List of counties in Kansas
Alphabetical list

List of counties in Kansas

Section Title: Alphabetical list
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County	FIPS code	County seat	Established	Origin	Etymology	County Code	Population	Area	Map

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	13,319	503 sq mi (1,303 km2)	State map highlighting Allen County

Anderson County	003	Garnett	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Joseph C. Anderson, Kansas territorial legislator and Border Ruffian during "Bleeding Kansas"	AN	7,917	583 sq mi (1,510 km2)	State map highlighting Anderson County

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	16,813	432 sq mi (1,119 km2)	State map highlighting Atchison County

Barber County	007	Medicine Lodge	1867	From unorganized area	Thomas W. Barber, prominent Free-Stater killed in the Wakarusa War	BA	4,861	1,134 sq mi (2,937 km2)	State map highlighting Barber County

Barton County	009	Great Bend	1867	From unorganized area	Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross	BT	27,557	894 sq mi (2,315 km2)	State map highlighting Barton County

Bourbon County	011	Fort Scott	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Bourbon County, Kentucky, from which many original settlers hailed	BB	14,897	637 sq mi (1,650 km2)	State map highlighting Bourbon County

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	9,881	571 sq mi (1,479 km2)	State map highlighting Brown County

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	65,827	1,428 sq mi (3,699 km2)	State map highlighting Butler County

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	2,757	776 sq mi (2,010 km2)	State map highlighting Chase County

Chautauqua County	019	Sedan	1875	Formed from Howard County	Chautauqua County, New York, from which many early settlers hailed	CQ	3,571	642 sq mi (1,663 km2)	State map highlighting Chautauqua County

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	21,226	587 sq mi (1,520 km2)	State map highlighting Cherokee County

Cheyenne County	023	Saint Francis	1873	From unorganized area	Cheyenne Native Americans, who inhabited the area	CN	2,678	1,020 sq mi (2,642 km2)	State map highlighting Cheyenne County

Clark County	025	Ashland	1885	Formed from Ford County	Charles F. Clarke, Captain in 6th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during American Civil War	CA	2,181	975 sq mi (2,525 km2)	State map highlighting Clark County

Clay County	027	Clay Center	1857	From unorganized area	Henry Clay, influential U.S. Senator from Kentucky	CY	8,531	644 sq mi (1,668 km2)	State map highlighting Clay County

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	9,397	716 sq mi (1,854 km2)	State map highlighting Cloud County

Coffey County	031	Burlington	1855	One of the original 36 counties	A.M. Coffey, territorial legislator and Free-Stater during Bleeding Kansas	CF	8,502	630 sq mi (1,632 km2)	State map highlighting Coffey County

Comanche County	033	Coldwater	1867	From unorganized area	Comanche Native Americans, who lived in the area	CM	1,913	788 sq mi (2,041 km2)	State map highlighting Comanche County

Cowley County	035	Winfield	1867	Formed from Butler County	Matthew R. Cowley, Union lieutenant and distinguished Civil War hero	CL	36,288	1,126 sq mi (2,916 km2)	State map highlighting Cowley County

Crawford County	037	Girard	1867	Bourbon and Cherokee Counties	Samuel J. Crawford, third Governor of Kansas	CR	39,361	593 sq mi (1,536 km2)	State map highlighting Crawford County

Decatur County	039	Oberlin	1873	From unorganized area	Stephen Decatur, naval commodore and War of 1812 hero	DC	2,871	894 sq mi (2,315 km2)	State map highlighting Decatur County

Dickinson County	041	Abilene	1857	From unorganized area	Daniel Stevens Dickinson, U.S. Senator from New York and Kansas statehood advocate	DK	19,762	848 sq mi (2,196 km2)	State map highlighting Dickinson County

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	7,864	392 sq mi (1,015 km2)	State map highlighting Doniphan County

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	112,864	457 sq mi (1,184 km2)	State map highlighting Douglas County

Edwards County	047	Kinsley	1874	Formed from Kiowa County	John H. Edwards, state senator who pushed for creation of the county	ED	2,979	622 sq mi (1,611 km2)	State map highlighting Edwards County

Elk County	049	Howard	1875	Formed from Howard County	Elk River, which originates in the county	EK	2,720	648 sq mi (1,678 km2)	State map highlighting Elk County

Ellis County	051	Hays	1867	From unorganized area	George Ellis, Union lieutenant and distinguished Civil War hero	EL	29,053	900 sq mi (2,331 km2)	State map highlighting Ellis County

Ellsworth County	053	Ellsworth	1867	From unorganized area	Fort Ellsworth, a Union Civil War outpost in the area	EW	6,494	716 sq mi (1,854 km2)	State map highlighting Ellsworth County

