Washington County (standaardafkorting: WS) is een county in de Amerikaanse staat Kansas. In 2010 woonden er 5.799 mensen. De hoofdstad is Washington. Washington is ook de grootste stad in Washington County.
Washington County, Kansas
Geschiedenis
19e eeuw
In 1857 werd Washington County opgericht.
21e eeuw
In 2010 werd de Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Fase II) van noord naar zuid door Washington County aangelegd. Er was veel controverse over belastingvrijstelling en milieubezwaren (mocht er ooit een lek ontstaan).
Geografie
Volgens het U.S. Census Bureau heeft de county een totale oppervlakte van 899 vierkante mijl (2.330 km2 ). Daarvan is 895 vierkante mijl (2.320 km2 ) land en 3,9 vierkante mijl (10 km2 ) (0,4%) water.
Mensen
| Historische bevolking | |||
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 383 | - | ||
| 1870 | 4,081 | 965.5% | |
| 14,910 | 265.4% | ||
| 22,894 | 53.5% | ||
| 1900 | 21,963 | -4.1% | |
| 1910 | 20,229 | -7.9% | |
| 1920 | 17,984 | -11.1% | |
| 1930 | 17,112 | -4.8% | |
| 1940 | 15,921 | -7.0% | |
| 1950 | 12,977 | -18.5% | |
| 1960 | 10,739 | -17.2% | |
| 1970 | 9,249 | -13.9% | |
| 1980 | 8,543 | -7.6% | |
| 1990 | 7,073 | -17.2% | |
| 2000 | 6,483 | -8.3% | |
| 2010 | 5,799 | -10.6% | |
| Est. 2016 | 5,546 | -4.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Overheid
Presidentsverkiezingen
Resultaten presidentsverkiezingen
| Resultaten presidentsverkiezingen | |||
| Jaar | Derden | ||
| 2016 | 79.4% 2,194 | 14.0% 387 | 6.7% 184 |
| 2012 | 80.2% 2,316 | 18.1% 524 | 1.7% 49 |
| 2008 | 75.4% 2,248 | 22.1% 659 | 2.5% 73 |
| 2004 | 78.3% 2,498 | 20.2% 643 | 1.5% 49 |
| 2000 | 74.9% 2,446 | 21.0% 687 | 4.1% 134 |
| 1996 | 67.4% 2,397 | 22.6% 804 | 10.0% 356 |
| 1992 | 47.0% 1,740 | 24.1% 893 | 28.9% 1,069 |
| 1988 | 67.1% 2,269 | 31.5% 1,063 | 1.4% 48 |
| 1984 | 75.7% 2,979 | 22.6% 889 | 1.7% 68 |
| 1980 | 74.9% 3,058 | 19.2% 784 | 5.9% 241 |
| 1976 | 60.4% 2,543 | 37.1% 1,564 | 2.5% 106 |
| 1972 | 75.1% 3,301 | 22.7% 996 | 2.2% 97 |
| 1968 | 68.3% 3,177 | 24.3% 1,131 | 7.4% 344 |
| 1964 | 56.4% 2,654 | 42.8% 2,015 | 0.8% 36 |
| 1960 | 68.1% 3,707 | 31.3% 1,706 | 0.6% 31 |
| 1956 | 74.8% 4,220 | 24.6% 1,389 | 0.6% 32 |
| 81.4% 5,135 | 18.2% 1,148 | 0.4% 26 | |
| 66.2% 3,894 | 32.2% 1,894 | 1.6% 95 | |
| 1944 | 77.1% 5,040 | 22.3% 1,455 | 0.6% 41 |
| 1940 | 73.3% 5,792 | 26.1% 2,061 | 0.6% 50 |
| 1936 | 58.7% 4,809 | 41.0% 3,355 | 0.3% 28 |
| 1932 | 43.4% 3,324 | 55.3% 4,234 | 1.2% 95 |
| 1928 | 67.4% 4,781 | 31.9% 2,267 | 0.7% 49 |
| 1924 | 61.0% 4,120 | 22.6% 1,528 | 16.4% 1,108 |
| 1920 | 76.1% 4,390 | 22.3% 1,287 | 1.7% 95 |
| 1916 | 51.7% 3,766 | 45.5% 3,316 | 2.7% 200 |
| 1912 | 28.4% 1,326 | 41.0% 1,914 | 30.6% 1,427 |
| 1908 | 57.5% 2,711 | 40.4% 1,904 | 2.1% 99 |
| 1904 | 68.1% 3,066 | 28.0% 1,259 | 3.9% 175 |
| 1900 | 56.0% 2,960 | 42.6% 2,252 | 1.4% 72 |
| 50.7% 2,514 | 48.2% 2,391 | 1.2% 57 | |
| 1892 | 44.8% 2,323 | 55.2% 2,862 | |
| 1888 | 62.3% 2,999 | 31.4% 1,511 | 6.3% 305 |
Washington County is zeer Republikeins. Geen enkele Democratische presidentskandidaat heeft Washington County gewonnen sinds Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. Sinds 1940 won alleen Lyndon Johnson in 1964 veertig procent van de stemmen van Washington County voor de Democratische partij.
Onderwijs
De provincie wordt bediend door:
- Washington County USD 108
- Barnes-Hanover-Linn USD 223
- Clifton-Clyde USD 224
Washington County Schools USD 108
De opzichter is Denise O'Dea. Het omvat:
- West Basisschool (Directeur: Denise O'Dea)
- East Elementary School (Directeur: Amy Hoover)
- Washington County Junior High/High School (Principal: Vickie Enyart).
Gemeenschappen
Steden
- Barnes
- Clifton (gedeeltelijk in Clay County)
- Greenleaf
- Haddam
- Hannover
- Hollenberg
- Linn
- Mahaska
- Morrowville
- Palmer
- Vining (gedeeltelijk in Clay County)
- Washington
Meer lezen
- 70th Anniversary Edition Supplement; Washington County Register; 88 pagina's; 16 september 1938.
- Plat Book of Washington County, Kansas; Brown-Scoville Publishing Co; 81 pagina's; 1906.
- Historical Plat Book of Washington County, Kansas; J.S. Bird; 90 pagina's; 1882.