Editing Kay County, Oklahoma (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{cvt|945|sqmi}}, of which  {{convert|25|sqmi}} (2.7%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_40.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 21, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> The highest point in Kay County, Oklahoma, is west of North Sage Lane (36′56″12°N, 96′53″40°W), at {{convert|1310|ft|m}} above sea level. The lowest point is {{convert|891|ft|m}} where the Arkansas River leaves the county.<ref>Google Earth</ref>

The northern boundary is the border with [[Kansas]] and its eastern boundary is with [[Osage County, Oklahoma|Osage County]].  [[Kaw Lake]], a large reservoir on the Arkansas River completed in 1975 includes most of the water area of the country. East of Kaw Lake and the Arkansas River is the region called the [[Osage Hills]] or ''The Osage'', a tall-grass prairie region of large livestock, mostly cattle, ranches. West of the Arkansas River the land is flatter and a mixture of cultivated lands and livestock ranches. Principal rivers flowing through the county are the [[Chikaskia River]], the Arkansas River and the [[Salt Fork of the Arkansas River]].<ref name="EOHC-KayCo"/>

===Major highways===
*[[Image:I-35 (OK).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 35 in Oklahoma|Interstate 35]]
*[[Image:US 60.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 60 in Oklahoma|U.S. Highway 60]]
*[[Image:US 77.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 77 in Oklahoma|U.S. Highway 77]]
*[[Image:US 177.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 177#Oklahoma|U.S. Highway 177]]
*[[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 11.svg|20px]] [[State Highway 11 (Oklahoma)|State Highway 11]]
*[[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 156.svg|20px]] [[State Highway 156 (Oklahoma)|State Highway 156]]

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Cowley County, Kansas]] (north)
*[[Garfield County, Oklahoma|Garfield County]] (southwest)
*[[Grant County, Oklahoma|Grant County]] (west)
*[[Noble County, Oklahoma|Noble County]] (south)
*[[Osage County, Oklahoma|Osage County]] (east)
*[[Sumner County, Kansas]] (north)