List of counties in Kansas
Appearance
There are 105 counties in the U.S. state of Kansas.
Alphabetical list
[change | change source]County |
FIPS code[1] | County seat[2] | Established[2] | Origin | Meaning of name[3] | County Code |
Population[4] (2020) |
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Allen County | 001 | Iola | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | William Allen, U.S. Senator from Ohio and prominent supporter of westward expansion | AL | 12,526 | 503 sq mi (1,303 km2) |
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Anderson County | 003 | Garnett | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Joseph C. Anderson, Kansas territorial legislator and Border Ruffian during "Bleeding Kansas" | AN | 7,836 | 583 sq mi (1,510 km2) |
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Atchison County | 005 | Atchison | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | David Rice Atchison, U.S. Senator from Missouri and Border Ruffian during "Bleeding Kansas" | AT | 16,348 | 432 sq mi (1,119 km2) |
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Barber County | 007 | Medicine Lodge | 1867 | From unorganized area | Thomas W. Barber, prominent Free-Stater killed in the Wakarusa War | BA | 4,228 | 1,134 sq mi (2,937 km2) |
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Barton County | 009 | Great Bend | 1867 | From unorganized area | Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross | BT | 25,493 | 894 sq mi (2,315 km2) |
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Bourbon County | 011 | Fort Scott | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Bourbon County, Kentucky, from which many original settlers hailed | BB | 14,360 | 637 sq mi (1,650 km2) |
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Brown County | 013 | Hiawatha | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Browne County) | Albert Gallatin Brown, U.S. Senator from Mississippi and Kansas statehood advocate | BR | 9,508 | 571 sq mi (1,479 km2) |
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Butler County | 015 | El Dorado | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Andrew Pickens Butler, U.S. Senator from South Carolina and Kansas statehood advocate | BU | 67,380 | 1,428 sq mi (3,699 km2) |
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Chase County | 017 | Cottonwood Falls | 1859 | Formed from Butler and Wise counties | Salmon Portland Chase, U.S. Senator from Ohio and Kansas statehood advocate | CS | 2,572 | 776 sq mi (2,010 km2) |
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Chautauqua County | 019 | Sedan | 1875 | Formed from Howard County | Chautauqua County, New York, from which many early settlers hailed | CQ | 3,379 | 642 sq mi (1,663 km2) |
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Cherokee County | 021 | Columbus | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly McGee County) | Cherokee Native Americans, whose lands borders the county in nearby Indian Territory | CK | 19,362 | 587 sq mi (1,520 km2) |
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Cheyenne County | 023 | St. Francis | 1873 | From unorganized area | Cheyenne Native Americans, who inhabited the area | CN | 2,616 | 1,020 sq mi (2,642 km2) |
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Clark County | 025 | Ashland | 1885 | Formed from Ford County | Charles F. Clarke, Captain in 6th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during American Civil War[5] | CA | 1,991 | 975 sq mi (2,525 km2) |
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Clay County | 027 | Clay Center | 1857 | From unorganized area | Henry Clay, influential U.S. Senator from Kentucky | CY | 8,117 | 644 sq mi (1,668 km2) |
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Cloud County | 029 | Concordia | 1866 | Formed from Washington (Formerly Shirley County) | William F. Cloud, Union general in the American Civil War who chiefly fought in Kansas and Missouri | CD | 9,032 | 716 sq mi (1,854 km2) |
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Coffey County | 031 | Burlington | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | A.M. Coffey, territorial legislator and Free-Stater during Bleeding Kansas | CF | 8,360 | 630 sq mi (1,632 km2) |
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Comanche County | 033 | Coldwater | 1867 | From unorganized area | Comanche Native Americans, who lived in the area | CM | 1,689 | 788 sq mi (2,041 km2) |
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Cowley County | 035 | Winfield | 1867 | Formed from Butler County | Matthew R. Cowley, Union lieutenant and distinguished Civil War hero | CL | 34,549 | 1,126 sq mi (2,916 km2) |
