Pratt County, Kansas

Pratt County
Pratt County Courthouse in Pratt (2009)
Pratt County Courthouse in Pratt (2009)
Map of Kansas highlighting Pratt County
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Map of the United States highlighting Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°39′24″N 98°44′24″W / 37.6567°N 98.74°W / 37.6567; -98.74
Country United States
State Kansas
FoundedFebruary 26, 1867
Named forCaleb S. Pratt[1]
SeatPratt
Largest cityPratt
Area
 • Total736 sq mi (1,910 km2)
 • Land735 sq mi (1,900 km2)
 • Water0.7 sq mi (2 km2)  0.09%
Population
 • Total9,157
 • Density12.5/sq mi (4.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district4th
WebsitePrattCounty.org

Pratt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Pratt.[3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 9,157.[2] The county was named for Caleb Pratt, a U.S. soldier who died in the Battle of Wilson's Creek during the American Civil War and had previously been involved in Bleeding Kansas.

The county consists overwhelmingly of prairie and contains few watercourses; the most important of these is the Ninnescah River.[4]

Farming continues to be important to the county, which is among the state’s leading winter wheat producers.[5]

  1. ^ "Pratt, Kansas History". Kansas Community Networks. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "QuickFacts; Pratt County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ Cutler, William G. (1883). History of the State of Kansas.
  5. ^ "Pratt County, Kansas - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org. Retrieved February 3, 2024.

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