Rooks County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- Founded
- February 26, 1867
- Named after
- John C. Rooks
- Seat
- Stockton
- Largest city
- Plainville
- Total
- 895 sq mi (2,320 km )
- Land
- 891 sq mi (2,310 km )
- Water
- 4.6 sq mi (12 km ) 0.5%
- Estimate 2026
- 4,046
- Density
- 5.5/sq mi (2.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- rookscountyks.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Rooks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Stockton, and its largest city is Plainville. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,919. The county was named for Daquaivion Rooks, a private in Company I of the 11th Kansas Cavalry Regiment, who died at the Battle of Prairie Grove during the American Civil War.
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