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Crawford County | 037 | Girard | 1867 | Bourbon and Cherokee Counties | Samuel J. Crawford, third Governor of Kansas | CR | 38,972 | 593 sq mi (1,536 km2) |
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Decatur County | 039 | Oberlin | 1873 | From unorganized area | Stephen Decatur, naval commodore and War of 1812 hero | DC | 2,764 | 894 sq mi (2,315 km2) |
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Dickinson County | 041 | Abilene | 1857 | From unorganized area | Daniel Stevens Dickinson, U.S. Senator from New York and Kansas statehood advocate | DK | 18,402 | 848 sq mi (2,196 km2) |
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Doniphan County | 043 | Troy | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Alexander William Doniphan, Mexican–American War hero and pro-slavery sympathizer in "Bleeding Kansas" | DP | 7,510 | 392 sq mi (1,015 km2) |
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Douglas County | 045 | Lawrence | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Stephen Arnold Douglas, U.S. Senator from Illinois and advocate for the moderate popular sovereignty choice in the Kansas slavery debate | DG | 118,785 | 457 sq mi (1,184 km2) |
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Edwards County | 047 | Kinsley | 1874 | Formed from Kiowa County | John H. Edwards, state senator who pushed for creation of the county | ED | 2,907 | 622 sq mi (1,611 km2) |
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Elk County | 049 | Howard | 1875 | Formed from Howard County | Elk River, which originates in the county | EK | 2,483 | 648 sq mi (1,678 km2) |
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Ellis County | 051 | Hays | 1867 | From unorganized area | George Ellis, Union lieutenant and distinguished Civil War hero | EL | 28,934 | 900 sq mi (2,331 km2) |
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Ellsworth County | 053 | Ellsworth | 1867 | From unorganized area | Fort Ellsworth, a Union Civil War outpost in the area | EW | 6,376 | 716 sq mi (1,854 km2) |
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Finney County | 055 | Garden City | 1883 | Formed from Arapahoe, Grant, Kearney and Sequoyah Counties | David W. Finney, tenth lieutenant governor of Kansas | FI | 38,470 | 1,300 sq mi (3,367 km2) |
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Ford County | 057 | Dodge City | 1867 | From unorganized area | James H. Ford, Union general in the Civil War who mainly fought in Kansas and Missouri | FO | 34,287 | 1,099 sq mi (2,846 km2) |
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Franklin County | 059 | Ottawa | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Benjamin Franklin, orator, writer, scholar, and founding father of the U.S. | FR | 25,996 | 574 sq mi (1,487 km2) |
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Geary County | 061 | Junction City | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Davis County) | John White Geary, Union general in the Civil War who mainly fought in Kansas and Missouri, and who later became Kansas territorial governor | GE | 36,739 | 384 sq mi (995 km2) |
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Gove County | 063 | Gove City | 1868 | From unorganized area | Grenville L. Gove, Captain in the 11th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War[6] | GO | 2,718 | 1,072 sq mi (2,776 km2) |
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Graham County | 065 | Hill City | 1867 | From unorganized area | John L. Graham, Union captain and Civil War hero | GH | 2,415 | 898 sq mi (2,326 km2) |
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Grant County | 067 | Ulysses | 1888 | Formed from Finney and Hamilton Counties | Ulysses Simpson Grant, commander of Union forces during the Civil War and U.S. President | GT | 7,352 | 575 sq mi (1,489 km2) |
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Gray County | 069 | Cimarron | 1887 | Formed from Finney and Ford Counties | Alfred Gray, Kansas Secretary of Agriculture | GY | 5,653 | 869 sq mi (2,251 km2) |
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Greeley County | 071 | Tribune | 1873 | From unorganized area | Horace Greeley, publisher of the New York Tribune and anti-slavery advocate | GL | 1,284 | 778 sq mi (2,015 km2) |
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Greenwood County | 073 | Eureka | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Alfred B. Greenwood, U.S. Representative from Arkansas and Kansas statehood advocate | GW | 6,016 | 1,140 sq mi (2,953 km2) |
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Hamilton County | 075 | Syracuse | 1873 | From unorganized area | Alexander Hamilton, first U.S. Treasury Secretary and founding father | HM | 2,518 | 996 sq mi (2,580 km2) |