Finney County	055	Garden City	1883	Formed from Arapahoe, Grant, Kearney and Sequoyah Counties	David W. Finney, tenth lieutenant governor of Kansas	FI	37,200	1,300 sq mi (3,367 km2)	State map highlighting Finney County

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	34,752	1,099 sq mi (2,846 km2)	State map highlighting Ford County

Franklin County	059	Ottawa	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Benjamin Franklin, orator, writer, scholar, and founding father of the U.S.	FR	25,906	574 sq mi (1,487 km2)	State map highlighting Franklin County

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	38,013	384 sq mi (995 km2)	State map highlighting Geary County

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	2,729	1,072 sq mi (2,776 km2)	State map highlighting Gove County

Graham County	065	Hill City	1867	From unorganized area	John L. Graham, Union captain and Civil War hero	GH	2,578	898 sq mi (2,326 km2)	State map highlighting Graham County

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	7,923	575 sq mi (1,489 km2)	State map highlighting Grant County

Gray County	069	Cimarron	1887	Formed from Finney and Ford Counties	Alfred Gray, Kansas Secretary of Agriculture	GY	6,030	869 sq mi (2,251 km2)	State map highlighting Gray County

Greeley County	071	Tribune	1873	From unorganized area	Horace Greeley, publisher of the New York Tribune and anti-slavery advocate	GL	1,298	778 sq mi (2,015 km2)	State map highlighting Greeley County

Greenwood County	073	Eureka	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Alfred B. Greenwood, U.S. Representative from Arkansas and Kansas statehood advocate	GW	6,454	1,140 sq mi (2,953 km2)	State map highlighting Greenwood County

Hamilton County	075	Syracuse	1873	From unorganized area	Alexander Hamilton, first U.S. Treasury Secretary and founding father	HM	2,639	996 sq mi (2,580 km2)	State map highlighting Hamilton County

Harper County	077	Anthony	1867	From unorganized area	Marion Harper, Union sergeant and Civil War hero	HP	5,911	802 sq mi (2,077 km2)	State map highlighting Harper County

Harvey County	079	Newton	1872	Formed from McPherson, Sedgwick and Reno Counties	James M. Harvey, fifth governor of Kansas	HV	34,852	539 sq mi (1,396 km2)	State map highlighting Harvey County

Haskell County	081	Sublette	1887	Formed from Finney and Ford Counties	Dudley Chase Haskell, U.S. Representative from Kansas	HS	4,256	577 sq mi (1,494 km2)	State map highlighting Haskell County

Hodgeman County	083	Jetmore	1867	From unorganized area (Formerly Hageman County)	Amos Hodgman, Union captain and Civil War hero	HG	1,963	860 sq mi (2,227 km2)	State map highlighting Hodgeman County

Jackson County	085	Holton	1855	One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Calhoun County)	Andrew Jackson, seventh U.S. President	JA	13,449	657 sq mi (1,702 km2)	State map highlighting Jackson County

Jefferson County	087	Oskaloosa	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Thomas Jefferson, third U.S. President and founding father	JF	18,945	536 sq mi (1,388 km2)	State map highlighting Jefferson County

Jewell County	089	Mankato	1867	From unorganized area	Lewis R. Jewell, Union colonel and Civil War hero	JW	3,046	909 sq mi (2,354 km2)	State map highlighting Jewell County

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	559,913	477 sq mi (1,235 km2)	State map highlighting Johnson County

Kearny County	093	Lakin	1887	Formed from Finney and Hamilton Counties	Philip Kearny, American general in the Mexican–American and Civil Wars	KE	3,968	870 sq mi (2,253 km2)	State map highlighting Kearny County

Kingman County	095	Kingman	1872	Harper and Reno Counties	Samuel A. Kingman, Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court	KM	7,863	864 sq mi (2,238 km2)	State map highlighting Kingman County

Kiowa County	097	Greensburg	1886	Formed from Comanche and Edwards Counties	Kiowa Native Americans, who inhabited the area	KW	2,496	722 sq mi (1,870 km2)	State map highlighting Kiowa County

Labette County	099	Oswego	1867	Formed from Neosho County	Pierre La Bette, French fur trapper who formed a peaceful relationship with area natives	LB	21,284	649 sq mi (1,681 km2)	State map highlighting Labette County

Lane County	101	Dighton	1873	From unorganized area	James H. Lane, U.S. Senator from Kansas and Free-Stater during "Bleeding Kansas"	LE	1,704	717 sq mi (1,857 km2)	State map highlighting Lane County

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	77,739	463 sq mi (1,199 km2)	State map highlighting Leavenworth County

Lincoln County	105	Lincoln	1867	From unorganized area	Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth U.S. President	LC	3,174	719 sq mi (1,862 km2)	State map highlighting Lincoln County

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	9,441	599 sq mi (1,551 km2)	State map highlighting Linn County

