List of counties in Kansas
This is a listing of counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. Select from the links at right to go directly to an article, or browse the listing below for additional information.
Kansas has 105 counties, the sixth-highest total of any state. Every license plate issued by the state contains the abbreviation for the county in which its vehicle is registered. 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.
Alphabetical list
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Former counties of Kansas:
Marion (1855-1857) One of 36 Original Counties.
Washington (1855-1857) One of 36 Original Counties.
Seward (1855-67) One of the Original 36 Counties (Formerly named Godfroy). Dissolved into Greenwood and Howard Counties.
Hunter (1855-64) One of the Original 36 Counties. Dissolved into Butler County.
Irving (1860-4) Formed from Hunter County. Dissolved into Butler County.
Otoe (1860-4) Formed from Unorganized Area and dissolved into Butler County.
Shirley (1860-5) Formed from Unorganized Area and dissolved into Washington County.
Republic (1860-5) Formed from Unorganized Area and dissolved to Washington County.
Peketon (1860-5) Formed from Unorganized Area and dissolved back into Unorganized Area.
Madison (1855-61) One of the Original 36 Counties. Dissolved into Breckenridge and Greenwood.
Howard (1867-75) Formed from Seward and Butler Counties. Dissolved into Chautauqua and Elk Counties.
Araphoe (1873-83) Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Finney County.
Buffalo (1873-81) Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Gray County.
Gray (1873-81) Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Gray County.
Grant (1873-83) Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Finney County.
Kansas (1873-83) Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Seward County.
Kearney (1873-83) Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Finney County.
Meade (1873-83) Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Ford County.
Sequoyah (1873-83) Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Finney County.
Stanton (1873-83) Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Hamilton County.
Stevens (1873-83) Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Seward County.
Kiowa (1867-75) Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Comanche and Edwards Counties.
Clark (1867-81) Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Ford County.
Garfield (1887-93) Formed from Finney and Hodgeman Counties and merged into Finney County.
Gray (1881-3) Formed from merge of Buffalo and Foote Counties and dissolved into Ford County.
See also
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