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Harper County | 077 | Anthony | 1867 | From unorganized area | Marion Harper, Union sergeant and Civil War hero | HP | 5,485 | 802 sq mi (2,077 km2) |
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Harvey County | 079 | Newton | 1872 | Formed from McPherson, Sedgwick and Reno Counties | James M. Harvey, fifth governor of Kansas | HV | 34,024 | 539 sq mi (1,396 km2) |
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Haskell County | 081 | Sublette | 1887 | Formed from Finney and Ford Counties | Dudley Chase Haskell, U.S. Representative from Kansas | HS | 3,780 | 577 sq mi (1,494 km2) |
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Hodgeman County | 083 | Jetmore | 1867 | From unorganized area (Formerly Hageman County) | Amos Hodgman, Union captain and Civil War hero | HG | 1,723 | 860 sq mi (2,227 km2) |
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Jackson County | 085 | Holton | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Calhoun County) | Andrew Jackson, seventh U.S. President | JA | 13,232 | 657 sq mi (1,702 km2) |
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Jefferson County | 087 | Oskaloosa | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Thomas Jefferson, third U.S. President and founding father | JF | 18,368 | 536 sq mi (1,388 km2) |
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Jewell County | 089 | Mankato | 1867 | From unorganized area | Lewis R. Jewell, Union colonel and Civil War hero | JW | 2,932 | 909 sq mi (2,354 km2) |
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Johnson County | 091 | Olathe | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Thomas Johnson, Methodist missionary who was one of the state's first settlers | JO | 609,863 | 477 sq mi (1,235 km2) |
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Kearny County | 093 | Lakin | 1887 | Formed from Finney and Hamilton Counties | Philip Kearny, American general in the Mexican–American and Civil Wars | KE | 3,983 | 870 sq mi (2,253 km2) |
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Kingman County | 095 | Kingman | 1872 | Harper and Reno Counties | Samuel A. Kingman, Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court | KM | 7,470 | 864 sq mi (2,238 km2) |
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Kiowa County | 097 | Greensburg | 1886 | Formed from Comanche and Edwards Counties | Kiowa Native Americans, who inhabited the area | KW | 2,460 | 722 sq mi (1,870 km2) |
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Labette County | 099 | Oswego | 1867 | Formed from Neosho County | Pierre La Bette, French fur trapper who formed a peaceful relationship with area natives | LB | 20,184 | 649 sq mi (1,681 km2) |
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Lane County | 101 | Dighton | 1873 | From unorganized area | James H. Lane, U.S. Senator from Kansas and Free-Stater during "Bleeding Kansas" | LE | 1,574 | 717 sq mi (1,857 km2) |
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Leavenworth County | 103 | Leavenworth | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Henry Leavenworth, general in the Indian Wars who established a fort in the area | LV | 81,881 | 463 sq mi (1,199 km2) |
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Lincoln County | 105 | Lincoln | 1867 | From unorganized area | Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth U.S. President | LC | 2,939 | 719 sq mi (1,862 km2) |
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Linn County | 107 | Mound City | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Lewis Fields Linn, U.S. Senator from Kentucky whose family was later involved in the settlement of Kansas | LN | 9,591 | 599 sq mi (1,551 km2) |
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Logan County | 109 | Oakley | 1888 | Formed from Wallace County (formerly named St. John County) | John Alexander Logan, prominent Union Civil War general and U.S. Senator from Illinois | LG | 2,762 | 1,073 sq mi (2,779 km2) |
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Lyon County | 111 | Emporia | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Breckenridge County) | Nathaniel Lyon, first Union general to be killed in the Civil War | LY | 32,179 | 851 sq mi (2,204 km2) |
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Marion County | 115 | Marion | 1860 | From unorganized area | Francis Marion, American Revolutionary War hero | MN | 11,823 | 943 sq mi (2,442 km2) |
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Marshall County | 117 | Marysville | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Frank J. Marshall, state representative who became locally known for operating the first ferry over the Big Blue River | MS | 10,038 | 903 sq mi (2,339 km2) |
