Alphabetical List
| County |
FIPS code |
County seat |
Established |
Origin |
Etymology |
County Code |
Population |
Area |
Map |
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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 | 700414385000000000014,385 | 7002503000000000000503 sq mi (70031303000000000001,303 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 | 70038110000000000008,110 | 7002583000000000000583 sq mi (70031510000000000001,510 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 | 700416774000000000016,774 | 7002432000000000000432 sq mi (70031119000000000001,119 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 | 70035307000000000005,307 | 70031134000000000001,134 sq mi (70032937000000000002,937 km2) |
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| Barton County | 009 | Great Bend | 1867 | From unorganized area | Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross | BT | 700428205000000000028,205 | 7002894000000000000894 sq mi (70032315000000000002,315 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 | 700415379000000000015,379 | 7002637000000000000637 sq mi (70031650000000000001,650 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 | 700410724000000000010,724 | 7002571000000000000571 sq mi (70031479000000000001,479 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 | 700459482000000000059,482 | 70031428000000000001,428 sq mi (70033699000000000003,699 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 | 70033030000000000003,030 | 7002776000000000000776 sq mi (70032010000000000002,010 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 | 70034359000000000004,359 | 7002642000000000000642 sq mi (70031663000000000001,663 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 | 700422605000000000022,605 | 7002587000000000000587 sq mi (70031520000000000001,520 km2) |
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| Cheyenne County | 023 | Saint Francis | 1873 | From unorganized area | Cheyenne Native Americans, who inhabited the area | CN | 70033165000000000003,165 | 70031020000000000001,020 sq mi (70032642000000000002,642 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 | CA | 70032390000000000002,390 | 7002975000000000000975 sq mi (70032525000000000002,525 km2) |
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| Clay County | 027 | Clay Center | 1857 | From unorganized area | Henry Clay, influential U.S. Senator from Kentucky | CY | 70038822000000000008,822 | 7002644000000000000644 sq mi (70031668000000000001,668 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 | 700410268000000000010,268 | 7002716000000000000716 sq mi (70031854000000000001,854 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 | 70038865000000000008,865 | 7002630000000000000630 sq mi (70031632000000000001,632 km2) |
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| Comanche County | 033 | Coldwater | 1867 | From unorganized area | Comanche Native Americans, who lived in the area | CM | 70031967000000000001,967 | 7002788000000000000788 sq mi (70032041000000000002,041 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 | 700436291000000000036,291 | 70031126000000000001,126 sq mi (70032916000000000002,916 km2) |
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| Crawford County | 037 | Girard | 1867 | Bourbon and Cherokee Counties | Samuel J. Crawford, third Governor of Kansas | CR | 700438242000000000038,242 | 7002593000000000000593 sq mi (70031536000000000001,536 km2) |
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| Decatur County | 039 | Oberlin | 1873 | From unorganized area | Stephen Decatur, naval commodore and War of 1812 hero | DC | 70033472000000000003,472 | 7002894000000000000894 sq mi (70032315000000000002,315 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 | 700419344000000000019,344 | 7002848000000000000848 sq mi (70032196000000000002,196 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 | 70038249000000000008,249 | 7002392000000000000392 sq mi (70031015000000000001,015 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 | 700499962000000000099,962 | 7002457000000000000457 sq mi (70031184000000000001,184 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 | 70033449000000000003,449 | 7002622000000000000622 sq mi (70031611000000000001,611 km2) |
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| Elk County | 049 | Howard | 1875 | Formed from Howard County | Elk River, which originates in the county | EK | 70033261000000000003,261 | 7002648000000000000648 sq mi (70031678000000000001,678 km2) |
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| Ellis County | 051 | Hays | 1867 | From unorganized area | George Ellis, Union lieutenant and distinguished Civil War hero | EL | 700427507000000000027,507 | 7002900000000000000900 sq mi (70032331000000000002,331 km2) |
