Sedgwick County, Kansas
Sedgwick County (county code: SG) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 498,365 lived there. This means that Sedgwick County has the 2nd most amount of people in Kansas. The county seat is Wichita, the biggest city in Kansas.
Demographics
Sedgwick County is part of the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Presidential elections
Sedgwick County is somewhat conservative for an urban county. It chose the Democratic candidate in a presidential election only once since 1944. Wichita has more Democrats, but the areas around it are Republican.
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References
Further reading
Wichita : Illustrated History 1868 to 1880; Eunice S. Chapter; 52 pages; 1914. (Download 3MB PDF eBook)
History of Wichita and Sedgwick County Kansas : Past and present, including an account of the cities, towns, and villages of the county; 2 Volumes; O.H. Bentley; C.F. Cooper & Co; 454 / 479 pages; 1910. (Volume1 - Download 20MB PDF eBook),(Volume2 - Download 31MB PDF eBook)
Standard Atlas of Sedgwick County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 78 pages; 1905.
Historical Atlas of Sedgwick County, Kansas; John P. Edwards; 50 pages; 1882.
Other websites
County
Sedgwick County - Directory of Public Officials
Historical
Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
Maps
Sedgwick County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society
1867 establishments in Kansas