مقاطعة فورد، كانزس

Ford County
Ford County Courthouse in Dodge City (2009)
Ford County Courthouse in Dodge City (2009)
Map of Kansas highlighting Ford County
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Map of the United States highlighting Kansas
موقع Kansas ضمن الولايات المتحدة
الإحداثيات: Coordinates: 37°42′N 99°54′W / 37.700°N 99.900°W / 37.700; -99.900
البلد الولايات المتحدة
State كانزاس
تأسستFebruary 26, 1867
السمِيْJames Ford
SeatDodge City
Largest cityDodge City
المساحة
 • الإجمالي1٬099 ميل² (2٬850 كم²)
 • البر1٬098 ميل² (2٬840 كم²)
 • الماء0٫8 ميل² (2 كم²)  0.07%%
التعداد
 • Estimate 
(2018)
33٬888
 • الكثافة31/sq mi (12/km2)
منطقة التوقيتUTC−6 (Central)
 • الصيف (التوقيت الصيفي)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district1st
الموقع الإلكترونيfordcounty.net

مقاطعة فورد إنگليزية: Ford County هي إحدى المقاطعات في ولاية كانزس، الولايات المتحدة.


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Government

Presidential elections

Ford County has been strongly Republican for most of its history, especially in recent elections. Only eight Democratic presidential candidates from 1880 to 2020 have carried the county, the most recent being Jimmy Carter in 1976.

Presidential election results
Presidential election results[1]
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2020 65.1% 5,803 33.1% 2,947 1.85% 165
2016 66.3% 5,114 27.8% 2,149 5.9% 455
2012 67.0% 5,602 31.1% 2,600 1.9% 160
2008 64.6% 5,730 33.7% 2,991 1.6% 143
2004 73.6% 6,632 25.4% 2,286 1.1% 98
2000 67.9% 6,050 28.8% 2,566 3.4% 301
1996 61.3% 5,681 28.4% 2,628 10.3% 958
1992 41.9% 4,342 25.4% 2,635 32.6% 3,379
1988 58.6% 5,685 39.4% 3,817 2.0% 195
1984 69.7% 6,935 29.3% 2,914 1.0% 98
1980 58.9% 5,686 33.1% 3,194 8.1% 781
1976 47.6% 4,679 50.2% 4,934 2.2% 214
1972 67.1% 6,232 30.2% 2,804 2.7% 249
1968 52.8% 4,645 36.3% 3,191 10.9% 961
1964 39.7% 3,481 59.6% 5,221 0.7% 59
1960 57.7% 5,200 42.1% 3,792 0.3% 25
1956 66.8% 5,561 32.6% 2,710 0.6% 49
1952 69.0% 6,359 29.8% 2,748 1.2% 114
1948 47.2% 4,089 50.8% 4,396 2.0% 177
1944 57.2% 4,110 41.7% 2,994 1.1% 77
1940 52.0% 4,356 47.2% 3,954 0.9% 72
1936 38.7% 3,378 61.1% 5,335 0.2% 17
1932 41.6% 3,335 55.4% 4,442 3.0% 238
1928 71.6% 4,893 27.4% 1,870 1.1% 72
1924 58.0% 3,449 26.1% 1,551 15.9% 948
1920 61.9% 3,305 35.2% 1,879 2.9% 155
1916 40.3% 2,337 52.5% 3,044 7.2% 420
1912 19.2% 529 40.8% 1,125 40.0% 1,104
1908 53.3% 1,333 43.5% 1,089 3.2% 80
1904 64.8% 1,148 29.7% 526 5.5% 98
1900 50.5% 653 47.1% 610 2.4% 31
1896 45.8% 555 53.0% 643 1.2% 15
1892 53.4% 648 46.6% 565
1888 52.5% 882 37.5% 630 10.1% 169

Laws

Ford County was a prohibition, or "dry", county until the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 and voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.[2]

Education

Colleges

Unified school districts

Communities

Cities

Census-designated places


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Other unincorporated places

Townships

Ford County is divided into 14 townships. The city of Dodge City is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Township FIPS Population
center
Population Population
density
/km2 (/sq mi)
Land area
km2 (sq mi)
Water area
km2 (sq mi)
Water % Geographic coordinates
Bloom 07375 113 1 (2) 144 (55) 0 (0) 0% 37°30′23″N 99°55′4″W / 37.50639°N 99.91778°W / 37.50639; -99.91778
Bucklin 09025 900 3 (8) 285 (110) 0 (0) 0.02% 37°34′44″N 99°37′9″W / 37.57889°N 99.61917°W / 37.57889; -99.61917
Concord 15150 117 1 (2) 187 (72) 0 (0) 0.11% 37°36′36″N 100°5′52″W / 37.61000°N 100.09778°W / 37.61000; -100.09778
Dodge 18225 899 13 (33) 70 (27) 0 (0) 0.21% 37°47′0″N 100°0′52″W / 37.78333°N 100.01444°W / 37.78333; -100.01444
Enterprise 21450 1,113 6 (17) 175 (67) 0 (0) 0.19% 37°40′47″N 99°57′8″W / 37.67972°N 99.95222°W / 37.67972; -99.95222
Fairview 22500 346 2 (5) 188 (73) 0 (0) 0.06% 37°45′11″N 100°8′57″W / 37.75306°N 100.14917°W / 37.75306; -100.14917
Ford 23750 456 2 (5) 249 (96) 0 (0) 0.01% 37°36′58″N 99°46′27″W / 37.61611°N 99.77417°W / 37.61611; -99.77417
Grandview 27350 784 3 (9) 226 (87) 0 (0) 0.20% 37°47′10″N 99°55′54″W / 37.78611°N 99.93167°W / 37.78611; -99.93167
Richland 59300 931 9 (24) 99 (38) 0 (0) 0.17% 37°42′10″N 100°2′19″W / 37.70278°N 100.03861°W / 37.70278; -100.03861
Royal 61575 105 1 (1) 185 (72) 0 (0) 0.06% 37°51′51″N 100°6′44″W / 37.86417°N 100.11222°W / 37.86417; -100.11222
Sodville 66150 110 1 (2) 145 (56) 0 (0) 0.01% 37°31′16″N 99°45′6″W / 37.52111°N 99.75167°W / 37.52111; -99.75167
Spearville 67150 1,150 2 (6) 479 (185) 0 (0) 0.03% 37°47′58″N 99°45′4″W / 37.79944°N 99.75111°W / 37.79944; -99.75111
Wheatland 77675 170 1 (2) 193 (74) 0 (0) 0% 37°48′58″N 99°37′22″W / 37.81611°N 99.62278°W / 37.81611; -99.62278
Wilburn 79100 88 0 (1) 187 (72) 0 (0) 0% 37°31′22″N 100°7′10″W / 37.52278°N 100.11944°W / 37.52278; -100.11944
Sources: "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. Archived from the original on 2002-08-02.

Notable people

Numerous figures of the American Old West lived in Dodge City during its period as a frontier cowtown. These included, most notably, lawmen Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson, and gunfighter Doc Holliday.[3]

See also

قالب:See also Kansas counties


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References

  1. ^ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS
  2. ^ "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
  3. ^ "More Dodge City History". Dodge City Convention and Visitors Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-23.

Further reading

قالب:Kansas books

External links

County
Historical
Maps

قالب:Ford County, Kansas

قالب:Midwestern U.S. majority-minority counties

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