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	2,784	1,073 sq mi (2,779 km2)	State map highlighting Logan County

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	33,748	851 sq mi (2,204 km2)	State map highlighting Lyon County

Marion County	115	Marion	1860	From unorganized area	Francis Marion, American Revolutionary War hero	MN	12,347	943 sq mi (2,442 km2)	State map highlighting Marion County

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	10,022	903 sq mi (2,339 km2)	State map highlighting Marshall County

McPherson County	113	McPherson	1867	From unorganized area	James Birdseye McPherson, prominent Union Civil War general	MP	29,356	900 sq mi (2,331 km2)	State map highlighting McPherson County

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	4,396	978 sq mi (2,533 km2)	State map highlighting Meade County

Miami County	121	Paola	1855	One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Lykins)	Miami Native Americans, who lived in the area	MI	32,612	577 sq mi (1,494 km2)	State map highlighting Miami County

Mitchell County	123	Beloit	1867	From unorganized area	William D. Mitchell, Union captain and Civil War hero	MC	6,355	700 sq mi (1,813 km2)	State map highlighting Mitchell County

Montgomery County	125	Independence	1867	Formed from Wilson County	Richard Montgomery, Revolutionary War hero	MG	34,459	645 sq mi (1,671 km2)	State map highlighting Montgomery County

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	5,854	697 sq mi (1,805 km2)	State map highlighting Morris County

Morton County	129	Elkhart	1886	Formed from Seward County	Oliver P. Morton, Governor of Indiana and prominent anti-slavery advocate	MT	3,169	730 sq mi (1,891 km2)	State map highlighting Morton County

Nemaha County	131	Seneca	1855	One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Dorn County)	Nemaha River, which passes through the county	NM	10,132	719 sq mi (1,862 km2)	State map highlighting Nemaha County

Neosho County	133	Erie	1855	One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Dorn County)	Neosho River, which passes through the county	NO	16,406	572 sq mi (1,481 km2)	State map highlighting Neosho County

Ness County	135	Ness City	1867	From unorganized area	Noah V. Ness, Corporal in 7th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during Civil War	NS	3,068	1,075 sq mi (2,784 km2)	State map highlighting Ness County

Norton County	137	Norton	1867	From unorganized area (Formerly Billings (1873–79)	Orloff Norton, Union captain and Civil War hero	NT	5,612	878 sq mi (2,274 km2)	State map highlighting Norton County

Osage County	139	Lyndon	1855	One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Weller County)	Osage River, which flows through the county	OS	16,142	704 sq mi (1,823 km2)	State map highlighting Osage County

Osborne County	141	Osborne	1867	From unorganized area	Vincent B. Osborne, Union soldier and Civil War hero	OB	3,806	893 sq mi (2,313 km2)	State map highlighting Osborne County

Ottawa County	143	Minneapolis	1860	From unorganized area	Ottawa Native Americans, who lived in the area	OT	6,072	721 sq mi (1,867 km2)	State map highlighting Ottawa County

Pawnee County	145	Larned	1867	From unorganized area	Pawnee Native Americans, who lived in the area	PN	6,928	754 sq mi (1,953 km2)	State map highlighting Pawnee County

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	5,519	886 sq mi (2,295 km2)	State map highlighting Phillips County

Pottawatomie County	149	Westmoreland	1857	Formed from Calhoun and Riley	Pottawatomie Native Americans, who lived in the area	PT	22,302	844 sq mi (2,186 km2)	State map highlighting Pottawatomie County

Pratt County	151	Pratt	1867	From unorganized area	Caleb Pratt, Union lieutenant and Civil War hero	PR	9,728	735 sq mi (1,904 km2)	State map highlighting Pratt County

Rawlins County	153	Atwood	1873	From unorganized area	John Aaron Rawlins, prominent Union Civil War general	RA	2,560	1,070 sq mi (2,771 km2)	State map highlighting Rawlins County

Reno County	155	Hutchinson	1867	From unorganized area	Jesse L. Reno, prominent Union Civil War general	RN	64,438	1,254 sq mi (3,248 km2)	State map highlighting Reno County

Republic County	157	Belleville	1868	Formed from Washington County	Republican River, which flows through the county	RP	4,858	716 sq mi (1,854 km2)	State map highlighting Republic County

Rice County	159	Lyons	1867	From unorganized area	Samuel A. Rice, prominent Union Civil War general	RC	9,985	727 sq mi (1,883 km2)	State map highlighting Rice County

Riley County	161	Manhattan	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Bennett C. Riley, Mexican–American War hero	RL	75,508	610 sq mi (1,580 km2)	State map highlighting Riley County

Rooks County	163	Stockton	1867	From unorganized area	John C. Rooks, Private in 11th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during Civil War	RO	5,223	888 sq mi (2,300 km2)	State map highlighting Rooks County

