Elk County (county code EK) is een county in de Amerikaanse staat Kansas. In 2010 woonden er 2.882 mensen. De hoofdstad is Howard. Howard is ook de grootste stad in Elk County.
Elk County, Kansas
Geschiedenis
19e eeuw
In 1875 werd Elk County opgericht. Het werd genoemd naar de Elk River.
De eerste spoorweg in Elk County werd in 1879 door dat gebied aangelegd. Het verbond ranches en boerderijen met markten.
Geografie
Volgens het U.S. Census Bureau heeft de county een totale oppervlakte van 650 vierkante mijl (1.700 km2 ). Daarvan is 644 vierkante mijl (1.670 km2 ) land en 6,2 vierkante mijl (16 km2 ) (1,0%) water.
Mensen
| Historische bevolking | |||
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 10,623 | - | ||
| 12,216 | 15.0% | ||
| 1900 | 11,443 | -6.3% | |
| 1910 | 10,128 | -11.5% | |
| 1920 | 9,034 | -10.8% | |
| 1930 | 9,210 | 1.9% | |
| 1940 | 8,180 | -11.2% | |
| 1950 | 6,679 | -18.3% | |
| 1960 | 5,048 | -24.4% | |
| 1970 | 3,858 | -23.6% | |
| 1980 | 3,918 | 1.6% | |
| 1990 | 3,327 | -15.1% | |
| 2000 | 3,261 | -2.0% | |
| 2010 | 2,882 | -11.6% | |
| Est. 2016 | 2,547 | -11.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Overheid
Presidentsverkiezingen
Resultaten presidentsverkiezingen
| Resultaten presidentsverkiezingen | |||
| Jaar | Derden | ||
| 2016 | 83.2% 1,048 | 12.7% 160 | 4.1% 51 |
| 2012 | 76.6% 1,049 | 20.5% 281 | 2.9% 39 |
| 2008 | 72.7% 1,042 | 25.3% 363 | 2.0% 29 |
| 2004 | 73.9% 1,119 | 24.4% 369 | 1.8% 27 |
| 2000 | 69.7% 1,080 | 25.9% 402 | 4.4% 68 |
| 1996 | 56.8% 933 | 29.7% 488 | 13.5% 222 |
| 1992 | 42.9% 748 | 27.8% 485 | 29.2% 509 |
| 1988 | 63.0% 1,075 | 35.6% 608 | 1.4% 23 |
| 1984 | 72.9% 1,301 | 25.3% 452 | 1.8% 32 |
| 1980 | 69.7% 1,280 | 26.2% 482 | 4.1% 75 |
| 1976 | 54.8% 1,087 | 43.6% 865 | 1.5% 30 |
| 1972 | 76.0% 1,522 | 21.4% 428 | 2.6% 52 |
| 1968 | 64.6% 1,327 | 24.5% 503 | 10.9% 223 |
| 1964 | 55.7% 1,267 | 43.7% 994 | 0.5% 12 |
| 1960 | 68.5% 1,830 | 30.8% 823 | 0.8% 20 |
| 1956 | 69.9% 1,909 | 29.7% 812 | 0.4% 10 |
| 76.4% 2,380 | 23.0% 717 | 0.6% 19 | |
| 63.8% 1,962 | 35.4% 1,087 | 0.9% 26 | |
| 1944 | 70.3% 2,283 | 29.4% 954 | 0.3% 9 |
| 1940 | 64.8% 2,774 | 34.5% 1,478 | 0.7% 31 |
| 1936 | 53.2% 2,355 | 46.6% 2,059 | 0.2% 9 |
| 1932 | 43.0% 1,746 | 55.2% 2,239 | 1.8% 72 |
| 1928 | 77.5% 3,007 | 21.4% 831 | 1.1% 42 |
| 1924 | 64.3% 2,443 | 29.0% 1,104 | 6.7% 255 |
| 1920 | 65.3% 2,253 | 32.2% 1,110 | 2.6% 89 |
| 1916 | 43.9% 1,769 | 51.0% 2,053 | 5.1% 204 |
| 1912 | 24.1% 605 | 38.7% 971 | 37.2% 935 |
| 1908 | 54.1% 1,454 | 44.2% 1,187 | 1.7% 46 |
| 1904 | 67.5% 1,713 | 27.8% 706 | 4.7% 120 |
| 1900 | 55.2% 1,632 | 44.4% 1,311 | 0.4% 13 |
| 47.6% 1,339 | 52.0% 1,464 | 0.4% 12 | |
| 1892 | 47.2% 1,235 | 52.8% 1,382 | |
| 1888 | 53.7% 1,566 | 23.9% 696 | 22.4% 654 |
Wetten
De grondwet van Kansas werd in 1986 gewijzigd om de verkoop van alcohol toe te staan, maar de kiezers van Elk County hebben ervoor gekozen een "droge" provincie te blijven.
Onderwijs
Geünificeerde schooldistricten
- West Elk USD 282
- Elk Valley USD 283
Gemeenschappen
Steden
- Elk Falls
- Grenola
- Howard
- Longton
- Moline
Meer lezen
- Elk County, Kansas; H. F. Smith; 1927.
- Handbook of Elk and Chautauqua Counties, Kansas; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 24 pagina's; 1886.
- Elk County Rural Landowners Plat Map; 1927.
- Standaardatlas van Elk County, Kansas; George A. Ogle & Co; 43 pagina's; 1903.
- Atlas van Elk County; Davy Map & Atlas Co; 45 pagina's; 1885.