List of counties in Kansas

Counties of Kansas
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Location	State of Kansas
Number	105
Populations	1,298 (Greeley) – 559,913 (Johnson)
Areas	151 square miles (390 km2) (Wyandotte) – 1,428 square miles (3,700 km2) (Butler)
Government	County government
Subdivisions	cities, towns, townships, unincorporated communities, indian reservations, census designated place

This is a list of counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. Select from the links at right to go directly to an article, or browse the listing below for additional information. Every license plate issued by the state contains the same two-letter abbreviation for the county in which its vehicle is registered.

Kansas has 105 counties, the sixth-highest total of any state. Many of the counties in the eastern part of the state are named after prominent Americans from the late 18th and early-to-mid-19th centuries, while those in the central and western part of the state are named for figures in the American Civil War. Several counties throughout the state bear names of Native American origin. No Kansas county has two words in its name.

Wyandotte County and the city of Kansas City operate as a unified government. As of January 1, 2009 Greeley County and the city of Tribune unified to form the Unified Government of Greeley County.^[1]

Alphabetical list

County	FIPS code[2]	County seat[3]	Established[3]	Origin	Etymology[4]	County Code	Population[5]	Area[3]	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	7004133190000000000♠13,319	7002503000000000000♠503 sq mi (7003130300000000000♠1,303 km2)
Anderson County	003	Garnett	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Joseph C. Anderson, Kansas territorial legislator and Border Ruffian during "Bleeding Kansas"	AN	7003791700000000000♠7,917	7002583000000000000♠583 sq mi (7003151000000000000♠1,510 km2)
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	7004168130000000000♠16,813	7002432000000000000♠432 sq mi (7003111900000000000♠1,119 km2)
Barber County	007	Medicine Lodge	1867	From unorganized area	Thomas W. Barber, prominent Free-Stater killed in the Wakarusa War	BA	7003486100000000000♠4,861	7003113400000000000♠1,134 sq mi (7003293700000000000♠2,937 km2)
Barton County	009	Great Bend	1867	From unorganized area	Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross	BT	7004275570000000000♠27,557	7002894000000000000♠894 sq mi (7003231500000000000♠2,315 km2)
Bourbon County	011	Fort Scott	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Bourbon County, Kentucky, from which many original settlers hailed	BB	7004148970000000000♠14,897	7002637000000000000♠637 sq mi (7003165000000000000♠1,650 km2)
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	7003988100000000000♠9,881	7002571000000000000♠571 sq mi (7003147900000000000♠1,479 km2)
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	7004658270000000000♠65,827	7003142800000000000♠1,428 sq mi (7003369900000000000♠3,699 km2)
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	7003275700000000000♠2,757	7002776000000000000♠776 sq mi (7003201000000000000♠2,010 km2)
Chautauqua County	019	Sedan	1875	Formed from Howard County	Chautauqua County, New York, from which many early settlers hailed	CQ	7003357100000000000♠3,571	7002642000000000000♠642 sq mi (7003166300000000000♠1,663 km2)
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	7004212260000000000♠21,226	7002587000000000000♠587 sq mi (7003152000000000000♠1,520 km2)
Cheyenne County	023	Saint Francis	1873	From unorganized area	Cheyenne Native Americans, who inhabited the area	CN	7003267800000000000♠2,678	7003102000000000000♠1,020 sq mi (7003264200000000000♠2,642 km2)
