Population loss in rural Kansas: Jewell County

As in major -- 50% or more.

Source:  Wikipedia (Jewell County, Mankato)

Mankato is the county seat of Jewell County.

Population loss by degrees:  80-89%, 70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:

• 15.9% - Jewell County
• 32.3% - Kansas
• 30.9% - U.S.

Percentage of population 65 and older:

• 29.5% - Jewell County
• 15.4% - Kansas
• 15.6% - U.S.

The last time Jewell County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1932, when FDR won his 1st of 4 terms.  In 1964, Goldwater beat LBJ by 7.3 percentage points, and third-party candidate George Wallace received 8.2% of the vote in 1968.

Mankato City Library

Related reading:

Other Kansas population loss posts:
Where Has Population Fallen.  (In a State of Migration, 5/24/2016)

When we look at the counties with the steepest population losses, we find some fairly extraordinary figures. Issaquena County, Mississippi, for example, lost 90% of its population from 1890 to 2015. But then again, it only had 12,000 people in 1890 anyways. Jewell County, Kansas lost 85% of its residents, but again, under 20,000 people. These are small potatoes. 

West
Cheyenne County/St. Francis.  (5/10/2019)
Rawlins County/Atwood.  (5/10/2019)
Decatur County/Oberlin.  (5/11/2019)
Sheridan County/Hoxie.  (5 /12/2019)
Gove County/Gove City.  (5/12/2019)
Lane County/Dighton.  (5/12/2019)

West central
Clark County/Ashland. (5/13/2019)
Hodgeman County/Jetmore.  (5/13/2019)
Ness County/Ness City.  (5 /13/2019)
Trego County/WaKeeney.  (5/13/2019)
Graham County/Hill City.  (5/13/2019)
Norton County/Norton.  (5/13/2019)
Phillips County/Phillipsburg.  (5/14/2019)
Rooks County/Plainville.  (5/14/2019)
Edwards County/Kinsley.  (5/14/2019)
Kiowa County/Greensburg.  (5/14/2019)
Comanche County/Coldwater.  (5/15/2019)
Barber County/Medicine Lodge.  (5/15/2019)
Stafford County/St. John.  (5/16/2019)
Osborne County/Osborne.  (5/17/2019)
Smith County/Smith Center.  (5/17/2019)

Other population loss series:
Detroit metro.
Iowa.
Nebraska.
Ohio.
Pennsylvania.