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Kansas has 105 counties, the fifth-highest total of any state. The first counties were established while Kansas was a Territory from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when Kansas became a 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 ...
This category is for counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. See also: Kansas City Metropolitan Area. There are 105 counties in Kansas. Subcategories. This category has ...
Geography of Kansas. The U.S. state of Kansas is bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. The state is divided into 105 counties with 628 cities, with its largest county by area being Butler County. [1] Kansas is located equidistant from the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
Kansas is a state located in the Midwestern United States. According to the 2023 United States Census estimate its population is 2,940,546 and Kansas has a growth rate of 0.09% annually, which ranks 31st among all 50 states. Kansas is the 13th largest by land area spanning 81,758.72 square miles (211,754.1 km 2) of land. [1]
Sedgwick County is located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Wichita, [3] the most populous city in the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 523,824, [1] making it the second-most populous county in Kansas. The county was named for John Sedgwick, the highest ranking Union general killed during the American Civil War.
Established in 1859 by the Kansas Territorial Legislature and originally called Kansas State Penitentiary, the historic prison was renamed Lansing Correctional Facility in 1990. The facility ...
Kansas, which has an area of 82,278 square miles (213,100 square kilometers) is the 15th-largest state by area, the 36th most-populous of the 50 states, with a population of 2,940,865 [20] according to the 2020 census, and the 10th least densely populated. Residents of Kansas are called Kansans.
Wyandotte County, Kansas. Wyandotte County (/ ˈwaɪ.əndɒt /) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Kansas City, [3] with which it shares a unified government. As of the 2020 census, the population was 169,245, [1] making it Kansas's fourth-most populous county. The county was named after the ...