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==Alphabetical list== {{Countytabletop | region_width = | fips_ref = <ref name="FIPS">{{cite web |url=http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/ks.html |title=EPA County FIPS Code Listing |work=EPA.gov |access-date=April 30, 2008}}</ref> | region_seat_width = | region_seat_title = County seat | region_seat_ref = <ref name="NACO">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/state.cfm&state.cfm&statecode=KS|title=NACo – Find a county|author=National Association of Counties|access-date=April 30, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025113420/http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=%2Fcffiles%2Fcounties%2Fstate.cfm&state.cfm&statecode=KS|archive-date=October 25, 2007}}</ref> | data2_width = | data2_title = {{abbr|Est.|Established}} | data2_ref = <ref name="NACO"/> | data3_width = | data3_title = Origin | data3_ref = | data4_width = | data4_unsortable = yes | data4_title = Etymology | data4_ref = <ref name="KSHS">{{cite web |url=http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/counties.htm |title=Kansas Counties |last1=Kansas State Historical Society |date=December 17, 2009 |work=Kansas County Factsheets |publisher=Kansas State Historical Society |access-date=March 21, 2010|postscript=. Individual county pages are sources used.}}</ref> | data5_width = | data5_title = County code | data5_ref = | population_year = 2024 estimate | population_ref = <ref name="2024CensusEstimate">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/KS/PST045219 |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Kansas |last1=U.S. Census Bureau |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=March 15, 2025}}</ref> | area_ref = <ref name="NACO"/> }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=001 |Name= Allen |Seat= Iola |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties |Data4=[[William Allen (governor)|William Allen]], [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Ohio]] and prominent supporter of westward expansion |Data5= AL |Population= 12425 |Area= 503 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=003 |Name= Anderson |Seat= Garnett |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties |Data4=[[Joseph C. Anderson]], Kansas territorial legislator and [[Border Ruffian]] during "[[Bleeding Kansas]]" |Data5= AN |Population= 7908 |Area= 583 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=005 |Name= Atchison |Seat= Atchison |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties |Data4=[[David Rice Atchison]], U.S. Senator from [[Missouri]] and Border Ruffian during "Bleeding Kansas" |Data5= AT |Population= 16249 |Area= 432 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=007 |Name= Barber |Seat= Medicine Lodge |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=Thomas W. Barber, prominent [[Free-Stater (Kansas)|Free-Stater]] killed in the [[Wakarusa War]] |Data5= BA |Population= 4070 |Area= 1134 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=009 |Name= Barton |Seat= Great Bend |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[Clara Barton]], founder of the [[American Red Cross]] |Data5= BT |Population= 24835 |Area= 894 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=011 |Name= Bourbon |Seat= Fort Scott |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties |Data4=[[Bourbon County, Kentucky]], from which many original settlers hailed |Data5= BB |Population= 14424 |Area= 637 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=013 |Name= Brown |Seat= Hiawatha |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Browne County) |Data4=[[Albert Gallatin Brown]], U.S. Senator from [[Mississippi]] and Kansas statehood advocate |Data5= BR |Population= 9142 |Area= 571 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=015 |Name= Butler |Seat= El Dorado |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties |Data4=[[Andrew Pickens Butler]], U.S. Senator from [[South Carolina]] and Kansas statehood advocate |Data5= BU |Population= 69158 |Area= 1428 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=017 |Name= Chase |Seat= Cottonwood Falls |Data2= 1859 |Data3=Formed from Butler and Wise counties |Data4=[[Salmon Portland Chase]], U.S. Senator from Ohio and Kansas statehood advocate |Data5= CS |Population= 2507 |Area= 776 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=019 |Name= Chautauqua |Seat= Sedan |Data2= 1875 |Data3=Formed from Howard County |Data4=[[Chautauqua County, New York]], from which many early settlers hailed |Data5= CQ |Population= 3339 |Area= 642 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=021 |Name= Cherokee |Seat= Columbus |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties (Formerly McGee County) |Data4=[[Cherokee|Cherokee Native Americans]], whose lands borders the county in nearby [[Indian Territory]] |Data5= CK |Population= 19133 |Area= 587 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=023 |Name= Cheyenne |Seat= Saint Francis |Data2= 1873 