Bourbon County, Kansas

Bourbon County (county code BB) is a county in Southeast Kansas. In 2010, 15,173 people lived there. Its county seat is Fort Scott. Fort Scott is also the biggest city in Bourbon County.
History.
19th century.
In 1855, Bourbon County was created.
21st century.
Bourbon virus is a new strain of thogotovirus. It was first found in Bourbon County. In spring 2014, an otherwise healthy man was bitten by a tick. The man got the virus. He died 11 days later from organ failure.
Geography.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.6%) is water.
Major highways.
Sources: National Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau
Government.
Presidential elections.
Bourbon County is a strongly Republican county. Only six presidential elections from 1888 to the present have resulted in Republicans failing to win the county, with the last of these being in 1964.