Clark County	025	Ashland	1885	Formed from Ford County	Charles F. Clarke, Captain in 6th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during American Civil War[6]	CA	7003218100000000000♠2,181	7002975000000000000♠975 sq mi (7003252500000000000♠2,525 km2)
Clay County	027	Clay Center	1857	From unorganized area	Henry Clay, influential U.S. Senator from Kentucky	CY	7003853100000000000♠8,531	7002644000000000000♠644 sq mi (7003166800000000000♠1,668 km2)
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	7003939700000000000♠9,397	7002716000000000000♠716 sq mi (7003185400000000000♠1,854 km2)
Coffey County	031	Burlington	1855	One of the original 36 counties	A.M. Coffey, territorial legislator and Free-Stater during Bleeding Kansas	CF	7003850200000000000♠8,502	7002630000000000000♠630 sq mi (7003163200000000000♠1,632 km2)
Comanche County	033	Coldwater	1867	From unorganized area	Comanche Native Americans, who lived in the area	CM	7003191300000000000♠1,913	7002788000000000000♠788 sq mi (7003204100000000000♠2,041 km2)
Cowley County	035	Winfield	1867	Formed from Butler County	Matthew R. Cowley, Union lieutenant and distinguished Civil War hero	CL	7004362880000000000♠36,288	7003112600000000000♠1,126 sq mi (7003291600000000000♠2,916 km2)
Crawford County	037	Girard	1867	Bourbon and Cherokee Counties	Samuel J. Crawford, third Governor of Kansas	CR	7004393610000000000♠39,361	7002593000000000000♠593 sq mi (7003153600000000000♠1,536 km2)
Decatur County	039	Oberlin	1873	From unorganized area	Stephen Decatur, naval commodore and War of 1812 hero	DC	7003287100000000000♠2,871	7002894000000000000♠894 sq mi (7003231500000000000♠2,315 km2)
Dickinson County	041	Abilene	1857	From unorganized area	Daniel Stevens Dickinson, U.S. Senator from New York and Kansas statehood advocate	DK	7004197620000000000♠19,762	7002848000000000000♠848 sq mi (7003219600000000000♠2,196 km2)
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	7003786400000000000♠7,864	7002392000000000000♠392 sq mi (7003101500000000000♠1,015 km2)
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	7005112864000000000♠112,864	7002457000000000000♠457 sq mi (7003118400000000000♠1,184 km2)
Edwards County	047	Kinsley	1874	Formed from Kiowa County	John H. Edwards, state senator who pushed for creation of the county	ED	7003297900000000000♠2,979	7002622000000000000♠622 sq mi (7003161100000000000♠1,611 km2)
Elk County	049	Howard	1875	Formed from Howard County	Elk River, which originates in the county	EK	7003272000000000000♠2,720	7002648000000000000♠648 sq mi (7003167800000000000♠1,678 km2)
Ellis County	051	Hays	1867	From unorganized area	George Ellis, Union lieutenant and distinguished Civil War hero	EL	7004290530000000000♠29,053	7002900000000000000♠900 sq mi (7003233100000000000♠2,331 km2)
Ellsworth County	053	Ellsworth	1867	From unorganized area	Fort Ellsworth, a Union Civil War outpost in the area	EW	7003649400000000000♠6,494	7002716000000000000♠716 sq mi (7003185400000000000♠1,854 km2)
Finney County	055	Garden City	1883	Formed from Arapahoe, Grant, Kearney and Sequoyah Counties	David W. Finney, tenth lieutenant governor of Kansas	FI	7004372000000000000♠37,200	7003130000000000000♠1,300 sq mi (7003336700000000000♠3,367 km2)
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	7004347520000000000♠34,752	7003109900000000000♠1,099 sq mi (7003284600000000000♠2,846 km2)
Franklin County	059	Ottawa	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Benjamin Franklin, orator, writer, scholar, and founding father of the U.S.	FR	7004259060000000000♠25,906	7002574000000000000♠574 sq mi (7003148700000000000♠1,487 km2)
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	7004380130000000000♠38,013	7002384000000000000♠384 sq mi (7002995000000000000♠995 km2)
Gove County	063	Gove City	1868	From unorganized area	Grenville L. Gove, Captain in the 11th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War[7]	GO	7003272900000000000♠2,729	7003107200000000000♠1,072 sq mi (7003277600000000000♠2,776 km2)