Rush County	165	La Crosse	1867	From unorganized area	Alexander Rush, Union captain and Civil War hero	RH	3,220	718 sq mi (1,860 km2)	State map highlighting Rush County

Russell County	167	Russell	1867	From unorganized area	Avra P. Russell, Union captain and Civil War hero	RS	6,946	885 sq mi (2,292 km2)	State map highlighting Russell County

Saline County	169	Salina	1860	From unorganized area	Saline River, which flows through the county	SA	55,988	720 sq mi (1,865 km2)	State map highlighting Saline County

Scott County	171	Scott City	1873	From unorganized area	Winfield Scott, Mexican–American War hero and unsuccessful presidential candidate	SC	4,937	718 sq mi (1,860 km2)	State map highlighting Scott County

Sedgwick County	173	Wichita	1867	Formed from Butler County	John Sedgwick, highest ranking Union general killed in the Civil War	SG	503,889	1,000 sq mi (2,590 km2)	State map highlighting Sedgwick County

Seward County	175	Liberal	1873	From unorganized area	William Henry Seward, U.S. Secretary of State	SW	23,547	640 sq mi (1,658 km2)	State map highlighting Seward County

Shawnee County	177	Topeka	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Shawnee Native Americans, who lived in the area	SN	178,991	550 sq mi (1,424 km2)	State map highlighting Shawnee County

Sheridan County	179	Hoxie	1873	From unorganized area	Philip Henry Sheridan, prominent Union Civil War general	SD	2,538	896 sq mi (2,321 km2)	State map highlighting Sheridan County

Sherman County	181	Goodland	1873	From unorganized area	William Tecumseh Sherman, prominent Civil War general	SH	6,113	1,056 sq mi (2,735 km2)	State map highlighting Sherman County

Smith County	183	Smith Center	1867	From unorganized area	J. Nelson Smith, Union major and Civil War hero	SM	3,765	896 sq mi (2,321 km2)	State map highlighting Smith County

Stafford County	185	Saint John	1867	From unorganized area	Lewis Stafford, Union captain and Civil War hero	SF	4,358	792 sq mi (2,051 km2)	State map highlighting Stafford County

Stanton County	187	Johnson City	1887	Formed from Hamilton County	Edwin McMasters Stanton, U.S. Secretary of War during the Civil War	ST	2,175	680 sq mi (1,761 km2)	State map highlighting Stanton County

Stevens County	189	Hugoton	1886	Formed from Seward County	Thaddeus Stevens, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania who was a leader of Reconstruction politics	SV	5,756	728 sq mi (1,886 km2)	State map highlighting Stevens County

Sumner County	191	Wellington	1867	Formed from Butler County	Charles Sumner, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts who was a leader of Reconstruction politics	SU	23,674	1,182 sq mi (3,061 km2)	State map highlighting Sumner County

Thomas County	193	Colby	1873	From unorganized area	George Henry Thomas, prominent Union Civil War general	TH	7,941	1,075 sq mi (2,784 km2)	State map highlighting Thomas County

Trego County	195	WaKeeney	1867	From unorganized area	Edgar P. Trego, Union captain and Civil War hero	TR	2,986	888 sq mi (2,300 km2)	State map highlighting Trego County

Wabaunsee County	197	Alma	1855	One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Richardson County)	Chief Wabaunsee, Potawatomi leader	WB	7,039	798 sq mi (2,067 km2)	State map highlighting Wabaunsee County

Wallace County	199	Sharon Springs	1868	From unorganized area	W.H.L. Wallace, prominent Union Civil War general	WA	1,517	914 sq mi (2,367 km2)	State map highlighting Wallace County

Washington County	201	Washington	1857	From unorganized area	George Washington, first U.S. President and founding father	WS	5,758	898 sq mi (2,326 km2)	State map highlighting Washington County

Wichita County	203	Leoti	1873	From unorganized area	Wichita Native Americans, who lived in the area	WH	2,256	719 sq mi (1,862 km2)	State map highlighting Wichita County

Wilson County	205	Fredonia	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Hiero T. Wilson, Union colonel and Civil War hero	WL	9,105	574 sq mi (1,487 km2)	State map highlighting Wilson County

Woodson County	207	Yates Center	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Daniel Woodson, five time acting governor of Kansas Territory	WO	3,278	501 sq mi (1,298 km2)	State map highlighting Woodson County

Wyandotte County	209	Kansas City	1859	Formed from Leavenworth and Johnson Counties	Wyandotte Native Americans, who lived in the area	WY	159,129	151 sq mi (391 km2)	State map highlighting Wyandotte County

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Chautauqua County was created in 1875 by Howard County.

final_sentence: Chautauqua County was created in 1875 by Howard County.