Lane County, Kansas

Lane County (standard abbreviation: LE) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 2,150 people lived there. This makes it the county with the third lowest number of people living in it in Kansas. The county seat is Dighton, the only city in the county. The county was named after James H. Lane. He was a leader of the Jayhawker abolitionist movement, and he was one of the first U.S. Senators from Kansas.
History.
19th century.
In 1873, Lane County was created.
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.
Lane County has been very Republican throughout its history. It voted for Democratic candidates only five times in presidential elections from 1888 to the present. The last time a Democrat won the county was in 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson.
Laws.
Although the Kansas Constitution was changed in 1986 to allow the sale of alcohol, Lane County is still a "dry" county.