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Also known as Sherman County, Kansas, Sherman County, KS

county in Kansas, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Kansas
Founded
September 20, 1886
Named after
William Tecumseh Sherman
Seat
Goodland
Largest city
Goodland
Total
1,056 sq mi (2,740 km )
Land
1,056 sq mi (2,740 km )
Water
0.2 sq mi (0.52 km ) 0.02%
Estimate 2025
5,763
Density
5.6/sq mi (2.2/km )
Time zone
UTC−7 ( Mountain )
Summer dst
UTC−6 ( MDT )
Congressional district
1st
Website
shermancountyks.gov

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Encyclopedic overview

Sherman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Goodland. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 5,927. Sherman County was created by the Legislature of 1873, and named after general William Sherman, a general during the American Civil War.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sherman County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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