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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 ...
Website. barber.ks.gov. Barber County is a county located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Medicine Lodge. [2] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,228. [1] The county was named for Thomas Barber, an abolitionist who was killed in Douglas County in 1855 during the ...
Former county seats in Kansas (2 P) H. Hays, Kansas (3 C, 7 P) Pages in category "County seats in Kansas"
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 ...
Geary County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Junction City. [ 4] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 36,739. [ 2] The county is named in honor of John Geary, the first mayor of San Francisco, a governor of the Kansas Territory, and the 16th governor of Pennsylvania.
1st. Website. fordcounty.net. Ford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Dodge City. [2] As of the 2020 census, its population was 34,287. [1] The county was named in honor of James Ford, a brevet brigadier general during the American Civil War. [3]
Pottawatomie County. / 39.3333°N 96.3°W / 39.3333; -96.3. Pottawatomie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Westmoreland. [3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 25,348. [1] The county was named for the Potawatomi tribe.
Website. BartonCounty.org. Barton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Great Bend. [ 2] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 25,493. [ 1] The county is named in honor of Clara Barton, responsible for the founding of the American Red Cross, and the only county in Kansas to ...