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Kearny County, Kansas
Kearny County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Lakin
Year Organized: 1888
Square Miles: 868 |
Court House: 305 North Main Street, PO Box 86
County Courthouse
Lakin, KS 67860-0086
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Named: Named after General Kearny, who commanded United States troops
in the West during the Indian troubles
State & County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Kearny County, one of the newer counties of the state, is the second east from the Colorado line, and the third north from Oklahoma. It is bounded on the north by the county of Wichita; on the east by Finney; on the south by Grant, and on the west by Hamilton. It was named for Gen. Philip Kearny,
an officer of note in the Civil and Indian wars. It was first created and the boundaries defined in 1879. These boundaries did not differ from those defined in 1887, which are the same as at present. The description was as follows: "Commencing at the intersection of the east line of range 35 west
with the 4th standard parallel; thence south along range line to its intersection with the north line of township 27 south; thence west along township line to where it is intersected by the east line of range 39; thence north along range line to its intersection with the 4th standard parallel;
thence east to the place of beginning."
In 1879 it was attached to Hamilton county for judicial purposes. In 1881 it was one of the unorganized counties to be attached to Ford for judicial purposes and was in the 16th district.
Geography
Kearny is 24 miles wide by 36 miles long, having an area of 24 Congressional townships. The surface of the county is level or rolling, with an elevation of 3,000 feet. Water is easily accessible. The bottom lands in the valley of the Arkansas are from 4 to 6 miles in width. This river enters in
the southwest and flows across southeast, east and northeast. Limestone and sandstone for building are plentiful. Blue limestone, from which lime is made, and gypsum are common.
Neighboring Counties:
- Wichita County (north)
- Scott County (northeast)
- Finney County (east)
- Haskell County (southeast)
- Grant County (south)
- Stanton County (southwest)
- Hamilton County (west)
Cities:
| - Deerfield |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - East Hibbard |
township |
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| - Hartland |
township |
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| - Lakin (County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Southside |
township |
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| - West Hibbard |
township |
County Resources:
Kearny County - KS-Cyclopedia - 1912
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we’ve given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the “characteristic features of
our country!”
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn’t the only reason to explore counties’ role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today’s counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990’s political slogan “Think globally, act locally.” |
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