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| Ellsworth County | 053 | Ellsworth | 1867 | From unorganized area | Fort Ellsworth, a Union Civil War outpost in the area | EW | 70036525000000000006,525 | 7002716000000000000716 sq mi (70031854000000000001,854 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 | 700440523000000000040,523 | 70031300000000000001,300 sq mi (70033367000000000003,367 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 | 700432458000000000032,458 | 70031099000000000001,099 sq mi (70032846000000000002,846 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 | 700424784000000000024,784 | 7002574000000000000574 sq mi (70031487000000000001,487 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 | 700427947000000000027,947 | 7002384000000000000384 sq mi (7002995000000000000995 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 | GO | 70033068000000000003,068 | 70031072000000000001,072 sq mi (70032776000000000002,776 km2) |
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| Graham County | 065 | Hill City | 1867 | From unorganized area | John L. Graham, Union captain and Civil War hero | GH | 70032946000000000002,946 | 7002898000000000000898 sq mi (70032326000000000002,326 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 | 70037909000000000007,909 | 7002575000000000000575 sq mi (70031489000000000001,489 km2) |
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| Gray County | 069 | Cimarron | 1887 | Formed from Finney and Ford Counties | Alfred Gray, Kansas Secretary of Agriculture | GY | 70035904000000000005,904 | 7002869000000000000869 sq mi (70032251000000000002,251 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 | 70031534000000000001,534 | 7002778000000000000778 sq mi (70032015000000000002,015 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 | 70037673000000000007,673 | 70031140000000000001,140 sq mi (70032953000000000002,953 km2) |
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| Hamilton County | 075 | Syracuse | 1873 | From unorganized area | Alexander Hamilton, first U.S. Treasury Secretary and founding father | HM | 70032670000000000002,670 | 7002996000000000000996 sq mi (70032580000000000002,580 km2) |
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| Harper County | 077 | Anthony | 1867 | From unorganized area | Marion Harper, Union sergeant and Civil War hero | HP | 70036536000000000006,536 | 7002802000000000000802 sq mi (70032077000000000002,077 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 | 700432869000000000032,869 | 7002539000000000000539 sq mi (70031396000000000001,396 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 | 70034307000000000004,307 | 7002577000000000000577 sq mi (70031494000000000001,494 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 | 70032085000000000002,085 | 7002860000000000000860 sq mi (70032227000000000002,227 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 | 700412657000000000012,657 | 7002657000000000000657 sq mi (70031702000000000001,702 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 | 700418426000000000018,426 | 7002536000000000000536 sq mi (70031388000000000001,388 km2) |
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| Jewell County | 089 | Mankato | 1867 | From unorganized area | Lewis R. Jewell, Union colonel and Civil War hero | JW | 70033791000000000003,791 | 7002909000000000000909 sq mi (70032354000000000002,354 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 | 7005506562000000000506,562 | 7002477000000000000477 sq mi (70031235000000000001,235 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 | 70034531000000000004,531 | 7002870000000000000870 sq mi (70032253000000000002,253 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 | 70038673000000000008,673 | 7002864000000000000864 sq mi (70032238000000000002,238 km2) |
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| Kiowa County | 097 | Greensburg | 1886 | Formed from Comanche and Edwards Counties | Kiowa Native Americans, who inhabited the area | KW | 70033278000000000003,278 | 7002722000000000000722 sq mi (70031870000000000001,870 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 | 700422835000000000022,835 | 7002649000000000000649 sq mi (70031681000000000001,681 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 | 70032155000000000002,155 | 7002717000000000000717 sq mi (70031857000000000001,857 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 | 700468691000000000068,691 | 7002463000000000000463 sq mi (70031199000000000001,199 km2) |
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| Lincoln County | 105 | Lincoln | 1867 | From unorganized area | Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth U.S. President | LC | 70033578000000000003,578 | 7002719000000000000719 sq mi (70031862000000000001,862 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 | 70039570000000000009,570 | 7002599000000000000599 sq mi (70031551000000000001,551 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 | 70033046000000000003,046 | 70031073000000000001,073 sq mi (70032779000000000002,779 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 | 700435935000000000035,935 | 7002851000000000000851 sq mi (70032204000000000002,204 km2) |
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| Marion County | 115 | Marion | 1860 | From unorganized area | Francis Marion, American Revolutionary War hero | MN | 700413361000000000013,361 | 7002943000000000000943 sq mi (70032442000000000002,442 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 | 700410965000000000010,965 | 7002903000000000000903 sq mi (70032339000000000002,339 km2) |