Graham County	065	Hill City	1867	From unorganized area	John L. Graham, Union captain and Civil War hero	GH	7003257800000000000♠2,578	7002898000000000000♠898 sq mi (7003232600000000000♠2,326 km2)
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	7003792300000000000♠7,923	7002575000000000000♠575 sq mi (7003148900000000000♠1,489 km2)
Gray County	069	Cimarron	1887	Formed from Finney and Ford Counties	Alfred Gray, Kansas Secretary of Agriculture	GY	7003603000000000000♠6,030	7002869000000000000♠869 sq mi (7003225100000000000♠2,251 km2)
Greeley County	071	Tribune	1873	From unorganized area	Horace Greeley, publisher of the New York Tribune and anti-slavery advocate	GL	7003129800000000000♠1,298	7002778000000000000♠778 sq mi (7003201500000000000♠2,015 km2)
Greenwood County	073	Eureka	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Alfred B. Greenwood, U.S. Representative from Arkansas and Kansas statehood advocate	GW	7003645400000000000♠6,454	7003114000000000000♠1,140 sq mi (7003295300000000000♠2,953 km2)
Hamilton County	075	Syracuse	1873	From unorganized area	Alexander Hamilton, first U.S. Treasury Secretary and founding father	HM	7003263900000000000♠2,639	7002996000000000000♠996 sq mi (7003258000000000000♠2,580 km2)
Harper County	077	Anthony	1867	From unorganized area	Marion Harper, Union sergeant and Civil War hero	HP	7003591100000000000♠5,911	7002802000000000000♠802 sq mi (7003207700000000000♠2,077 km2)
Harvey County	079	Newton	1872	Formed from McPherson, Sedgwick and Reno Counties	James M. Harvey, fifth governor of Kansas	HV	7004348520000000000♠34,852	7002539000000000000♠539 sq mi (7003139600000000000♠1,396 km2)
Haskell County	081	Sublette	1887	Formed from Finney and Ford Counties	Dudley Chase Haskell, U.S. Representative from Kansas	HS	7003425600000000000♠4,256	7002577000000000000♠577 sq mi (7003149400000000000♠1,494 km2)
Hodgeman County	083	Jetmore	1867	From unorganized area (Formerly Hageman County)	Amos Hodgman, Union captain and Civil War hero	HG	7003196300000000000♠1,963	7002860000000000000♠860 sq mi (7003222700000000000♠2,227 km2)
Jackson County	085	Holton	1855	One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Calhoun County)	Andrew Jackson, seventh U.S. President	JA	7004134490000000000♠13,449	7002657000000000000♠657 sq mi (7003170200000000000♠1,702 km2)
Jefferson County	087	Oskaloosa	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Thomas Jefferson, third U.S. President and founding father	JF	7004189450000000000♠18,945	7002536000000000000♠536 sq mi (7003138800000000000♠1,388 km2)
Jewell County	089	Mankato	1867	From unorganized area	Lewis R. Jewell, Union colonel and Civil War hero	JW	7003304600000000000♠3,046	7002909000000000000♠909 sq mi (7003235400000000000♠2,354 km2)
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	7005559913000000000♠559,913	7002477000000000000♠477 sq mi (7003123500000000000♠1,235 km2)
Kearny County	093	Lakin	1887	Formed from Finney and Hamilton Counties	Philip Kearny, American general in the Mexican–American and Civil Wars	KE	7003396800000000000♠3,968	7002870000000000000♠870 sq mi (7003225300000000000♠2,253 km2)
Kingman County	095	Kingman	1872	Harper and Reno Counties	Samuel A. Kingman, Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court	KM	7003786300000000000♠7,863	7002864000000000000♠864 sq mi (7003223800000000000♠2,238 km2)
Kiowa County	097	Greensburg	1886	Formed from Comanche and Edwards Counties	Kiowa Native Americans, who inhabited the area	KW	7003249600000000000♠2,496	7002722000000000000♠722 sq mi (7003187000000000000♠1,870 km2)
Labette County	099	Oswego	1867	Formed from Neosho County	Pierre La Bette, French fur trapper who formed a peaceful relationship with area natives	LB	7004212840000000000♠21,284	7002649000000000000♠649 sq mi (7003168100000000000♠1,681 km2)
