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Kansas Counties
 Click Image to Enlarge Kansas CountiesKansas has 105 counties, the sixth-highest total of any state. No Kansas county has two words in its name. Wyandotte County and the city of Kansas City operate as a unified government, and Greeley County and the city of Tribune are in the process of converting to a similar system. |
Kingman County, KansasKingman County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameWhich was organized in honor of Samuel A. Kingman, who was then Chief Justice of Kansas. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryKingman County was created after
Governor Osborne received a somewhat questionable petition claiming that the
county had over 600 settlers. The town and the county were named for Samuel A.
Kingman, early president of the Kansas Bar Association and Chief Justice of the
state supreme court as well as first president of the Kansas State Historical
Society. GeographyThe surface of the county is rolling prairie somewhat broken in the vicinity of the Ninnescah. The bottom lands comprise 15 per cent. of the total area. Cottonwood is the principal timber and is found along the Chikaskia. An excellent water system is formed by the two branches of the Chikaskia. The south branch of the Chikaskia enters the county near the southwest corner and flows east 15 miles, where it unites with the north branch forming the main stream, which leaves the county near the southeast corner. The south fork of the Ninnescah enters on the west line north of the center, crosses in a southeasterly direction past Kingman, and leaves the county near the central part of the east line. The north fork crosses the northeast corner. There are several small lakes, numerous springs, and well water is found at a depth of 25 feet. Sandstone, rock salt, gypsum and mineral paint are found in large quantities. DescriptionMuch of Kingman county is grassland covering red sand. The South Fork of the
Ninnescah river winds its way across the north part of the county and the
Chikaskia River crosses the southern part. Tradition has it that there was only
one tree in the county when it was founded; early settlers planted windbreaks
that are magnificent now. The heart of this county is the huge Byron Walker game
preserve and public hunting area. Cheney Lake touches the northeastern corner of
the county and the state lake is near Calista in the center. Neighboring Counties:
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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."  |