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| McPherson County | 113 | McPherson | 1867 | From unorganized area | James Birdseye McPherson, prominent Union Civil War general | MP | 700429554000000000029,554 | 7002900000000000000900 sq mi (70032331000000000002,331 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 | 70034631000000000004,631 | 7002978000000000000978 sq mi (70032533000000000002,533 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 | 700428351000000000028,351 | 7002577000000000000577 sq mi (70031494000000000001,494 km2) |
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| Mitchell County | 123 | Beloit | 1867 | From unorganized area | William D. Mitchell, Union captain and Civil War hero | MC | 70036932000000000006,932 | 7002700000000000000700 sq mi (70031813000000000001,813 km2) |
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| Montgomery County | 125 | Independence | 1867 | Formed from Wilson County | Richard Montgomery, Revolutionary War hero | MG | 700436252000000000036,252 | 7002645000000000000645 sq mi (70031671000000000001,671 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 | 70036104000000000006,104 | 7002697000000000000697 sq mi (70031805000000000001,805 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 | 70033496000000000003,496 | 7002730000000000000730 sq mi (70031891000000000001,891 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 | 700410717000000000010,717 | 7002719000000000000719 sq mi (70031862000000000001,862 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 | 700416997000000000016,997 | 7002572000000000000572 sq mi (70031481000000000001,481 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 | NS | 70033454000000000003,454 | 70031075000000000001,075 sq mi (70032784000000000002,784 km2) |
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| Norton County | 137 | Norton | 1867 | From unorganized area (Formerly Billings (1873-9) | Orloff Norton, Union captain and Civil War hero | NT | 70035953000000000005,953 | 7002878000000000000878 sq mi (70032274000000000002,274 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 | 700416712000000000016,712 | 7002704000000000000704 sq mi (70031823000000000001,823 km2) |
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| Osborne County | 141 | Osborne | 1867 | From unorganized area | Vincent B. Osborne, Union soldier and Civil War hero | OB | 70034452000000000004,452 | 7002893000000000000893 sq mi (70032313000000000002,313 km2) |
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| Ottawa County | 143 | Minneapolis | 1860 | From unorganized area | Ottawa Native Americans, who lived in the area | OT | 70036163000000000006,163 | 7002721000000000000721 sq mi (70031867000000000001,867 km2) |
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| Pawnee County | 145 | Larned | 1867 | From unorganized area | Pawnee Native Americans, who lived in the area | PN | 70037233000000000007,233 | 7002754000000000000754 sq mi (70031953000000000001,953 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 | 70036001000000000006,001 | 7002886000000000000886 sq mi (70032295000000000002,295 km2) |
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| Pottawatomie County | 149 | Westmoreland | 1857 | Formed from Calhoun and Riley | Pottawatomie Native Americans, who lived in the area | PT | 700418209000000000018,209 | 7002844000000000000844 sq mi (70032186000000000002,186 km2) |
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| Pratt County | 151 | Pratt | 1867 | From unorganized area | Caleb Pratt, Union lieutenant and Civil War hero | PR | 70039647000000000009,647 | 7002735000000000000735 sq mi (70031904000000000001,904 km2) |
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| Rawlins County | 153 | Atwood | 1873 | From unorganized area | John Aaron Rawlins, prominent Union Civil War general | RA | 70032966000000000002,966 | 70031070000000000001,070 sq mi (70032771000000000002,771 km2) |
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| Reno County | 155 | Hutchinson | 1867 | From unorganized area | Jesse L. Reno, prominent Union Civil War general | RN | 700464790000000000064,790 | 70031254000000000001,254 sq mi (70033248000000000003,248 km2) |
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| Republic County | 157 | Belleville | 1868 | Formed from Washington County | Republican River, which flows through the county | RP | 70035835000000000005,835 | 7002716000000000000716 sq mi (70031854000000000001,854 km2) |
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| Rice County | 159 | Lyons | 1867 | From unorganized area | Samuel A. Rice, prominent Union Civil War general | RC | 700410761000000000010,761 | 7002727000000000000727 sq mi (70031883000000000001,883 km2) |
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| Riley County | 161 | Manhattan | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Bennett C. Riley, Mexican-American War hero | RL | 700462843000000000062,843 | 7002610000000000000610 sq mi (70031580000000000001,580 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 | RO | 70035685000000000005,685 | 7002888000000000000888 sq mi (70032300000000000002,300 km2) |
