Finney County, Kansas

Finney County (county code FI) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 36,776 people lived there. Its county seat is Garden City. Its biggest city is also Garden City.
History.
Finney County was created around 1880. It was called Buffalo County and Sequoyah County. They were named after Sequoyah, the Cherokee Indian responsible for the creation of the Cherokee alphabet. The two counties were renamed Finney County. It was named after Lieutenant Governor David Wesley Finney.
Charles "Buffalo" Jones was the first member of the Kansas House of Representatives from Finney County. He tried to stop the buffalo from extinction.
Geography.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.05%) is water. It is the second-largest county in Kansas by area.
Demographics.
Finney County is included in the Garden City, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area.
2010 Census.
The 2010 census says that there were 36,776 people, 12,359 households and 8,903 families living in Finney County.
Government.
Presidential election results.
Finney County has often supported Republican presidential candidates. The last time it supported a Democrat was in 1976. This was when Jimmy Carter won the county by only 102 votes.