Sunday, May 12, 2019

Population loss in rural Kansas: Sheridan County


Source:  Wikipedia (Sheridan County, Hoxie)


Hoxie is the county seat of Sheridan County.

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


Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:
  • 25.8% - Sheridan County
  • 32.3% - Kansas
  • 30.9% - U.S.
Percentage of population 65 and older:
  • 25.6% - Sheridan County
  • 15.4% - Kansas
  • 15.6% - U.S.

The last time Sheridan County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1964. (LBJ won by a margin of 11.9 percentage points over Barry Goldwater.  George Wallace received 8.9% of the vote in 1968.)


Other Kansas population loss posts:
Cheyenne County/St. Francis.  (5/10/2019)
Rawlins County/Atwood.  (5/10/2019)
Decatur County/Oberlin.  (5/11/2019)

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