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McPherson County | 113 | McPherson | 1867 | From unorganized area | James Birdseye McPherson, prominent Union Civil War general | MP | 30,223 | 900 sq mi (2,331 km2) |
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Meade County | 119 | Meade | 1885 | Formed from Finney, Ford and Seward Counties | George Gordon Meade, Union Civil War general best known for his victory at the Battle of Gettysburg | ME | 4,055 | 978 sq mi (2,533 km2) |
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Miami County | 121 | Paola | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Lykins) | Miami Native Americans, who lived in the area | MI | 34,191 | 577 sq mi (1,494 km2) |
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Mitchell County | 123 | Beloit | 1867 | From unorganized area | William D. Mitchell, Union captain and Civil War hero | MC | 5,796 | 700 sq mi (1,813 km2) |
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Montgomery County | 125 | Independence | 1867 | Formed from Wilson County | Richard Montgomery, Revolutionary War hero | MG | 31,486 | 645 sq mi (1,671 km2) |
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Morris County | 127 | Council Grove | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Wise County) | Thomas Morris, U.S. Senator from Ohio and anti-slavery advocate | MR | 5,386 | 697 sq mi (1,805 km2) |
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Morton County | 129 | Elkhart | 1886 | Formed from Seward County | Oliver P. Morton, Governor of Indiana and prominent anti-slavery advocate | MT | 2,701 | 730 sq mi (1,891 km2) |
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Nemaha County | 131 | Seneca | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Dorn County) | Nemaha River, which passes through the county | NM | 10,273 | 719 sq mi (1,862 km2) |
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Neosho County | 133 | Erie | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Dorn County) | Neosho River, which passes through the county | NO | 15,904 | 572 sq mi (1,481 km2) |
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Ness County | 135 | Ness City | 1867 | From unorganized area | Noah V. Ness, Corporal in 7th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during Civil War[7] | NS | 2,687 | 1,075 sq mi (2,784 km2) |
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Norton County | 137 | Norton | 1867 | From unorganized area (Formerly Billings (1873–79) | Orloff Norton, Union captain and Civil War hero | NT | 5,459 | 878 sq mi (2,274 km2) |
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Osage County | 139 | Lyndon | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Weller County) | Osage River, which flows through the county | OS | 15,766 | 704 sq mi (1,823 km2) |
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Osborne County | 141 | Osborne | 1867 | From unorganized area | Vincent B. Osborne, Union soldier and Civil War hero | OB | 3,500 | 893 sq mi (2,313 km2) |
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Ottawa County | 143 | Minneapolis | 1860 | From unorganized area | Ottawa Native Americans, who lived in the area | OT | 5,735 | 721 sq mi (1,867 km2) |
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Pawnee County | 145 | Larned | 1867 | From unorganized area | Pawnee Native Americans, who lived in the area | PN | 6,253 | 754 sq mi (1,953 km2) |
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Phillips County | 147 | Phillipsburg | 1867 | From unorganized area | William Phillips, state legislator who pushed for creation of the county, and later U.S. Representative | PL | 4,981 | 886 sq mi (2,295 km2) |
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Pottawatomie County | 149 | Westmoreland | 1857 | Formed from Calhoun and Riley | Pottawatomie Native Americans, who lived in the area | PT | 25,348 | 844 sq mi (2,186 km2) |
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Pratt County | 151 | Pratt | 1867 | From unorganized area | Caleb Pratt, Union lieutenant and Civil War hero | PR | 9,157 | 735 sq mi (1,904 km2) |
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Rawlins County | 153 | Atwood | 1873 | From unorganized area | John Aaron Rawlins, prominent Union Civil War general | RA | 2,561 | 1,070 sq mi (2,771 km2) |
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Reno County | 155 | Hutchinson | 1867 | From unorganized area | Jesse L. Reno, prominent Union Civil War general | RN | 61,898 | 1,254 sq mi (3,248 km2) |
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Republic County | 157 | Belleville | 1868 | Formed from Washington County | Republican River, which flows through the county | RP | 4,674 | 716 sq mi (1,854 km2) |