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| Rush County | 165 | La Crosse | 1867 | From unorganized area | Alexander Rush, Union captain and Civil War hero | RH | 70033551000000000003,551 | 7002718000000000000718 sq mi (70031860000000000001,860 km2) |
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| Russell County | 167 | Russell | 1867 | From unorganized area | Alva P. Russell, Union captain and Civil War hero | RS | 70037370000000000007,370 | 7002885000000000000885 sq mi (70032292000000000002,292 km2) |
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| Saline County | 169 | Salina | 1860 | From unorganized area | Saline River, which flows through the county | SA | 700453597000000000053,597 | 7002720000000000000720 sq mi (70031865000000000001,865 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 | 70035120000000000005,120 | 7002718000000000000718 sq mi (70031860000000000001,860 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 | 7005452869000000000452,869 | 70031000000000000001,000 sq mi (70032590000000000002,590 km2) |
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| Seward County | 175 | Liberal | 1873 | From unorganized area | William Henry Seward, U.S. Secretary of State | SW | 700422510000000000022,510 | 7002640000000000000640 sq mi (70031658000000000001,658 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 | 7005169871000000000169,871 | 7002550000000000000550 sq mi (70031424000000000001,424 km2) |
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| Sheridan County | 179 | Hoxie | 1873 | From unorganized area | Philip Henry Sheridan, prominent Union Civil War general | SD | 70032813000000000002,813 | 7002896000000000000896 sq mi (70032321000000000002,321 km2) |
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| Sherman County | 181 | Goodland | 1873 | From unorganized area | William Tecumseh Sherman, prominent Civil War general known for his scorched earth tactics | SH | 70036760000000000006,760 | 70031056000000000001,056 sq mi (70032735000000000002,735 km2) |
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| Smith County | 183 | Smith Center | 1867 | From unorganized area | J. Nelson Smith, Union major and Civil War hero | SM | 70034536000000000004,536 | 7002896000000000000896 sq mi (70032321000000000002,321 km2) |
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| Stafford County | 185 | Saint John | 1867 | From unorganized area | Lewis Stafford, Union captain and Civil War hero | SF | 70034789000000000004,789 | 7002792000000000000792 sq mi (70032051000000000002,051 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 | 70032406000000000002,406 | 7002680000000000000680 sq mi (70031761000000000001,761 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 | 70035463000000000005,463 | 7002728000000000000728 sq mi (70031886000000000001,886 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 | 700425946000000000025,946 | 70031182000000000001,182 sq mi (70033061000000000003,061 km2) |
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| Thomas County | 193 | Colby | 1873 | From unorganized area | George Henry Thomas, prominent Union Civil War general | TH | 70038180000000000008,180 | 70031075000000000001,075 sq mi (70032784000000000002,784 km2) |
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| Trego County | 195 | WaKeeney | 1867 | From unorganized area | Edgar P. Trego, Union captain and Civil War hero | TR | 70033319000000000003,319 | 7002888000000000000888 sq mi (70032300000000000002,300 km2) |
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| Wabaunsee County | 197 | Alma | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Richardson County) | Chief Wabaunsee, Potawatomi leader | WB | 70036885000000000006,885 | 7002798000000000000798 sq mi (70032067000000000002,067 km2) |
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| Wallace County | 199 | Sharon Springs | 1868 | From unorganized area | W.H.L. Wallace, prominent Union Civil War general | WA | 70031749000000000001,749 | 7002914000000000000914 sq mi (70032367000000000002,367 km2) |
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| Washington County | 201 | Washington | 1857 | From unorganized area | George Washington, first U.S. President and founding father | WS | 70036483000000000006,483 | 7002898000000000000898 sq mi (70032326000000000002,326 km2) |
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| Wichita County | 203 | Leoti | 1873 | From unorganized area | Wichita Native Americans, who lived in the area | WH | 70032531000000000002,531 | 7002719000000000000719 sq mi (70031862000000000001,862 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 | 700410332000000000010,332 | 7002574000000000000574 sq mi (70031487000000000001,487 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 | 70033788000000000003,788 | 7002501000000000000501 sq mi (70031298000000000001,298 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 | 7005157882000000000157,882 | 7002151000000000000151 sq mi (7002391000000000000391 km2) |
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