Английская Википедия:Cheyenne County, Kansas

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Cheyenne County is a county located in the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is St. Francis.[1] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,616.[2] The county was named after the Cheyenne tribe.Шаблон:Sfn

History

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19th century

In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state.

Cheyenne County was established by an act of the state legislature on 1873-03-06,Шаблон:Sfn which defined the original borders of the county as: Шаблон:Bquote The county was surveyed the following year, and its first settlers arrived in 1879.Шаблон:Sfn

Early settlement was in and around Wano, the "T" ranch (the county's first cattle ranch) being established Шаблон:Convert from there in 1876, and Jacob Buck and the families of A. M. Brenaman, L. R. Heaton, a man named Bateman all settling around the area.Шаблон:Sfn Brenaman was the first postmaster at Wano post office, established on 1880-08-23.Шаблон:Sfn The first storekeepers opened their store the following month, with the first school being Kepferle, and the first school district established on 1881-12-03.Шаблон:Sfn A dedicated school building, for 10 pupils, was donated by F. J. Graham and opened on 1882-01-10.Шаблон:Sfn By 1886 there were 5 school districts.Шаблон:Sfn

The name Wano was an Anglicization by the settlers of the Spanish word "bueno" meaning "good".Шаблон:Sfn It was not only the name of the post office but of its first newspaper, the Wano News, also run by Brenaman.Шаблон:Sfn Like the county's second newspaper, the Echo, the News was short lived and only had 5 issues.Шаблон:Sfn Later newspapers were the Cheyenne County Rustler, established on 1885-07-03 and originally published in Wano and later St Francis; the Frontiersman, the Cheyenne County Democrat, and the Bird City News, all published in Bird City;Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn and the Plaindealer published in St Francis.Шаблон:Sfn

Independent county government was finally established in April of 1886, by proclamation of Governor John A. Martin in response to a petition from the previous month.Шаблон:Sfn The appointed county commissioners were J. M. Ketcham, W. W. McKay and J. F. Murray; with B. W. Knott as the county clerk.Шаблон:Sfn Martin originally proclaimed Bird City as the county seat, as an initial temporary arrangement.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn An election for the county seat and for elected county and township officers was held in May of 1886,Шаблон:Sfn and Wano was chosen as county seat.Шаблон:Sfn However, that first election was tainted by voter fraud and later voided by a judge.Шаблон:Sfn The current county seat of St. Francis was eventually chosen by an election in February of 1889Шаблон:Sfn and later approved by act of the state legislature on in February of 1891.Шаблон:Sfn

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Шаблон:Convert, of which Шаблон:Convert is land and Шаблон:Convert (0.1%) is water.[3]

Farming and biota

In 1886, Шаблон:Convert of the county was fenced farms and Шаблон:Convert unfenced farmland, comprising 12% of the county.Шаблон:Sfn There were Шаблон:Convert of cultivated land, Шаблон:Convert being devoted to corn, then the most lucrative crop, followed by Шаблон:Convert to sorghum, its second most lucrative, and Шаблон:Convert of enclosed prairie land.Шаблон:Sfn However, most farmers were livestock farmers.Шаблон:Sfn

By 1910, the leading crops were (in descending order of value) wheat, corn, barley, hay, and broomcorn.Шаблон:Sfn There was not originally much native timberland in the county.Шаблон:Sfn

Geology and hydrolology

The county is crossed by the Republican River, whose tributaries include Bluff Creek, Cherry Creek, Plum Creek, and Hackberry Creek.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Other trivers include Little Beaver Creek and a Шаблон:Convert reach of Big Beaver Creek in the south-east corner of the county, and the Arickaree River in the north-west corner.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

The soil is mainly sandy, with limited amounts of limestone in some of the streams.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

Adjacent counties

Major highways

Sources: National Atlas,[4] U.S. Census Bureau[5]

Time Zones

Шаблон:Further The county is in the Central Time zone, but is bordered by the Mountain Time Zone in three directions; it is the only county in the United States to have this characteristic. Dundy County, Nebraska to the north, Yuma County, Colorado and Kit Carson County, Colorado to the west, and Sherman County to the south are all located in the Mountain Time Zone. As a result, Rawlins County is Cheyenne County's only neighbor to also observe Central Time.

