Sheridan County, Kansas

Sheridan County (standard abbreviation: SD) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 2,556 people lived there. Its county seat is Hoxie. The county was named after Phillip H. Sheridan, a general of the American Civil War era.
History.
19th century.
In 1873, the rest of the unorganized part of the state was divided into 22 new counties. This included Sheridan County. Sheridan County was then organized in 1880. The county seat was in Kenneth. 
20th century.
The railroad was still used in Sheridan County until 1998. After flooding east of Plainville in the 1993 floods damaged the railroad, the railroad decided not to rebuild. The entire railroad from Plainville to Colby was abandoned by 1998.
Geography.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.03%) is water.
Government.
Presidential elections.
Sheridan County is very Republican.