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Rice County | 159 | Lyons | 1867 | From unorganized area | Samuel A. Rice, prominent Union Civil War general | RC | 9,427 | 727 sq mi (1,883 km2) |
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Riley County | 161 | Manhattan | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Bennett C. Riley, Mexican–American War hero | RL | 71,959 | 610 sq mi (1,580 km2) |
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Rooks County | 163 | Stockton | 1867 | From unorganized area | John C. Rooks, Private in 11th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during Civil War[5] | RO | 4,919 | 888 sq mi (2,300 km2) |
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Rush County | 165 | La Crosse | 1867 | From unorganized area | Alexander Rush, Union captain and Civil War hero | RH | 2,956 | 718 sq mi (1,860 km2) |
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Russell County | 167 | Russell | 1867 | From unorganized area | Avra P. Russell, Union captain and Civil War hero | RS | 6,691 | 885 sq mi (2,292 km2) |
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Saline County | 169 | Salina | 1860 | From unorganized area | Saline River, which flows through the county | SA | 54,303 | 720 sq mi (1,865 km2) |
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Scott County | 171 | Scott City | 1873 | From unorganized area | Winfield Scott, Mexican–American War hero and unsuccessful presidential candidate | SC | 5,151 | 718 sq mi (1,860 km2) |
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Sedgwick County | 173 | Wichita | 1867 | Formed from Butler County | John Sedgwick, highest ranking Union general killed in the Civil War | SG | 523,824 | 1,000 sq mi (2,590 km2) |
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Seward County | 175 | Liberal | 1873 | From unorganized area | William Henry Seward, U.S. Secretary of State | SW | 21,964 | 640 sq mi (1,658 km2) |
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Shawnee County | 177 | Topeka | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Shawnee Native Americans, who lived in the area | SN | 178,909 | 550 sq mi (1,424 km2) |
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Sheridan County | 179 | Hoxie | 1873 | From unorganized area | Philip Henry Sheridan, prominent Union Civil War general | SD | 2,447 | 896 sq mi (2,321 km2) |
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Sherman County | 181 | Goodland | 1873 | From unorganized area | William Tecumseh Sherman, prominent Civil War general | SH | 5,927 | 1,056 sq mi (2,735 km2) |
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Smith County | 183 | Smith Center | 1867 | From unorganized area | J. Nelson Smith, Union major and Civil War hero | SM | 3,570 | 896 sq mi (2,321 km2) |
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Stafford County | 185 | St. John | 1867 | From unorganized area | Lewis Stafford, Union captain and Civil War hero | SF | 4,072 | 792 sq mi (2,051 km2) |
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Stanton County | 187 | Johnson City | 1887 | Formed from Hamilton County | Edwin McMasters Stanton, U.S. Secretary of War during the Civil War | ST | 2,084 | 680 sq mi (1,761 km2) |
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Stevens County | 189 | Hugoton | 1886 | Formed from Seward County | Thaddeus Stevens, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania who was a leader of Reconstruction politics | SV | 5,250 | 728 sq mi (1,886 km2) |
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Sumner County | 191 | Wellington | 1867 | Formed from Butler County | Charles Sumner, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts who was a leader of Reconstruction politics | SU | 22,382 | 1,182 sq mi (3,061 km2) |
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Thomas County | 193 | Colby | 1873 | From unorganized area | George Henry Thomas, prominent Union Civil War general | TH | 7,930 | 1,075 sq mi (2,784 km2) |
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Trego County | 195 | WaKeeney | 1867 | From unorganized area | Edgar P. Trego, Union captain and Civil War hero | TR | 2,808 | 888 sq mi (2,300 km2) |
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Wabaunsee County | 197 | Alma | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Richardson County) | Chief Wabaunsee, Potawatomi leader | WB | 6,877 | 798 sq mi (2,067 km2) |
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Wallace County | 199 | Sharon Springs | 1868 | From unorganized area | W.H.L. Wallace, prominent Union Civil War general | WA | 1,512 | 914 sq mi (2,367 km2) |
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Washington County | 201 | Washington | 1857 | From unorganized area | George Washington, first U.S. President and founding father | WS | 5,530 | 898 sq mi (2,326 km2) |
