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Stanton County

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Also known as Stanton County, Kansas, Stanton County, KS

county in Kansas, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Kansas
Named after
Edwin Stanton
Seat
Johnson City
Largest city
Johnson City
Total
680 sq mi (1,800 km )
Land
680 sq mi (1,800 km )
Water
0.07 sq mi (0.18 km ) 0.01%
Estimate 2025
1,986
Density
3.1/sq mi (1.2/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
1st
Website
stantoncountyks.com

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Encyclopedic overview

Stanton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Johnson City. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,084. It was named for Edwin Stanton, the U.S. Secretary of War during most of the Civil War.

History

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

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