Lane County	101	Dighton	1873	From unorganized area	James H. Lane, U.S. Senator from Kansas and Free-Stater during "Bleeding Kansas"	LE	7003170400000000000♠1,704	7002717000000000000♠717 sq mi (7003185700000000000♠1,857 km2)
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	7004777390000000000♠77,739	7002463000000000000♠463 sq mi (7003119900000000000♠1,199 km2)
Lincoln County	105	Lincoln	1867	From unorganized area	Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth U.S. President	LC	7003317400000000000♠3,174	7002719000000000000♠719 sq mi (7003186200000000000♠1,862 km2)
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	7003944100000000000♠9,441	7002599000000000000♠599 sq mi (7003155100000000000♠1,551 km2)
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	7003278400000000000♠2,784	7003107300000000000♠1,073 sq mi (7003277900000000000♠2,779 km2)
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	7004337480000000000♠33,748	7002851000000000000♠851 sq mi (7003220400000000000♠2,204 km2)
Marion County	115	Marion	1860	From unorganized area	Francis Marion, American Revolutionary War hero	MN	7004123470000000000♠12,347	7002943000000000000♠943 sq mi (7003244200000000000♠2,442 km2)
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	7004100220000000000♠10,022	7002903000000000000♠903 sq mi (7003233900000000000♠2,339 km2)
McPherson County	113	McPherson	1867	From unorganized area	James Birdseye McPherson, prominent Union Civil War general	MP	7004293560000000000♠29,356	7002900000000000000♠900 sq mi (7003233100000000000♠2,331 km2)
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	7003439600000000000♠4,396	7002978000000000000♠978 sq mi (7003253300000000000♠2,533 km2)
Miami County	121	Paola	1855	One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Lykins)	Miami Native Americans, who lived in the area	MI	7004326120000000000♠32,612	7002577000000000000♠577 sq mi (7003149400000000000♠1,494 km2)
Mitchell County	123	Beloit	1867	From unorganized area	William D. Mitchell, Union captain and Civil War hero	MC	7003635500000000000♠6,355	7002700000000000000♠700 sq mi (7003181300000000000♠1,813 km2)
Montgomery County	125	Independence	1867	Formed from Wilson County	Richard Montgomery, Revolutionary War hero	MG	7004344590000000000♠34,459	7002645000000000000♠645 sq mi (7003167100000000000♠1,671 km2)
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	7003585400000000000♠5,854	7002697000000000000♠697 sq mi (7003180500000000000♠1,805 km2)
Morton County	129	Elkhart	1886	Formed from Seward County	Oliver P. Morton, Governor of Indiana and prominent anti-slavery advocate	MT	7003316900000000000♠3,169	7002730000000000000♠730 sq mi (7003189100000000000♠1,891 km2)
Nemaha County	131	Seneca	1855	One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Dorn County)	Nemaha River, which passes through the county	NM	7004101320000000000♠10,132	7002719000000000000♠719 sq mi (7003186200000000000♠1,862 km2)
Neosho County	133	Erie	1855	One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Dorn County)	Neosho River, which passes through the county	NO	7004164060000000000♠16,406	7002572000000000000♠572 sq mi (7003148100000000000♠1,481 km2)
Ness County	135	Ness City	1867	From unorganized area	Noah V. Ness, Corporal in 7th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during Civil War[8]	NS	7003306800000000000♠3,068	7003107500000000000♠1,075 sq mi (7003278400000000000♠2,784 km2)
Norton County	137	Norton	1867	From unorganized area (Formerly Billings (1873-9)	Orloff Norton, Union captain and Civil War hero	NT	7003561200000000000♠5,612	7002878000000000000♠878 sq mi (7003227400000000000♠2,274 km2)
Osage County	139	Lyndon	1855	One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Weller County)	Osage River, which flows through the county	OS	7004161420000000000♠16,142	7002704000000000000♠704 sq mi (7003182300000000000♠1,823 km2)
