Morton County, Kansas

Morton County (standard abbreviation: MT) is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 3,233 people lived there. The county seat is Elkhart. Elkhart is also the biggest city in Morton County.
History.
19th century.
In 1886, Morton County was created. It was named after Oliver Morton, who was a United States Senator from Indiana from 1867 to 1877. In 1886, the community of Richfield was created as the county seat.
20th century.
In the 1930s, the economy of the area was hurt by the Dust Bowl. This made the economy in the area much worse during the Great Depression.
In 1961, the county seat moved from Richfield to Elkhart.
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.
Morton County is often won by Republican Candidates. However Jimmy Carter almost won the county in 1976, however Gerald Ford barely won the county by .2%. The last time the county was won by a Democrat was in 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson.