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Kansas has 105 counties, the fifth-highest total of any state. The first counties were established while Kansas was a Territory from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when Kansas became a state. Many of the counties in the eastern part of the state are named after prominent Americans from the late 18th and early-to-mid-19th centuries, while ...
Former county seats in Kansas (2 P) H. Hays, Kansas (3 C, 7 P) Pages in category "County seats in Kansas"
Saline County, Kansas. / 38.7833°N 97.6667°W / 38.7833; -97.6667. Saline County is located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Salina. [3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 54,303. [1] The county was named after the Saline River .
1908–09. NRHP-listed (refnum 2000390). Chase County Courthouse. Chase. Cottonwood Falls. 1871–73. KNRHP-listed (refnum 71000304). Oldest courthouse in Kansas still in operation. Chautauqua County Courthouse.
UTC−5 ( CDT) Congressional district. 1st. Website. jfcountyks.com. Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Oskaloosa. [ 3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 18,368. [ 1] The county was named after Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd president of the United States.
Website. snco.us. Shawnee County is located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States. Its county seat and most populous city is Topeka, the state capital. [ 4] As of the 2020 census, the population was 178,909, [ 2] making it the third-most populous county in Kansas. The county was one of the original 33 counties created by the first ...
Leavenworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. [ 3] Its county seat and most populous city is Leavenworth. [ 4] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 81,881. [ 1] The county was named after Henry Leavenworth, a general in the Indian Wars who established Fort ...
Atchison County is a county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Atchison. [ 3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 16,348. [ 1] The county was named in honor of David Atchison, a U.S. Senator from Missouri and border ruffian during the "Bleeding Kansas" era.