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[Cheyenne|Cheyenne Native Americans]], who inhabited the area |Data5= CN |Population= 2646 |Area= 1020 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=025 |Name= Clark |Seat= Ashland |Data2= 1885 |Data3=Formed from Ford County |Data4=Charles F. Clarke, Captain in [[6th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry]] during [[American Civil War]]<ref name="Kansas Place-Names 1972, p. 400">Kansas Place-Names, John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, p. 400 {{ISBN|0-8061-0994-7}}</ref> |Data5= CA |Population= 1873 |Area= 975 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=027 |Name= Clay |Seat= Clay Center |Data2= 1857 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[Henry Clay]], influential U.S. Senator from [[Kentucky]] |Data5= CY |Population= 7969 |Area= 644 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=029 |Name= Cloud |Seat= Concordia |Data2= 1866 |Data3=Formed from Washington (Formerly Shirley County) |Data4=[[William F. Cloud]], Union general in the American Civil War who chiefly fought in Kansas and Missouri |Data5= CD |Population= 8723 |Area= 716 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=031 |Name= Coffey |Seat= Burlington |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties |Data4=A.M. Coffey, territorial legislator and Free-Stater during Bleeding Kansas |Data5= CF |Population= 8301 |Area= 630 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=033 |Name= Comanche |Seat= Coldwater |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[Comanche|Comanche Native Americans]], who lived in the area |Data5= CM |Population= 1694 |Area= 788 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=035 |Name= Cowley |Seat= Winfield |Data2= 1867 |Data3=Formed from Butler County |Data4=Matthew R. Cowley, Union lieutenant and distinguished Civil War hero |Data5= CL |Population= 34186 |Area= 1126 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=037 |Name= Crawford |Seat= Girard |Data2= 1867 |Data3=Bourbon and Cherokee Counties |Data4=[[Samuel J. Crawford]], third [[Governor of Kansas]] |Data5= CR |Population= 38904 |Area= 593 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=039 |Name= Decatur |Seat= Oberlin |Data2= 1873 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[Stephen Decatur]], naval commodore and [[War of 1812]] hero |Data5= DC |Population= 2716 |Area= 894 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=041 |Name= Dickinson |Seat= Abilene |Data2= 1857 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[Daniel Stevens Dickinson]], U.S. Senator from [[New York (state)|New York]] and Kansas statehood advocate |Data5= DK |Population= 18621 |Area= 848 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=043 |Name= Doniphan |Seat= Troy |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties |Data4=[[Alexander William Doniphan]], [[Mexican–American War]] hero and pro-slavery sympathizer in "Bleeding Kansas" |Data5= DP |Population= 7575 |Area= 392 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=045 |Name= Douglas |Seat= Lawrence |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties |Data4=[[Stephen Arnold Douglas]], U.S. Senator from [[Illinois]] and advocate for the moderate [[Popular sovereignty in the United States|popular sovereignty]] choice in the Kansas slavery debate |Data5= DG |Population= 121989 |Area= 457 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=047 |Name= Edwards |Seat= Kinsley |Data2= 1874 |Data3=Formed from Kiowa County |Data4=John H. Edwards, [[Kansas State Senate|state senator]] who pushed for creation of the county |Data5= ED |Population= 2731 |Area= 622 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=049 |Name= Elk |Seat= Howard |Data2= 1875 |Data3=Formed from Howard County |Data4=[[Elk River (Kansas)|Elk River]], which originates in the county |Data5= EK |Population= 2436 |Area= 648 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=051 |Name= Ellis |Seat= Hays |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=George Ellis, Union lieutenant and distinguished Civil War hero |Data5= EL |Population= 29007 |Area= 900 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=053 |Name= Ellsworth |Seat= Ellsworth |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[Fort Ellsworth]], a Union Civil War outpost in the area |Data5= EW |Population= 6316 |Area= 716 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=055 |Name= Finney |Seat= Garden City |Data2= 1883 |Data3=Formed from Arapahoe, Grant, Kearney and Sequoyah Counties |Data4=David W. Finney, tenth lieutenant governor of Kansas |Data5= FI |Population= 38354 |Area= 1300 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=057 |Name= Ford |Seat= Dodge City |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[James H. Ford]], Union general in the Civil War who mainly fought in Kansas and Missouri |Data5= FO |Population= 34072 |Area= 1099 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=059 |Name= Franklin |Seat= Ottawa |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties |Data4=[[Benjamin Franklin]], orator, writer, scholar, and founding father of the U.S. |Data5= FR |Population= 26273 |Area= 574 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=061 |Name= Geary |Seat= Junction City |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Davis County) |Data4=[[John White Geary]], Union general in the Civil War who mainly fought in Kansas and Missouri, and who later became Kansas territorial governor |Data5= GE |Population= 35459 |Area= 384 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=063 |Name= Gove |Seat= Gove City|Data2= 1868 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=Grenville L. Gove, Captain in the [[11th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry]] during the Civil War<ref>Kansas Place-Names, John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, p. 403 {{ISBN|0-8061-0994-7}}</ref> |Data5= GO |Population= 2658 |Area= 1072 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=065 |Name= Graham |Seat= Hill City |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=John L. Graham, Union captain and Civil War hero |Data5= GH |Population= 2370 |Area= 898 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=067 |Name= Grant |Seat= Ulysses |Data2= 1888 |Data3=Formed from Finney and Hamilton Counties |Data4=[[Ulysses Simpson Grant]], commander of Union forces during the Civil War and [[U.S. President]] |Data5= GT |Population= 7097 |Area= 575 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=069 |Name= Gray |Seat= Cimarron |Data2= 1887 |Data3=Formed from Finney and Ford Counties |Data4=[[Alfred Gray (Kansas politician)|Alfred Gray]], Kansas Secretary of Agriculture |Data5= GY |Population= 5730 |Area= 869 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=071 |Name= Greeley |Seat= Tribune |Data2= 1873 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[Horace Greeley]], publisher of the [[New York Tribune]] and anti-slavery advocate |Data5= GL |Population= 1152 |Area= 778 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=073 |Name= Greenwood |Seat= Eureka |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties |Data4=[[Alfred B. Greenwood]], [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Arkansas]] and Kansas statehood advocate |Data5= GW |Population= 5871 |Area= 1140 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=075 |Name= Hamilton |Seat= Syracuse |Data2= 1873 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[Alexander Hamilton]], first [[U.S. Treasury Secretary]] and founding father |Data5= HM |Population= 2488 |Area= 996 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=077 |Name= Harper |Seat= Anthony |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=Marion Harper, Union sergeant and Civil War hero |Data5= HP |Population= 5413 |Area= 802 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=079 |Name= Harvey |Seat= Newton |Data2= 1872 |Data3=Formed from McPherson, Sedgwick and Reno Counties |Data4=[[James M. Harvey (politician)|James M. Harvey]], fifth governor of Kansas |Data5= HV |Population= 33642 |Area= 539 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=081 |Name= Haskell |Seat= Sublette |Data2= 1887 |Data3=Formed from Finney and Ford Counties |Data4=[[Dudley Chase Haskell]], U.S. Representative from Kansas |Data5= HS |Population= 3591 |Area= 577 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=083 |Name= Hodgeman |Seat= Jetmore |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area (Formerly Hageman County) |Data4=Amos Hodgman, Union captain and Civil War hero |Data5= HG |Population= 1673 |Area= 860 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=085 |Name= Jackson |Seat= Holton |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Calhoun County) |Data4=[[Andrew Jackson]], seventh U.S. President |Data5= JA |Population= 13525 |Area= 657 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=087 |Name= Jefferson |Seat= Oskaloosa |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties |Data4=[[Thomas Jefferson]], third U.S. President and founding father |Data5= JF |Population= 18332 |Area= 536 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=089 |Name= Jewell |Seat= Mankato |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=Lewis R. Jewell, Union colonel and Civil War hero |Data5= JW |Population= 2899 |Area= 909 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=091 |Name= Johnson |Seat= Olathe |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties |Data4=[[Thomas Johnson (Kansas)|Thomas Johnson]], Methodist [[missionary]] who was one of the state's first settlers |Data5= JO |Population= 632276 |Area= 477 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=093 |Name= Kearny |Seat= Lakin |Data2= 1887 |Data3=Formed from Finney and Hamilton Counties |Data4=[[Philip Kearny]], American general in the Mexican–American and Civil Wars |Data5= KE |Population= 3808 |Area= 870 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=095 |Name= Kingman |Seat= Kingman |Data2= 1872 |Data3=Harper and Reno Counties |Data4=Samuel A. Kingman, Chief Justice of the [[Kansas Supreme Court]] |Data5= KM |Population= 6946 |Area= 864 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=097 |Name= Kiowa |Seat= Greensburg |Data2= 1886 |Data3=Formed from Comanche and Edwards Counties |Data4=[[Kiowa|Kiowa Native Americans]], who inhabited the area |Data5= KW |Population= 2436 |Area= 722 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=099 |Name= Labette |Seat= Oswego |Data2= 1867 |Data3=Formed from Neosho County |Data4=Pierre La Bette, French fur trapper who formed a peaceful relationship with area natives |Data5= LB |Population= 19692 |Area= 649 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=101 |Name= Lane |Seat= Dighton |Data2= 1873 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[James H. Lane (politician)|James H. Lane]], U.S. Senator from Kansas and Free-Stater during "Bleeding Kansas" |Data5= LE |Population= 1482 |Area= 717 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=103 |Name= Leavenworth |Seat= Leavenworth |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties |Data4=[[Henry Leavenworth]], general in the [[Indian Wars]] who established a fort in the area |Data5= LV |Population= 84670 |Area= 463 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=105 |Name= Lincoln |Seat= Lincoln |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[Abraham Lincoln]], sixteenth U.S. President |Data5= LC |Population= 2928 |Area= 719 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=107 |Name= Linn |Seat= Mound City |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties |Data4=[[Lewis Fields Linn]], U.S. Senator from Kentucky whose family was later involved in the settlement of Kansas |Data5= LN |Population= 9841 |Area= 599 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=109 |Name= Logan |Seat= Oakley |Data2= 1888 |Data3=Formed from Wallace County (formerly named St. John County) |Data4=[[John A. Logan|John Alexander Logan]], prominent Union Civil War general and U.S. Senator from Illinois |Data5= LG |Population= 2694 |Area= 1073 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=111 |Name= Lyon |Seat= Emporia |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Breckenridge County) |Data4=[[Nathaniel Lyon]], first Union general to be killed in the Civil War |Data5= LY |Population= 32520 |Area= 851 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=115 |Name= Marion |Seat= Marion |Data2= 1860 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[Francis Marion]], [[American Revolutionary War]] hero |Data5= MN |Population= 11670 |Area= 943 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=117 |Name= Marshall |Seat= Marysville |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties |Data4=Frank J. Marshall, state representative who became locally known for operating the first ferry over the [[Big Blue River (Kansas)|Big Blue River]] |Data5= MS |Population= 9950 |Area= 903 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=113 |Name= McPherson |Seat= McPherson |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[James Birdseye McPherson]], prominent Union Civil War general |Data5= MP |Population= 30334 |Area= 900 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=119 |Name= Meade |Seat= Meade |Data2= 1885 |Data3=Formed from Finney, Ford and Seward Counties |Data4=[[George Gordon Meade]], Union Civil War general best known for his victory at the [[Battle of Gettysburg]] |Data5= ME |Population= 3892 |Area= 978 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=121 |Name= Miami |Seat= Paola |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Lykins) |Data4=[[Miami tribe|Miami Native Americans]], who lived in the area |Data5= MI |Population= 35737 |Area= 577 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=123 |Name= Mitchell |Seat= Beloit |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=William D. Mitchell, Union captain and Civil War hero |Data5= MC |Population= 5803 |Area= 700 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=125 |Name= Montgomery |Seat= Independence |Data2= 1867 |Data3=Formed from Wilson County |Data4=[[Richard Montgomery]], Revolutionary War hero |Data5= MG |Population= 30459 |Area= 645 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=127 |Name= Morris |Seat= Council Grove |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Wise County) |Data4=[[Thomas Morris (Ohio politician)|Thomas Morris]], U.S. Senator from Ohio and anti-slavery advocate |Data5= MR |Population= 5279 |Area= 697 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=129 |Name= Morton |Seat= Elkhart |Data2= 1886 |Data3=Formed from Seward County |Data4=[[Oliver P. Morton]], [[Governor of Indiana]] and prominent anti-slavery advocate |Data5= MT |Population= 2485 |Area= 730 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=131 |Name= Nemaha |Seat= Seneca |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Dorn County) |Data4=[[Nemaha River basin|Nemaha River]], which passes through the county |Data5= NM |Population= 10062 |Area= 719 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=133 |Name= Neosho |Seat= Erie |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Dorn County) |Data4=[[Neosho River]], which passes through the county |Data5= NO |Population= 15552 |Area= 572 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=135 |Name= Ness |Seat= Ness City |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=Noah V. Ness, Corporal in [[7th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry]] during Civil War<ref>Kansas Place-Names, John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, p. 407 {{ISBN|0-8061-0994-7}}</ref> |Data5= NS |Population= 2617 |Area= 1075 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=137 |Name= Norton |Seat= Norton |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area (Formerly Billings (1873–79) |Data4=Orloff Norton, Union captain and Civil War hero |Data5= NT |Population= 5335 |Area= 878 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=139 |Name= Osage |Seat= Lyndon |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Weller County) |Data4=[[Osage River]], which flows through the county |Data5= OS |Population= 15737 |Area= 704 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=141 |Name= Osborne |Seat= Osborne |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=Vincent B. Osborne, Union soldier and Civil War hero |Data5= OB |Population= 3353 |Area= 893 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=143 |Name= Ottawa |Seat= Minneapolis |Data2= 1860 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[Ottawa tribe|Ottawa Native Americans]], who lived in the area |Data5= OT |Population= 5853 |Area= 721 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=145 |Name= Pawnee |Seat= Larned |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[Pawnee people|Pawnee Native Americans]], who lived in the area |Data5= PN |Population= 6012 |Area= 754 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=147 |Name= Phillips |Seat= Phillipsburg |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[William A. Phillips|William Phillips]], state legislator who pushed for creation of the county, and later U.S. Representative |Data5= PL |Population= 4733 |Area= 886 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=149 |Name= Pottawatomie |Seat= Westmoreland |Data2= 1857 |Data3=Formed from Calhoun and Riley |Data4=[[Pottawatomie|Pottawatomie Native Americans]], who lived in the area |Data5= PT |Population= 26876 |Area= 844 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=151 |Name= Pratt |Seat= Pratt |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=Caleb Pratt, Union lieutenant and Civil War hero |Data5= PR |Population= 9137 |Area= 735 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=153 |Name= Rawlins |Seat= Atwood |Data2= 1873 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[John Aaron Rawlins]], prominent Union Civil War general |Data5= RA |Population= 2432 |Area= 1070 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=155 |Name= Reno |Seat= Hutchinson |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[Jesse L. Reno]], prominent Union Civil War general |Data5= RN |Population= 61417 |Area= 1254 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=157 |Name= Republic |Seat= Belleville |Data2= 1868 |Data3=Formed from Washington County |Data4=[[Republican River]], which flows through the county |Data5= RP |Population= 4613 |Area= 716 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=159 |Name= Rice |Seat= Lyons |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[Samuel A. Rice]], prominent Union Civil War general |Data5= RC |Population= 9284 |Area= 727 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=161 |Name= Riley |Seat= Manhattan |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties |Data4=[[Bennett C. Riley]], Mexican–American War hero |Data5= RL |Population= 72557 |Area= 610 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=163 |Name= Rooks |Seat= Stockton |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=John C. Rooks, Private in [[11th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry]] during Civil War<ref name="Kansas Place-Names 1972, p. 400"/> |Data5= RO |Population= 4748 |Area= 888 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=165 |Name= Rush |Seat= La Crosse |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=Alexander Rush, Union captain and Civil War hero |Data5= RH |Population= 2810 |Area= 718 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=167 |Name= Russell |Seat= Russell |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=Avra P. Russell, Union captain and Civil War hero |Data5= RS |Population= 6620 |Area= 885 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=169 |Name= Saline |Seat= Salina |Data2= 1860 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[Saline River (Kansas)|Saline River]], which flows through the county |Data5= SA |Population= 53459 |Area= 720 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=171 |Name= Scott |Seat= Scott City |Data2= 1873 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[Winfield Scott]], Mexican–American