Ford County, Kansas

Ford County (county code FO) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 34,287 people lived there. Its county seat is Dodge City. Dodge City is also the biggest city in Ford County. The county is named after Colonel James Hobart Ford.

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

The Dodge City Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Ford County.

The 2020 census says that there were 34,287 people. These people made up households. 50.1% of the people were White, 2.9% were Black or African American, 2.2% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 24.5% from other races, and 19.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 57.4% of the population.

Government

Presidential elections
Ford County has been strongly Republican for most of its history, especially in recent elections. Only eight Democratic presidential candidates from 1888 to the present day have won the county. The most recent winner being Jimmy Carter in 1976.

+ Presidential election results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202065.1% 5,80333.1% 2,9471.9% 165201665.8% 5,11427.6% 2,1496.6% 511201267.0% 5,60231.1% 2,6001.9% 160200864.6% 5,73033.7% 2,9911.6% 143200473.6% 6,63225.4% 2,2861.1% 98200067.9% 6,05028.8% 2,5663.4% 301199661.3% 5,68128.4% 2,62810.3% 958199241.9% 4,34225.4% 2,63532.6% 3,379198858.6% 5,68539.4% 3,8172.0% 195198469.7% 6,93529.3% 2,9141.0% 98198058.9% 5,68633.1% 3,1948.1% 781197647.6% 4,67950.2% 4,9342.2% 214197267.1% 6,23230.2% 2,8042.7% 249196852.8% 4,64536.3% 3,19110.9% 961196439.7% 3,48159.6% 5,2210.7% 59196057.7% 5,20042.1% 3,7920.3% 25195666.8% 5,56132.6% 2,7100.6% 49195269.0% 6,35929.8% 2,7481.2% 114194847.2% 4,08950.8% 4,3962.0% 177194457.2% 4,11041.7% 2,9941.1% 77194052.0% 4,35647.2% 3,9540.9% 72193638.7% 3,37861.1% 5,3350.2% 17193241.6% 3,33555.4% 4,4423.0% 238192871.6% 4,89327.4% 1,8701.1% 72192458.0% 3,44926.1% 1,55115.9% 948192061.9% 3,30535.2% 1,8792.9% 155191640.3% 2,33752.5% 3,0447.2% 420191219.2% 52940.8% 1,12540.0% 1,104190853.3% 1,33343.5% 1,0893.2% 80190464.8% 1,14829.7% 5265.5% 98190050.5% 65347.1% 6102.4% 31189645.8% 55553.0% 6431.2% 15189253.4% 64846.6% 565188852.5% 88237.5% 63010.1% 169

Laws
Ford County was a prohibition, or "dry", county until the Kansas Constitution was changed in 1986. The changed allowed liquor to be sold.

References

Category:Kansas counties
Category:1867 establishments in Kansas