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Kearny County
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county in Kansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- Founded
- March 20, 1873
- Named after
- Philip Kearny
- Seat
- Lakin
- Largest city
- Lakin
- Total
- 871 sq mi (2,260 km )
- Land
- 871 sq mi (2,260 km )
- Water
- 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km ) 0.05%
- Estimate 2025
- 3,888
- Density
- 4.6/sq mi (1.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- KearnyCountyKansas.com
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 3983
- Area
- 2257
- Official website
- KearnyCountyKansas.com
- Image
- Kearny County, Kansas courthouse from SE 1.JPG
- Households
- 1270
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- Commons category
- Kearny County, Kansas
- inception
- 1873-03-06
- water as percent of area
- 0.05
- native label
- Kearny County
- per capita income
- 22971
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1893 map of Kansas showing Kearney County spelled with an extra "e"
Kearny County (/ˈkɑːrni/ KAR-nee) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Lakin. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 3,983. The county is named in honor of Philip Kearny, a general during the American Civil War that died during the Battle of Chantilly.
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