Osborne County	141	Osborne	1867	From unorganized area	Vincent B. Osborne, Union soldier and Civil War hero	OB	7003380600000000000♠3,806	7002893000000000000♠893 sq mi (7003231300000000000♠2,313 km2)
Ottawa County	143	Minneapolis	1860	From unorganized area	Ottawa Native Americans, who lived in the area	OT	7003607200000000000♠6,072	7002721000000000000♠721 sq mi (7003186700000000000♠1,867 km2)
Pawnee County	145	Larned	1867	From unorganized area	Pawnee Native Americans, who lived in the area	PN	7003692800000000000♠6,928	7002754000000000000♠754 sq mi (7003195300000000000♠1,953 km2)
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	7003551900000000000♠5,519	7002886000000000000♠886 sq mi (7003229500000000000♠2,295 km2)
Pottawatomie County	149	Westmoreland	1857	Formed from Calhoun and Riley	Pottawatomie Native Americans, who lived in the area	PT	7004223020000000000♠22,302	7002844000000000000♠844 sq mi (7003218600000000000♠2,186 km2)
Pratt County	151	Pratt	1867	From unorganized area	Caleb Pratt, Union lieutenant and Civil War hero	PR	7003972800000000000♠9,728	7002735000000000000♠735 sq mi (7003190400000000000♠1,904 km2)
Rawlins County	153	Atwood	1873	From unorganized area	John Aaron Rawlins, prominent Union Civil War general	RA	7003256000000000000♠2,560	7003107000000000000♠1,070 sq mi (7003277100000000000♠2,771 km2)
Reno County	155	Hutchinson	1867	From unorganized area	Jesse L. Reno, prominent Union Civil War general	RN	7004644380000000000♠64,438	7003125400000000000♠1,254 sq mi (7003324800000000000♠3,248 km2)
Republic County	157	Belleville	1868	Formed from Washington County	Republican River, which flows through the county	RP	7003485800000000000♠4,858	7002716000000000000♠716 sq mi (7003185400000000000♠1,854 km2)
Rice County	159	Lyons	1867	From unorganized area	Samuel A. Rice, prominent Union Civil War general	RC	7003998500000000000♠9,985	7002727000000000000♠727 sq mi (7003188300000000000♠1,883 km2)
Riley County	161	Manhattan	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Bennett C. Riley, Mexican–American War hero	RL	7004755080000000000♠75,508	7002610000000000000♠610 sq mi (7003158000000000000♠1,580 km2)
Rooks County	163	Stockton	1867	From unorganized area	John C. Rooks, Private in 11th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during Civil War[6]	RO	7003522300000000000♠5,223	7002888000000000000♠888 sq mi (7003230000000000000♠2,300 km2)
Rush County	165	La Crosse	1867	From unorganized area	Alexander Rush, Union captain and Civil War hero	RH	7003322000000000000♠3,220	7002718000000000000♠718 sq mi (7003186000000000000♠1,860 km2)
Russell County	167	Russell	1867	From unorganized area	Avra P. Russell, Union captain and Civil War hero	RS	7003694600000000000♠6,946	7002885000000000000♠885 sq mi (7003229200000000000♠2,292 km2)
Saline County	169	Salina	1860	From unorganized area	Saline River, which flows through the county	SA	7004559880000000000♠55,988	7002720000000000000♠720 sq mi (7003186500000000000♠1,865 km2)
Scott County	171	Scott City	1873	From unorganized area	Winfield Scott, Mexican–American War hero and unsuccessful presidential candidate	SC	7003493700000000000♠4,937	7002718000000000000♠718 sq mi (7003186000000000000♠1,860 km2)
Sedgwick County	173	Wichita	1867	Formed from Butler County	John Sedgwick, highest ranking Union general killed in the Civil War	SG	7005503889000000000♠503,889	7003100000000000000♠1,000 sq mi (7003259000000000000♠2,590 km2)
Seward County	175	Liberal	1873	From unorganized area	William Henry Seward, U.S. Secretary of State	SW	7004235470000000000♠23,547	7002640000000000000♠640 sq mi (7003165800000000000♠1,658 km2)
Shawnee County	177	Topeka	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Shawnee Native Americans, who lived in the area	SN	7005178991000000000♠178,991	7002550000000000000♠550 sq mi (7003142400000000000♠1,424 km2)