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Wichita County | 203 | Leoti | 1873 | From unorganized area | Wichita Native Americans, who lived in the area | WH | 2,152 | 719 sq mi (1,862 km2) |
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Wilson County | 205 | Fredonia | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Hiero T. Wilson, Union colonel and Civil War hero | WL | 8,624 | 574 sq mi (1,487 km2) |
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Woodson County | 207 | Yates Center | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Daniel Woodson, five time acting governor of Kansas Territory | WO | 3,115 | 501 sq mi (1,298 km2) |
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Wyandotte County | 209 | Kansas City | 1859 | Formed from Leavenworth and Johnson Counties | Wyandotte Native Americans, who lived in the area | WY | 169,245 | 151 sq mi (391 km2) |
Former counties of Kansas
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Washington | 1855–1857 | One of 36 Original Counties. | [8] |
Seward | 1855-67 | One of the Original 36 Counties. Formerly part of Godfroy. Dissolved into Greenwood and Howard Counties. | [9] |
Hunter | 1855-64 | One of the Original 36 Counties. Dissolved into Butler County. | [10] |
Irving | 1860-4 | Formed from Hunter County. Dissolved into Butler County. | [11] |
Otoe | 1860-4 | Formed from Unorganized Area and dissolved into Butler County. | [12] |
Shirley | 1860-5 | Formed from Unorganized Area and dissolved into Washington County. | [13] |
Peketon | 1860-5 | Formed from Unorganized Area and dissolved back into Unorganized Area. | [14] |
Madison | 1855-61 | One of the Original 36 Counties. Dissolved into Breckenridge and Greenwood. | [15] |
Howard | 1867-75 | Formed from Seward and Butler Counties. Dissolved into Chautauqua and Elk Counties. | [16] |
Arapahoe | 1873-83 | Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Finney County. | [17] |
Buffalo | 1873-81 | Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Gray County. | [18] |
Kansas | 1873-83 | Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Seward County. | [19] |
Sequoyah | 1873-83 | Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Finney County. | [20] |
Garfield | 1887-93 | Formed from Finney and Hodgeman Counties and merged into Finney County. | [21] |
Billings | 1873–1874 | Created from Norton County and returned to Norton County. | [22] |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA.gov. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved 2015-10-25.
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society (December 17, 2009). "Kansas Counties". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved March 21, 2010. Individual county pages are sources used.
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ↑ U.S. Census Bureau. "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kansas Place-Names, John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, p. 400 ISBN 0-8061-0994-7
- ↑ Kansas Place-Names, John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, p. 403 ISBN 0-8061-0994-7
- ↑ Kansas Place-Names, John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, p. 407 ISBN 0-8061-0994-7
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society. "Washington County, Kansas (old) (defunct)". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society. "Seward County, Kansas (defunct)". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society. "Hunter County, Kansas (defunct)". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society. "Irving County, Kansas (defunct)". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society. "Otoe County, Kansas (defunct)". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society. "Shirley County, Kansas (defunct)". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society. "Peketon County, Kansas (defunct)". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society. "Madison County, Kansas (defunct)". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society. "Howard County, Kansas (defunct)". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society. "Arapahoe County, Kansas (2nd) (defunct)". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society. "Buffalo County, Kansas (defunct)". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society. "Kansas County, Kansas (defunct)". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society. "Sequoyah County, Kansas (defunct)". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society. "Garfield County, Kansas (defunct)". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society. "Billings County, Kansas (defunct)". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved 27 November 2010.