) Raid in Kansas happened.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.07%) is water.

People


Government
Decatur county is very Republican. The last time a democratic candidate won the county was in 1936 by Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Presidential elections

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202084.1% 1,26014.6% 2181.3% 20201683.0% 1,21012.2% 1784.7% 69201279.5% 1,21817.4% 2663.1% 48200876.8% 1,18922.2% 3431.0% 16200477.9% 1,35520.4% 3551.7% 30200071.4% 1,25524.1% 4244.6% 80199668.1% 1,25522.6% 4179.3% 172199245.0% 94027.6% 57627.4% 573198860.1% 1,29136.9% 7933.0% 64198478.2% 1,77020.6% 4671.2% 28198073.0% 1,64219.7% 4437.3% 165197652.7% 1,23243.3% 1,0114.0% 93197270.2% 1,70725.3% 6164.4% 108196865.7% 1,65425.9% 6528.4% 210196451.0% 1,38248.5% 1,3140.6% 16196063.8% 1,84635.9% 1,0380.3% 8195668.6% 2,02831.1% 9200.3% 9195274.5% 2,45125.0% 8210.5% 16194851.4% 1,54546.7% 1,4021.9% 58194459.9% 1,75839.5% 1,1590.6% 17194056.2% 2,01843.0% 1,5460.8% 29193642.1% 1,72757.6% 2,3620.4% 15193236.3% 1,43961.0% 2,4222.7% 108192866.5% 2,31432.5% 1,1291.0% 35192446.9% 1,62135.2% 1,21817.9% 618192051.6% 1,44843.5% 1,2215.0% 140191627.7% 1,00767.0% 2,4315.3% 193191214.9% 25655.5% 95529.6% 509190839.3% 89854.8% 1,2505.9% 135190459.7% 1,21520.2% 41120.1% 409190041.8% 84857.0% 1,1581.2% 24189636.4% 59463.2% 1,0320.4% 7189238.6% 61961.4% 985188857.4% 1,22434.3% 7318.3% 177

Education

Unified school districts
 Oberlin USD 294
 Prairie Heights USD 295, dissolved as of July 1, 2006; absorbed by USD 294.

Communities

Cities
 Clayton
 Dresden
 Jennings
 Norcatur
 Oberlin

References

More reading
 Handbook of Decatur County, Kansas; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 25 pages; 1885.
 Standard Atlas of Decatur County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 80 pages; 1921.
 Standard Atlas of Decatur County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 69 pages; 1905.

Other websites

County

 Decatur County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Decatur 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:1873 establishments in Kansas