Demographics

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Population pyramid based on 2000 census age data

Шаблон:US Census population In 1886 there were 2607 people in the county.Шаблон:Sfn By 1910 this had risen to 4248.Шаблон:Sfn

As of the 2000 census,[6] there were 3,165 people, 1,360 households, and 919 families residing in the county. The population density was Шаблон:Convert. There were 1,636 housing units at an average density of Шаблон:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 97.91% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.98% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.59% of the population.

There were 1,360 households, out of which 27.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.10% were married couples living together, 5.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.40% were non-families. 30.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.80% under the age of 18, 5.10% from 18 to 24, 22.70% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 26.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,599, and the median income for a family was $34,816. Males had a median income of $24,976 versus $19,569 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,862. About 7.40% of families and 9.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.80% of those under age 18 and 6.70% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Presidential elections

Cheyenne County is a Republican stronghold. Only four Republican presidential candidates from 1888 to the present day have failed to carry the county, the most recent of which ironically being Kansas Governor Alf Landon in 1936 as he also failed to win the state's electoral votes. Шаблон:Hidden

Laws

Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or "dry", county until 2000, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.[7]

Education

Unified school districts

Communities

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2005 KDOT Map of Cheyenne County (map legend)

Cities

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

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Post offices

In 1886 there were six post offices in the county: Bird City, Calhoun, Lawnridge, Marney, Orlando, and Wano.Шаблон:Sfn In 1888, four had been added — Clugh, Gurney, Jaqua, and Neville — and Wano had become St Francis.Шаблон:Sfn By 1910 this had shrunk to just four: Bird City, Jaqua, St. Francis, and Wheeler.Шаблон:Sfn

Townships

Cheyenne County is divided into seven townships. None of the cities within the county are considered governmentally independent, and all figures for the township include those of the cities. 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
Benkelman 06025 57 0 (1) 186 (72) 0 (0) 0% Шаблон:Coord
Bird City 06850 Bird City 771 1 (2) 884 (341) 0 (0) 0.02% Шаблон:Coord
Calhoun 09950 57 0 (1) 231 (89) 2 (1) 0.70% Шаблон:Coord
Cleveland Run 14150 67 0 (1) 186 (72) 0 (0) 0.08% Шаблон:Coord
Jaqua 35025 46 0 (1) 124 (48) 0 (0) 0.01% Шаблон:Coord
Orlando 53050 63 1 (2) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0% Шаблон:Coord
Wano 75375 St. Francis 2,104 2 (6) 937 (362) 0 (0) 0.05% Шаблон:Coord
Sources: Шаблон:Cite web

Cheyenne started off in 1883 as a single municipal township attached to Rawlins County for judicial and financial purposes.Шаблон:Sfn In the May 1886 election before any county or townships officers had been elected and the county seat had been chosen, there were intended to be three townships: Bird City, Wano, and a township named Hour-glass, dividing up what had by then become three municipal townships although swapping some parts of the municipal townships around for the proposed new townships.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

In the end, the county initially had 13 townships: Beaver, Benkelman, Bird City, Calhoun, Cherry Creek, Cleveland Run, Dent, Eureka, Jaqua, Lawn Ridge, Nuttycombe, Orlando, and Wano.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn At the start of the 20th century, there were 17 townships: the aforementioned 13 plus Alexander, Evergreen, Jefferson, and Porter, all added some time between 1888 and 1890.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn There since has been some consolidation in the 1970s.

See also

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References

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Sources

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Further reading

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External links

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  1. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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  3. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  4. ↑ National Atlas Шаблон:Webarchive
  5. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau TIGER shape files
  6. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  7. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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