 sherman county (standard abbreviation: sh) is a county located in the u.s. state of kansas. as of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,010. its county seat is goodland. ==law and government== sherman county was a prohibition, or "dry", county until the kansas constitution was amended in 1986 and voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement. ==geography== according to the u.s. census bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (0.02%) is water. sherman county is one of only four kansas counties to observe mountain standard time. since sherman county is part of the wichita media market and the local broadcast stations are repeat signals of wichita affiliates, prime-time programming in the county is aired from 6 to 9 p.m. local time, rather than 7 to 10 p.m. as is normal in the central and mountain time zones. however, cable providers carry the abc and nbc affiliates from both wichita and denver, affording viewers the opportunity to view programs on those networks at the normal prime-time hours. ===adjacent counties=== * cheyenne county (north) * rawlins county (northeast) * [[thomas county, k
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