Decatur County, Kansas

Decatur County (county code DC) is a county in Northwest Kansas. In 2010, 2,961 people lived there. Its county seat is Oberlin. Oberlin is also the biggest city in Decatur County. The county is named after Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr.
History.
Decatur County was created on March 20, 1873 and organized on December 15, 1879. It is named after the Navy war hero Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr.. He served during the First Barbary War and the Second Barbary War and the War of 1812.
Oberlin was where the last Native American (specifically the Northern Cheyenne) Raid in Kansas happened.
Geography.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.07%) is water.
Government.
Decatur county is very Republican. The last time a democratic candidate won the county was in 1936 by Franklin D. Roosevelt.