Pottawatomie County (standaardafkorting: PT) is een county in de Amerikaanse staat Kansas. In 2010 woonden er 21.604 mensen. De hoofdstad is Westmoreland. De county is genoemd naar de Potawatomi-groep van indianen.
Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Geografie
Volgens het U.S. Census Bureau heeft de county een totale oppervlakte van 862 vierkante mijl (2.230 km2 ). Daarvan is 841 vierkante mijl (2.180 km2 ) land en 21 vierkante mijl (54 km2 ) (2,4%) water.
Mensen
| Historische bevolking | |||
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1,529 | - | ||
| 1870 | 7,848 | 413.3% | |
| 16,350 | 108.3% | ||
| 17,722 | 8.4% | ||
| 1900 | 18,470 | 4.2% | |
| 1910 | 17,522 | -5.1% | |
| 1920 | 16,154 | -7.8% | |
| 1930 | 15,862 | -1.8% | |
| 1940 | 14,015 | -11.6% | |
| 1950 | 12,344 | -11.9% | |
| 1960 | 11,957 | -3.1% | |
| 1970 | 11,755 | -1.7% | |
| 1980 | 14,782 | 25.8% | |
| 1990 | 16,128 | 9.1% | |
| 2000 | 18,209 | 12.9% | |
| 2010 | 21,604 | 18.6% | |
| Est. 2017 | 23,908 | 10.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Pottawatomie County maakt deel uit van de Manhattan Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Overheid
Presidentsverkiezingen
Uitslag van de presidentsverkiezingen
| Resultaten presidentsverkiezingen | |||
| Jaar | Derden | ||
| 2016 | 71.2% 7,612 | 20.8% 2,225 | 8.0% 856 |
| 2012 | 71.8% 6,804 | 24.6% 2,335 | 3.6% 340 |
| 2008 | 70.2% 6,929 | 26.3% 2,599 | 3.5% 349 |
| 2004 | 71.7% 6,326 | 24.7% 2,176 | 3.6% 321 |
| 2000 | 64.5% 4,985 | 26.4% 2,037 | 9.2% 709 |
| 1996 | 58.2% 4,504 | 25.8% 1,997 | 16.1% 1,243 |
| 1992 | 38.9% 3,106 | 26.3% 2,099 | 34.9% 2,785 |
| 1988 | 59.5% 3,897 | 38.9% 2,544 | 1.7% 108 |
| 1984 | 71.1% 4,598 | 27.8% 1,798 | 1.1% 72 |
| 1980 | 63.4% 3,895 | 28.1% 1,724 | 8.6% 525 |
| 1976 | 59.1% 3,483 | 39.3% 2,316 | 1.7% 98 |
| 1972 | 73.5% 3,947 | 24.2% 1,298 | 2.3% 124 |
| 1968 | 63.7% 3,267 | 26.7% 1,368 | 9.7% 495 |
| 1964 | 51.4% 2,606 | 48.0% 2,432 | 0.6% 32 |
| 1960 | 63.2% 3,666 | 36.6% 2,125 | 0.2% 13 |
| 1956 | 75.0% 4,335 | 24.6% 1,422 | 0.4% 25 |
| 77.9% 4,944 | 21.9% 1,387 | 0.2% 12 | |
| 62.6% 3,709 | 36.6% 2,167 | 0.8% 45 | |
| 1944 | 70.0% 4,074 | 29.7% 1,727 | 0.3% 18 |
| 1940 | 69.1% 5,045 | 30.5% 2,226 | 0.4% 28 |
| 1936 | 53.8% 3,977 | 44.4% 3,284 | 1.9% 137 |
| 1932 | 45.5% 3,339 | 53.2% 3,910 | 1.3% 97 |
| 1928 | 65.3% 4,451 | 34.4% 2,341 | 0.4% 24 |
| 1924 | 68.3% 4,340 | 23.1% 1,471 | 8.6% 545 |
| 1920 | 77.0% 4,481 | 22.2% 1,293 | 0.8% 49 |
| 1916 | 55.7% 3,688 | 42.8% 2,834 | 1.6% 104 |
| 1912 | 25.1% 1,058 | 37.9% 1,599 | 37.0% 1,559 |
| 1908 | 60.8% 2,650 | 38.5% 1,680 | 0.7% 30 |
| 1904 | 69.9% 2,632 | 27.7% 1,045 | 2.4% 91 |
| 1900 | 56.4% 2,556 | 42.6% 1,929 | 1.0% 46 |
| 50.0% 2,308 | 49.3% 2,276 | 0.8% 37 | |
| 1892 | 49.8% 2,107 | 50.2% 2,124 | |
| 1888 | 58.9% 2,419 | 35.8% 1,471 | 5.2% 214 |
Pottawatomie County is zeer Republikeins. De enige Democratische presidentskandidaat die een meerderheid haalde in Pottawatomie County was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. Sinds 1940 heeft alleen Lyndon Johnson in 1964 veertig procent van de stemmen in de county gekregen.
Onderwijs
Geünificeerde schooldistricten
De Unified School Districts die Pottawatomie County bedienen zijn:
- Wamego USD 320 (Wamego, Louisville, Belvue)
- Kaw Valley USD 321 (St. Marys, Emmett)
- Onaga USD 322 (Onaga, Havensville, Wheaton)
- Rock Creek USD 323 (Westmoreland, St. George)
- Riley County USD 378 (West-Centraal Pottawatomie County)
- Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 (Zuidwest Pottawatomie County)
- Blue Valley USD 384 (Olsburg, Fostoria)
Particuliere scholen
- St. Marys Academy & College(St. Marys)
- Flint Hills Christian School (Manhattan)
Gemeenschappen
Steden
- Belvue
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- Emmett
- Havensville
- Louisville
- Manhattan, voornamelijk in Riley County
- Olsburg
- Onaga
- St. George
- St. Marys
- Wamego
- Westmoreland
- Wheaton
Meer lezen
- Handboek van Pottawatomie en Riley Counties, Kansas; Modern Ago; 20 pagina's; 1880.
- Standaardatlas van Pottawatomie County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 57 pagina's; 1905.
- Onaga Courier's Township Map of Pottawatomie County, Kansas; Onaga Courier; 59 pagina's; 1899.