Hodgeman County, Kansas

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Hodgeman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Jetmore.[1] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 1,723.[2] It was named for Amos Hodgman, a member of the 7th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry.

History

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". In 1867, Hodgeman County was established and named for Amos Hodgman, member of the 7th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. The letter E was later added to the namesake's name.[3] The county was not formally organized until 1879.[4]

The Homestead Act of 1862 drew many settlers to the region beginning in the spring of 1877, with only a small amount of wheat sown that year due to hail damage. Crop yields improved in 1878. The county initially had several competing towns vying to become the county seat, including Buckner (present-day Jetmore), which eventually won out.[4] While many small towns, such as Kidderville and Milroy, had sprung up in the early years of the county, only Jetmore and Hanston survived as permanent settlements.[5]

By the late 1870s, Hodgeman County had a population of approximately 1,500 people.

In 1882, 24 families of Russian Jews affiliated with the Am Olam agricultural collective movement founded a colony in Hodgeman County named Beersheba, which included sod homes and a sod synagogue.[6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". (0.04%) is covered by water.[7]

Adjacent counties

Demographics

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Population pyramid based on 2000 census age data

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Historical population
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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 1,723, and the median age was 45.5 years. 24.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.3% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.1 males age 18 and over.[13] 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[14]

The racial makeup of the county was 91.9% White, 0.8% Black or African American, 0.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.1% from some other race, and 4.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 5.6% of the population.[15]

There were 724 households in the county, of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 18.9% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 842 housing units, of which 14.0% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 76.2% were owner-occupied and 23.8% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.0%.[13]

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, 2,085 people, 796 households, and 581 families were residing in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. The 945 housing units had an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the county was 97.31% White, 0.91% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.48% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 2.69% of the population.

Of the 796 households, 34.7% had children under 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were not families. About 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county, the age distribution was 29.0% under 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,994 and for a family was $39,358. Males had a median income of $27,568 versus $21,534 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,599. About 10.70% of families and 11.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.9% of those under 18 and 7.7% of those 65 or over.

Government

Presidential elections

Hodgeman County is a Republican stronghold. Only six Republican presidential candidates have failed to win the county from 1888 to the present, and no Democrat has to managed to win even a quarter of the county's votes since Michael Dukakis in 1988. The last Democrat to carry the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976.

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Presidential election results

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Laws

Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained an alcohol-free, or "dry", county until 2004, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic beverages by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.[16]

Education

Unified school districts

Communities

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2005 map of Hodgeman County[17] (map legend)

List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Hodgeman County.[17]

Cities

Townships

Hodgeman County is divided into nine townships. None of the cities within the county is considered governmentally independent, and all figures for the townships 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
(2000)		 Population
density
/km2 (/sq mi) 		Land area
km2 (sq mi)		 Water area
km2 (sq mi)		 Water % Geographic coordinates
Benton 06225 48 1 (1) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.13% Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
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Hallet 29525 62 0 (1) 182 (70) 0 (0) 0% Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Marena 44575 432 1 (3) 373 (144) 0 (0) 0.05% Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
North Roscoe 51350 51 0 (0) 276 (106) 0 (0) 0.05% Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Sawlog 63225 93 0 (1) 187 (72) 0 (0) 0.02% Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
South Roscoe 66900 76 0 (1) 185 (71) 0 (0) 0.04% Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Sterling 68175 144 0 (1) 374 (144) 0 (0) 0.02% Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Valley 72825 58 0 (1) 185 (71) 0 (0) 0% Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
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In popular culture

At the beginning of the 1992 film Unforgiven, the protagonist William Munny, played by Clint Eastwood, is living in Hodgeman County and working as a pig farmer, while attempting to hide evidence of his violent past from all those around him.

See also

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Community information for Kansas

References

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Notes

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Further reading

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External links

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County
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