Editing Smith County, Kansas (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|897|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|895|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.5|sqmi}} (0.2%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The county is divided into 25 [[township (United States)|townships]], each of which is listed below in the subdivisions section of this article.

The geographic center of the 48 contiguous states is located within the county, near the city of [[Lebanon, Kansas|Lebanon]].<ref>[http://ludb.clui.org/ex/i/KS3129/ Geographic Center of the Lower 48 United States]</ref> The geographic center of North America is located in neighboring [[Osborne County, Kansas|Osborne County]].

The Solomon River runs through the southern part of the county and provides a flat basin and water for irrigated crops.

===Major highways===
There are two major highways serving the county. The main east–west route is [[U.S. Route 36 in Kansas|U.S. Highway 36]], which travels through Athol, Kensington, and Smith Center. The main north–south route is [[U.S. Route 281#Kansas|U.S. Highway 281]], which intersects US-36 in Smith Center. Kansas state highways [[K-8 (north Kansas highway)|K-8]], [[K-9 (Kansas highway)|K-9]] and [[K-180 (Kansas highway)|K-180]] serve other areas of the county.

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Webster County, Nebraska|Webster County]], [[Nebraska]] (northeast)
* [[Jewell County, Kansas|Jewell County]] (east)
* [[Osborne County, Kansas|Osborne County]] (south)
* [[Rooks County, Kansas|Rooks County]] (southwest)
* [[Phillips County, Kansas|Phillips County]] (west)
* [[Franklin County, Nebraska|Franklin County]], [[Nebraska]] (northwest)