Norton County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- Founded
- February 26, 1867
- Named after
- Orloff Norton
- Seat
- Norton
- Largest city
- Norton
- Total
- 881 sq mi (2,280 km )
- Land
- 878 sq mi (2,270 km )
- Water
- 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km ) 0.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 5,288
- Density
- 6.2/sq mi (2.4/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- nortoncountyks.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Norton County is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Norton. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 5,459. The county was established in 1867 and named for Orloff Norton, captain of Company L, 15th Kansas Militia Infantry Regiment.
History