War hero and unsuccessful presidential candidate |Data5= SC |Population= 4914 |Area= 718 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=173 |Name= Sedgwick |Seat= Wichita |Data2= 1867 |Data3=Formed from Butler County |Data4=[[John Sedgwick]], highest ranking Union general killed in the Civil War |Data5= SG |Population= 536081 |Area= 1000 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=175 |Name= Seward |Seat= Liberal |Data2= 1873 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[William Henry Seward]], [[U.S. Secretary of State]] |Data5= SW |Population= 21276 |Area= 640 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=177 |Name= Shawnee |Seat= Topeka |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties |Data4=[[Shawnee|Shawnee Native Americans]], who lived in the area |Data5= SN |Population= 177942 |Area= 550 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=179 |Name= Sheridan |Seat= Hoxie |Data2= 1873 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[Philip Henry Sheridan]], prominent Union Civil War general |Data5= SD |Population= 2397 |Area= 896 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=181 |Name= Sherman |Seat= Goodland |Data2= 1873 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[William Tecumseh Sherman]], prominent Civil War general |Data5= SH |Population= 5796 |Area= 1056 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=183 |Name= Smith |Seat= Smith Center |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=J. Nelson Smith, Union major and Civil War hero |Data5= SM |Population= 3541 |Area= 896 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=185 |Name= Stafford |Seat= Saint John |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=Lewis Stafford, Union captain and Civil War hero |Data5= SF |Population= 3901 |Area= 792 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=187 |Name= Stanton |Seat= Johnson City |Data2= 1887 |Data3=Formed from Hamilton County |Data4=[[Edwin McMasters Stanton]], [[U.S. Secretary of War]] during the Civil War |Data5= ST |Population= 2071 |Area= 680 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=189 |Name= Stevens |Seat= Hugoton |Data2= 1886 |Data3=Formed from Seward County |Data4=[[Thaddeus Stevens]], U.S. Representative from [[Pennsylvania]] who was a leader of [[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]] politics |Data5= SV |Population= 5035 |Area= 728 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=191 |Name= Sumner |Seat= Wellington |Data2= 1867 |Data3=Formed from Butler County |Data4=[[Charles Sumner]], U.S. Senator from [[Massachusetts]] who was a leader of [[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]] politics |Data5= SU |Population= 22336 |Area= 1182 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=193 |Name= Thomas |Seat= Colby |Data2= 1873 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[George Henry Thomas]], prominent Union Civil War general |Data5= TH |Population= 7802 |Area= 1075 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=195 |Name= Trego |Seat= WaKeeney |Data2= 1867 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=Edgar P. Trego, Union captain and Civil War hero |Data5= TR |Population= 2774 |Area= 888 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=197 |Name= Wabaunsee |Seat= Alma |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Richardson County) |Data4=[[Chief Wabaunsee]], [[Potawatomi]] leader |Data5= WB |Population= 7112 |Area= 798 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=199 |Name= Wallace |Seat= Sharon Springs |Data2= 1868 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[W.H.L. Wallace]], prominent Union Civil War general |Data5= WA |Population= 1472 |Area= 914 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=201 |Name= Washington |Seat= Washington |Data2= 1857 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[George Washington]], first U.S. President and founding father |Data5= WS |Population= 5572 |Area= 898 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=203 |Name= Wichita |Seat= Leoti |Data2= 1873 |Data3=From unorganized area |Data4=[[Wichita (tribe)|Wichita Native Americans]], who lived in the area |Data5= WH |Population= 2072 |Area= 719 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=205 |Name= Wilson |Seat= Fredonia |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties |Data4=Hiero T. Wilson, Union colonel and Civil War hero |Data5= WL |Population= 8398 |Area= 574 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=207 |Name= Woodson |Seat= Yates Center |Data2= 1855 |Data3=One of the original 36 counties |Data4=[[Daniel Woodson]], five time acting governor of Kansas Territory |Data5= WO |Population= 3111 |Area= 501 |Size=150px }} {{Countyrow |N=20| Num=209 |Name= Wyandotte |Seat= Kansas City |Data2= 1859 |Data3=Formed from Leavenworth and Johnson Counties |Data4=[[Wyandot people|Wyandotte Native Americans]], who lived in the area |Data5= WY |Population= 169418 |Area= 151 |Size=150px }} |}
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