Sedgwick County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- Founded
- February 26, 1867
- Named after
- John Sedgwick
- Seat
- Wichita
- Largest city
- Wichita
- Total
- 1,009 sq mi (2,610 km )
- Land
- 998 sq mi (2,580 km )
- Water
- 12 sq mi (31 km ) 1.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 538,433
- Density
- 524.9/sq mi (202.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 4th
- Website
- sedgwickcounty.org
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Sedgwick County is located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Wichita, the most populous city in the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 523,824, making it the second-most populous county in Kansas. The county was named after John Sedgwick, the highest ranking Union general killed during the American Civil War.
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