Population loss in rural Kansas: Comanche County

As in major -- 50% or more.

Source:  Wikipedia (Comanche County, Coldwater)

Coldwater is the county seat of Comanche 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:

• 18.5% - Comanche County
• 32.3% - Kansas
• 30.9% - U.S.

Percentage of population 65 and older:

• 25.0% - Comanche County
• 15.4% - Kansas
• 15.6% - U.S.

The last time Comanche County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1964. when LBJ beat Barry Goldwater by 8.2 percentage points.  George Wallace received 6.2% of the vote in 1968.

Coldwater-Wilmore Regional Library

Related reading:

The Hard Truths of Trying to ‘Save’ the Rural Economy.  (The New York Times, 12/14/2018)

In Comanche County, a land of cattle, farming, oil and gas on the plains of southwestern Kansas, 1,790 people live in a sparsely settled area of nearly 800 square miles

And then there's this.

As overdoses soared, nearly 35 billion opioids — half of distributed pills — handled by 15 percent of pharmacies.  (Washington Post, 8/12/2019)

Other Kansas population loss posts:
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)

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