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Bourbon County is a county located in Southeast Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Fort Scott . [ 2 ] As of the 2020 census , the county population was 14,360. [ 1 ]
The median age in the city was 37.4 years. 27.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 25.8% were from 45 to 64; and 17.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.2% male and 54.8% female.
Fort Scott is a city in and the county seat of Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 7,552. [3] [4] It is named for Gen. Winfield Scott. [5] The city is located 88 miles (142 km) south of Kansas City on the Marmaton River.
The Bourbon County Courthouse, located at 210 South National Avenue in Fort Scott, is the seat of government of Bourbon County, Kansas. Fort Scott has been the county seat since 1863; it served as the first county seat in 1855, followed by Marmaton. The courthouse was built from 1929 to 1930 by contractors Thogmartin-Reid Construction Company.
Garland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census , the population was 31. [ 2 ] It is located along the Missouri state line 8.5 miles (13.7 km) southeast of Fort Scott .
Bronson was founded in the 1880s. The first store and post office opened in September 1881. [5] The city was formerly named Wilsonville, but it was later renamed after Ira Bronson, a Fort Scott attorney. [6] Bronson was moved to its current location when the Missouri Pacific Railroad bypassed the original town site. [7]
Scott Township covers an area of 69.95 square miles (181.2 km 2) surrounding the incorporated city of Fort Scott.According to the USGS, it contains seven cemeteries: Clarksburg, Evergreen, Lath Branch, Mayberry, Oak Grove, Saint Marys and Union Center.
Fort Scott National Historic Site is a historical area under the control of the United States National Park Service in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States.Named after General Winfield Scott, who achieved renown during the Mexican–American War, during the middle of the 19th century the fort served as a military base for US Army action in what was the edge of settlement in 1850.