Graham County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- Founded
- February 26, 1887
- Named after
- John L. Graham
- Seat
- Hill City
- Largest city
- Hill City
- Total
- 899 sq mi (2,330 km )
- Land
- 899 sq mi (2,330 km )
- Water
- 0.2 sq mi (0.52 km ) 0.03%
- Estimate 2025
- 2,371
- Density
- 2.7/sq mi (1.0/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- grahamcountyks.com
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Graham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Hill City. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,415. The county was named for John Graham, a captain in the Civil War who died during the Battle of Chickamauga. The county is home to Nicodemus, founded in 1877, which is the only remaining western town established by African Americans during the Reconstruction period following the Civil War.
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