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Counties in Kansas that I have Visited

There are 105 counties in Kansas
The Sunflower State

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Kansas County Outline Map

Kansas, courtesy of: Mob Rule

I have visited 17 Counties = 16.2% of Counties in Kansas

Kansas Map

Quick facts about Kansas

  • Location: See map on the right side of the page.
  • Size(1): 81,815 square miles. Kansas is the 13th largest state. The next larger state is Utah and the next smaller state is Minnesota.
  • Population(2): 2,744,687 people. Kansas is the 33rd most populous state. The next more populous state is Arkansas and the next less populous state is Utah.
  • Population Density: 33.55 people per square mile. Kansas is the 40th most densely populated state. The next more densely populated state is Oregon and the next less densely populated state is Utah.
  • Bordering States: Kansas shares a border with 4 states: Nebraska; Colorado; Oklahoma and Missouri.
  • Admission to the Union: January 29, 1861. Kansas was the 34th state admitted to the Union, after Oregon and before West Virginia.
  • Capital: Topeka.
  • Highest Point: 4,039 feet at Mount Sunflower. See SummitPost's Mount Sunflower page.
  • Lowest Point: 679 feet at the Verdigris River in Montgomery County.
  • Government website: Kansas.gov - The Official Web site of the State of Kansas.
  • Official Tourism website: Kansas - as big as you think.
  • Still not enough? See Wikipedia's Kansas page.

Counties in Kansas

Below are the 105 counties in Kansas. Although infrequent, counties sometimes do change so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are in bold. If I have a photograph or other item associated with a county somewhere else on my website, there will also be a link.
  1. Allen
  2. Anderson
  3. Atchison
  4. Barber
  5. Barton
  6. Bourbon
  7. Brown
  8. Butler: Largest county in Kansas (1,428 square miles).
  9. Chase
  10. Chautauqua
  11. Cherokee
  12. Cheyenne
  13. Clark
  14. Clay
  15. Cloud
  16. Coffey
  17. Comanche
  18. Cowley
  19. Crawford
  20. Decatur
  21. Dickinson
  22. Doniphan
  23. Douglas
  24. Edward
  25. Elkhart
  26. Ellis
  27. Ellsworth
  28. Finney
  29. Ford
  30. Franklin
  31. Geary
  32. Gove
  33. Graham
  34. Grant
  35. Gray
  36. Greeley: Smallest county population in Kansas (1,534 people in 2000 Census).
  37. Greenwood

  38. Hamilton
  39. Harper
  40. Harvey
  41. Haskell
  42. Hodgeman
  43. Jackson
  44. Jefferson
  45. Jewell
  46. Johnson: Largest county population in Kansas (451,086 people in 2000 Census).
  47. Kearny
  48. Kingman
  49. Kiowa
  50. Labette
  51. Lane
  52. Leavenworth
  53. Lincoln
  54. Linn
  55. Logan
  56. Lyon
  57. Marion
  58. Marshall
  59. McPherson
  60. Meade
  61. Miami
  62. Mitchell
  63. Montgomery
  64. Morris
  65. Morton
  66. Nemaha
  67. Neosho
  68. Ness
  69. Norton
  70. Osage
  71. Osborne
  72. Ottawa
  73. Pawnee
  74. Phillips
  75. Pottawatomie
  76. Pratt
  77. Rawlins
  78. Reno
  79. Republic
  80. Rice
  81. Riley
  82. Rooks
  83. Rush
  84. Russel
  85. Saline
  86. Scott
  87. Sedgwick
  88. Seward
  89. Shawnee
  90. Sheridan
  91. Sherman
  92. Smith
  93. Stafford
  94. Stanton
  95. Stevens
  96. Summer
  97. Thomas
  98. Trego
  99. Wabaunsee
  100. Wallace
  101. Washington
  102. Wichita
  103. Wilson
  104. Woodson
  105. Wyandotte: Smallest county in Kansas (151 square miles).

Sources:

(1) U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder: 2005 Population Estimates; Table GCT-T1.
(2) U.S. Census Bureau FedStats - MapStats: 2000 Land Area; United States.

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