Sheridan County	179	Hoxie	1873	From unorganized area	Philip Henry Sheridan, prominent Union Civil War general	SD	7003253800000000000♠2,538	7002896000000000000♠896 sq mi (7003232100000000000♠2,321 km2)
Sherman County	181	Goodland	1873	From unorganized area	William Tecumseh Sherman, prominent Civil War general	SH	7003611300000000000♠6,113	7003105600000000000♠1,056 sq mi (7003273500000000000♠2,735 km2)
Smith County	183	Smith Center	1867	From unorganized area	J. Nelson Smith, Union major and Civil War hero	SM	7003376500000000000♠3,765	7002896000000000000♠896 sq mi (7003232100000000000♠2,321 km2)
Stafford County	185	Saint John	1867	From unorganized area	Lewis Stafford, Union captain and Civil War hero	SF	7003435800000000000♠4,358	7002792000000000000♠792 sq mi (7003205100000000000♠2,051 km2)
Stanton County	187	Johnson City	1887	Formed from Hamilton County	Edwin McMasters Stanton, U.S. Secretary of War during the Civil War	ST	7003217500000000000♠2,175	7002680000000000000♠680 sq mi (7003176100000000000♠1,761 km2)
Stevens County	189	Hugoton	1886	Formed from Seward County	Thaddeus Stevens, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania who was a leader of Reconstruction politics	SV	7003575600000000000♠5,756	7002728000000000000♠728 sq mi (7003188600000000000♠1,886 km2)
Sumner County	191	Wellington	1867	Formed from Butler County	Charles Sumner, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts who was a leader of Reconstruction politics	SU	7004236740000000000♠23,674	7003118200000000000♠1,182 sq mi (7003306100000000000♠3,061 km2)
Thomas County	193	Colby	1873	From unorganized area	George Henry Thomas, prominent Union Civil War general	TH	7003794100000000000♠7,941	7003107500000000000♠1,075 sq mi (7003278400000000000♠2,784 km2)
Trego County	195	WaKeeney	1867	From unorganized area	Edgar P. Trego, Union captain and Civil War hero	TR	7003298600000000000♠2,986	7002888000000000000♠888 sq mi (7003230000000000000♠2,300 km2)
Wabaunsee County	197	Alma	1855	One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Richardson County)	Chief Wabaunsee, Potawatomi leader	WB	7003703900000000000♠7,039	7002798000000000000♠798 sq mi (7003206700000000000♠2,067 km2)
Wallace County	199	Sharon Springs	1868	From unorganized area	W.H.L. Wallace, prominent Union Civil War general	WA	7003151700000000000♠1,517	7002914000000000000♠914 sq mi (7003236700000000000♠2,367 km2)
Washington County	201	Washington	1857	From unorganized area	George Washington, first U.S. President and founding father	WS	7003575800000000000♠5,758	7002898000000000000♠898 sq mi (7003232600000000000♠2,326 km2)
Wichita County	203	Leoti	1873	From unorganized area	Wichita Native Americans, who lived in the area	WH	7003225600000000000♠2,256	7002719000000000000♠719 sq mi (7003186200000000000♠1,862 km2)
Wilson County	205	Fredonia	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Hiero T. Wilson, Union colonel and Civil War hero	WL	7003910500000000000♠9,105	7002574000000000000♠574 sq mi (7003148700000000000♠1,487 km2)
Woodson County	207	Yates Center	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Daniel Woodson, five time acting governor of Kansas Territory	WO	7003327800000000000♠3,278	7002501000000000000♠501 sq mi (7003129800000000000♠1,298 km2)
Wyandotte County	209	Kansas City	1859	Formed from Leavenworth and Johnson Counties	Wyandotte Native Americans, who lived in the area	WY	7005159129000000000♠159,129	7002151000000000000♠151 sq mi (7002391000000000000♠391 km2)

Former counties of Kansas

See also

• Kansas counties ranked by per capita income
• Kansas license plate county codes
• Kansas census statistical areas
• Lists of places in Kansas

References

External links

• The Establishment of Counties in Kansas—Maps and text transcribed from Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1903-1904.